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Darts' rise is a cautionary tale for sport in a commercialised world

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Commercialisation has dramatically transformed the world sporting landscape in ways that are difficult to comprehend. While the promotion of sport has historically focused on participation and the educational value it could serve, today its promotion is fuelled by spectatorship and commodification.

This changing meaning of sport is...

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ATNIX: Australian Twitter News Index, June/July 2015

  • Written by: The Conversation

I must begin this Australian Twitter News Index update with an apology – we’ve had to skip May due to unforeseen server maintenance, and this has also affected part of our data-gathering for June. Consequently, this post covers the period of both June and July 2015, with future updates returning to a more regular monthly pattern again.

I...

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Newspoll shows tight race in Canning, with big swing to Labor

  • Written by: The Conversation

Following the death in late July of WA Liberal MP Don Randall, a by-election was ordered in his seat of Canning on the 19 September. A Newspoll has the Liberals just ahead by 51-49, representing an 11% swing to Labor since the 2013 election. This Newspoll was conducted last Saturday and Sunday from a sample of 500; this sample size is small for...

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