Every year thousands of students read George Orwell's 1984 and are doubtless convinced that its perspective on language and power is "definitive". Except that it's not; and hasn’t been since at least the 1970s. Manuel Harlan/Melbourne FestivalThe blurb for Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan’s stage adaption of George Orwell’s 1984 f...
The SBS series Once Upon a Time in Punchbowl traced, in part, early community responses to Lebanese-Muslim settlement in Australia.SBSThe considerable attention given recently to the process of radicalisation is crying out for a social analysis, rather than the conservative media’s predictable campaign to tag it with a religious label, or...
Doctors and patients are aware of the problem – they just don't see themselves as responsible for it.www.shutterstock.comSuperbugs. MRSA. Hospital ward closures. Ten million people predicted to die. No new antibiotics. If you’ve read headlines such as these, chances are they’ll come to mind when thinking about antibiotic...
The supply of teachers cannot be turned on and off like a tap – it takes years to create a teacher.www.shutterstock.comA story in The Australian on the employment of teaching graduates and quality of teacher education programs implies there is a crisis in teacher education when there is not.
Australian higher education institutions produce...
The contemporary, hectic way of life is one of ease and adaptability while commuting and working. Regardless of whether one moves around by road, commuting between towns for conferences, or taking a f...
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In modern busy urbanized societies, structured parking areas are necessary in terms of both security and convenience. At a shopping center, business establishment, or a publicly-accessible facility, t...
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The cleaning industry in Australia is booming as more people are opting for professional cleaning services to keep their homes, offices, and businesses spotless. With the increasing demand for cleanli...
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