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Why White Island erupted and why there was no warning

  • Written by: Shane Cronin, Professor of Earth Sciences, University of Auckland
Why White Island erupted and why there was no warningThe sudden eruption at White Island was short-lived but produced an ash plume that rose several kilometres above the vent.GNZ Science, CC BY-ND

Five people have been confirmed dead, 31 remain in hospital with injuries and eight are still missing after sudden volcanic eruptions on Whakaari/White Island off the east coast of New Zealand.

The island...

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Job losses expected as NZ's broadcasting sector faces biggest overhaul in a decade

  • Written by: Merja Myllylahti, Co-Director JMAD research center, Auckland University of Technology
Job losses expected as NZ's broadcasting sector faces biggest overhaul in a decadeNew Zealand's commercial broadcasters are in trouble and the government is considering a complete restructure of public broadcasting.from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-ND

New Zealand’s broadcasting sector, both public and commercial, is facing the biggest structural upheaval in a decade.

The latest report on New Zealand media ownership, compiled...

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Can Indigenous Australians be deported as 'aliens'? A High Court decision will show us the strength of modern colonial power

  • Written by: Dominic O'Sullivan, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology and Associate Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University

Federal Immigration Minister David Coleman has cancelled the visas of two overseas born Indigenous men with a criminal past. They are, Coleman says, aliens with no automatic right to live in Australia.

In 2018, Daniel Love and Brendan Thoms left prison. They had been sentence to 12 and 18 months respectively. This means they are not of good...

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'One of the most poignant opera scenes I have ever experienced': Pinchgut’s Farnace

  • Written by: Daniela Kaleva, Associate Head Research and Scholarship, Australian Institute of Music
'One of the most poignant opera scenes I have ever experienced': Pinchgut’s FarnaceThis new production of Farnace overwhelms with delight. Brett Boardman/Pinchgut Opera

Review: Farnace, composed by Vivaldi, Pinchgut Opera

When a performance of Farnace was cancelled at the theatre of Ferrara after the artistic failure of Vivaldi’s opera Siroe re di Persia in December 1738, Vivaldi’s chance to have his favourite opera...

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  2. Litigation is the real reason financial reports are becoming harder to read
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  5. Finally, your electricity bill looks set to fall. Here's how much you could save
  6. Estonia didn't deliver its PISA results on the cheap, and neither will Australia
  7. What is sodium lauryl sulfate and is it safe to use?
  8. 50 years on from the Melbourne Transportation Plan, what can we learn from its legacy?
  9. Science needs true diversity to succeed -- and Australian astronomy shows how we can get it
  10. Evangelical churches believe men should control women. That's why they breed domestic violence
  11. State Library Victoria proves libraries aren't just about books: they're about community
  12. Albanese accuses Facebook of shrugging off fakery
  13. Chinese students top the PISA rankings, but some Shanghai parents are turning away from the school system
  14. Michelle Grattan on Angus Taylor, medevac and cuts to the public service
  15. China's failed gene-edited baby experiment proves we're not ready for human embryo modification
  16. Remember the arts? Departments and budgets disappear as politics backs culture into a dead end
  17. how do we know if a dinosaur skeleton is from a child dinosaur or an adult dinosaur?
  18. Western Australia looks set to legalise voluntary assisted dying. Here's what's likely to happen from next week
  19. living with fire and facing our fears
  20. how designing hospitals for Indigenous people might benefit everyone
  21. why homicide rates in Australia are declining
  22. We're using lasers and toaster-sized satellites to beam information faster through space
  23. Australia's slipping student scores will lead to greater income inequality
  24. Angus Taylor's troubles go international, in brawl with Naomi Wolf
  25. Early medical abortion is legal across Australia but rural women often don't have access to it
  26. All hail apostrophes - the heavy lifters who 'point a sentence in the right direction'
  27. It's the 10-year anniversary of our climate policy abyss. But don't blame the Greens
  28. Morrison cuts a swathe through the public service, with five departmental heads gone
  29. Tick, tock... how stress speeds up your chromosomes' ageing clock
  30. The government wants to privatise visa processing. Who will be held accountable when something goes wrong?
  31. Scientists fear insect populations are shrinking. Here are six ways to help
  32. Left-leaning Australians may look to New Zealand with envy, but Ardern still has much work to do
  33. Explainer: the ideas of Kant
  34. To restore public confidence in apartments, rewrite Australia's building codes
  35. To stop a tech apocalypse we need ethics and the arts
  36. how hospital design supports children, young people and their families
  37. spending dips and saving soars as we stash rather than spend our tax cuts
  38. Fingerprint login should be a secure defence for our data, but most of us don't use it properly
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  40. the medevac repeal and what it means for asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru
  41. Having problems with your kid's tantrums, bed-wetting or withdrawal? Here's when to get help
  42. The top ranking education systems in the world aren't there by accident. Here's how Australia can climb up
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