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The open access shift at UWA Publishing is an experiment doomed to fail

  • Written by: Emmett Stinson, Lecturer in Writing and Literature, Deakin University
The open access shift at UWA Publishing is an experiment doomed to failOpen access publishing enables free and easy dissemination of work, but this does not meant that it engages with literary culture. Titles are isolated from bookshops, reviews, and cultural conversations.Photo by Fred Kearney on Unsplash, CC BY-SA

There has been no shortage of bad news for Australia’s literary and publishing sector in the last...

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The government is committed to an Indigenous voice. We should give it a chance to work

  • Written by: Marcia Langton, Foundation Chair in Australian Indigenous Studies, University of Melbourne

Over the past decades, Indigenous Australians have fought to have our voices heard. Too often, decision-makers across the country have failed to hear us and work genuinely with us. They’ve failed to commit to having decisions driven by those best-placed to inform and influence the outcomes needed to improve the lives of Aboriginal and Torres...

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We may one day grow babies outside the womb, but there are many things to consider first

  • Written by: Neera Bhatia, Associate Professor in Law, Deakin University
We may one day grow babies outside the womb, but there are many things to consider firstResearchers are developing artificial wombs as we speak. So we need to talk about the pros and cons before science fiction becomes reality.from www.shutterstock.com

This is one of our occasional Essays on Health. It’s a long read. Enjoy!

The idea of growing babies outside the body has inspired novels and movies for decades.

Now, research groups...

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Reading progress is falling between year 5 and 7, especially for advantaged students: 5 charts

  • Written by: Peter Goss, School Education Program Director, Grattan Institute
Reading progress is falling between year 5 and 7, especially for advantaged students: 5 chartsAre we failing to challenge the reading skills in advantaged students?from shutterstock.com

There is a hidden problem with reading in Australian schools. Ten years’ worth of NAPLAN data show improvements in years 3, 5 and 9. But reading progress has slowed dramatically between years 5 and 7.

And, somewhat surprisingly, the downward trend is...

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  1. Frozen in time, the casts of Indigenous Australians who performed in 'human zoos' are chilling
  2. Why Australia is still grappling with the legacy of the first world war
  3. Smart tech systems cut congestion for a fraction of what new roads cost
  4. Another COAG meeting, another limp swing at the waste problem
  5. Government set to win its new powers against unions
  6. When the coroner looked at how to cut drug deaths at music festivals, the evidence won. But what happens next?
  7. Are flexible learning options giving schools a convenient way out of taking responsibility for 'difficult' students?
  8. Oh, oh, oh! The clitoris certainly gives pleasure. But does it also help women conceive?
  9. does monetary policy work any more?
  10. Want more jobs in Australia? Cut our ore exports and make more metals at home
  11. Pass the popcorn - Scorsese cinema boycott will shape the future of movies
  12. How NZ's colonial government misused laws to crush non-violent dissent at Parihaka
  13. Michelle Grattan on the government's drought relief package and Labor's election post-mortem
  14. Labor's election review provides useful insights and inevitable harking back to Hawke
  15. the debunked theory that women lie about violence is still used in court
  16. Engineered stone benchtops are killing our tradies. Here's why a ban's the only answer
  17. Remote Indigenous Australia's ecological economies give us something to build on
  18. a short, sharp history of the bayonet
  19. Labor's post-mortem leaves the hard work still to be done
  20. Private health insurers should start paying for hospital-type care at home
  21. Queensland Health's history of software mishaps is proof of how hard e-health can be
  22. Australia's drought relief package hits the political spot but misses the bigger point
  23. Woke to the past, Shaun Prescott’s The Town moves beyond colonialism and then its protagonist
  24. Labor's election post-mortem warns against 'becoming a grievance-based organisation'
  25. This laundry is changing the vicious cycle of unemployment and mental illness
  26. Abusing a robot won't hurt it, but it could make you a crueller person
  27. Thirty years after the Berlin Wall came down, Germany is still working to meet east with west
  28. Australian unis' financial strife in three charts
  29. Scientists looked at sea levels 125,000 years in the past. The results are terrifying
  30. men with sexist ideas of masculinity are more likely to abuse women
  31. How to deal with smartphone stress
  32. Government sets up concessional loan scheme for drought-hit small businesses
  33. Trump could win again despite losing popular vote, as Biden retakes lead in Democratic polls
  34. Tweaking prescribing rules won't fix chemical restraint in aged care
  35. I teach and play gospel music and I think Kanye's Jesus is King is a remarkable gospel album
  36. Australia could fall apart under climate change. But there's a way to avoid it
  37. Churches have legal rights in Australia. Why not sacred trees?
  38. Australia is spending less on diplomacy than ever before – and its influence is suffering as a result
  39. the ghostly photos taken by the Stasi's hidden cameras
  40. climate change isn't just about temperature
  41. How do solar panels work?
  42. why Mars is cold despite an atmosphere of mostly carbon dioxide
  43. Australia wants to host the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. Equal pay for the Matildas will help our chances
  44. Should you worry about Boeing 737s? Only if you run an airline
  45. India's not joining the latest free-trade deal which limits Australia's market access
  46. just 15 years' worth of emissions will raise sea level in 2300
  47. Dogs really can chase away loneliness
  48. Running may help you live longer but more isn't necessarily better
  49. Recycling plastic bottles is good, but reusing them is better
  50. Olivia Colman shines as an older, frumpier Elizabeth

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