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Small is beautiful: artist-run collectives count, but they're facing death by a thousand cuts

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageArtist-run initiatives are a major creative driver in Australia's art environment.Lesley Giovanelli 'Continental Drift' Articulate project space 2015/Silversalt photography

For those in the arts, Malcolm Turnbull’s honeymoon period is well and truly over. In an open letter to the PM, the federation of national peak arts organisations...

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Tablets at the table can influence child development, not always in a good way

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageHow you let young children use a tablet device can influence their behaviour in later years.Shutterstock/Nataliia Budianska

Do you “i-Pad your child” when you go to a restaurant?

I couldn’t help but notice the one-year-old at the restaurant table next to me who had been iPad-ed. That is, an iPad loaded with his favourite animation...

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