EPA/Yoan ValatThere’s a mindset which holds that in the 21st century, we have all become public communicators and opinion-makers. With no fixed attachments to the few gatekeepers the public relied on in the past for information, so the argument goes, we are all able to propagate our own views and come to our own conclusions.
The truth, sadly,...
Will Clayton, CC BYIt’s probably one of the most well-known songs the world over: “Bon anniversaire”, “Tanti auguri a te”, “Happy birthday to you”. And for the past 80 years it has been under copyright, which is now owned by the publisher Warner Chappell. They earn an estimated US$2m a year from royalties,...
Not everyone is here, but I'll begin. Lecture via wavebreakmedia/www.shutterstock.comUniversity lecturers rarely get 100% of students turn up to every lecture. Nor do we expect them all to. Those who have got up, travelled to campus and made their way to class are clearly the most motivated and interested in their education. Good attendance rates...
After his disastrous "captain's call" Bronwyn Bishop, Prime Minister Tony Abbott has indicated that those aspiring to succeed her as speaker can fight it out to get the numbers among their peers.Ben Macmahon/AAPThe glittering prize of the speakership is dangling in front of the eyes of several backbenchers whose careers are becalmed.
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