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Who owns Dumbledore – JK Rowling or the Harry Potter fans?

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageA recent exchange highlights the complicated nature of ownership when it comes to the Harry Potter universe. Luke MacGregor/ Reuters

What would Dumbledore do? It’s a question that’s galled many die-hard fans of JK Rowling’s phenomenally successfully Harry Potter books since the author last week signed an open letter opposing a...

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VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Indigenous recognition and same-sex marriage

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Stephen Parker and Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan discuss the week in politics, weighing the complexities involved in drafting a referendum question to recognise First Australians in the Constitution, and whether such a referendum is likely to be delayed until after the promised plebiscite on same-sex...

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  2. Australia’s response to youth radicalisation can benefit from a look to overseas
  3. Vexed issue of ethics: investing in hedge funds in tax havens
  4. The ins and outs of research grant funding committees
  5. Is there really a 'moral case for coal'? The answer is about far more than money
  6. Like it or not, morality dictates that we wean ourselves off coal
  7. Grattan on Friday: Indigenous referendum timing likely to slip – again
  8. Four reasons rugby union in Australia is struggling – despite the Wallabies' success
  9. Trick or treat? The psychology of fright and Halloween horrors
  10. On the Banks of the Tigris – a documentary that traces the forgotten history of Iraqi music
  11. HR – who even needs it?
  12. The accounting trick that helps multinationals avoid paying tax
  13. Parents, are you feeling the pressure too? Here's how to help your child cope with exam stress
  14. It's back to school for Facebook, and it's personal
  15. A brave new world? The AFL’s updated illicit drug policy
  16. It's been Australia's hottest ever October, and that's no coincidence
  17. The 'Aldification' of Woolworths is destroying its value
  18. App technology can fix the e-health system if done right
  19. Japan's slippery earthquake means we might need to rethink our Pacific risk
  20. Australia's plantation boom has gone bust, so let's make them carbon farms
  21. Call the specialists: what Thor and Aliens could really do for the Australian film industry
  22. David Jones got it right with Adam Goodes – but the idea is tired
  23. Amnesty accuses Australia of violating international law – but any prosecutions are unlikely
  24. Turnbull's increased popularity gives Coalition a clear lead
  25. If you want your child to bring home better grades, stop yelling and try this
  26. Social cohesion survey puts Abbott's final months as PM in a new light
  27. Franchising – all care and no responsibility
  28. Spring has sprung: how changes in weather affect our health
  29. Who gets to decide whether we dig up coal and gas?
  30. Australian court holds Google is responsible for linking to defamatory websites
  31. Witches of Westeros: using and subverting the witch trope in Game of Thrones
  32. Amnesty alleges criminal activity in Border Force
  33. Abbott tells Europe: do things my way
  34. Abbott stranded in between fuzzy nostalgia and a pessimistic present
  35. What 'fair' superannuation would look like
  36. Sorry, shoppers: ensuring happy hens is more complicated than just buying free-range
  37. Australians understand depression, so why don't we ‘get’ anxiety?
  38. Australian Academy of Science President: why we divested ourselves of fossil fuel investments
  39. Law allows Myer to outsource responsibility for labour hire workers
  40. Dinosaurs on stage: Jurassica continues Australia's proud lineage of Italian migration stories
  41. How many classes does it take to describe Australians? The answer may surprise you
  42. Everybody loves Malcolm – for now
  43. Liveable cities: who decides what that means and how we achieve it?
  44. Oxytocin may benefit some children with autism, but it's not the next wonder drug
  45. It really pays for franchisees to do their due diligence - here's how
  46. Four barriers to higher education regional students face – and how to overcome them
  47. Fatal error: why we don't fully trust technology
  48. Smiles all round: Why sharing happy news is good for you and everyone you know
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