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Australian governments have long been hostile to media freedom. That's unlikely to change any time soon

  • Written by: Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne

The unprecedented blackout of front pages by Australia’s newspaper publishers this week is a highly significant event in Australian political and media history.

It represents the completion of a deep rupture in the relationship between government and media, which for many decades was marked by a preparedness on the part of the media to take...

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The 'ceasefire' in Syria is ending – here's what's likely to happen now

  • Written by: Mehmet Ozalp, Associate Professor in Islamic Studies, Director of The Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation and Executive Member of Public and Contextual Theology, Charles Sturt University
The 'ceasefire' in Syria is ending – here's what's likely to happen nowSyrian troops deployed near Aleppo. The likely winner from the latest conflict in Syria is the Assad government.AAP/EPA/SANA handout

The five-day ceasefire negotiated by US Vice President Mike Pence and Turkish President Recep Tayyib Erdogan ends today.

Despite the shaky ceasefire, the risk of economic sanctions from the US and worldwide...

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from koala jumpers to the Sydney Olympics, Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson defined Australian fashion

  • Written by: Tracey Sernack-Chee Quee, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Design, Architecture & Building, University of Technology Sydney
from koala jumpers to the Sydney Olympics, Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson defined Australian fashionYou would recognise their designs: bright, bold, colours; clothing filled with fun. Step into Paradise gives us a glance at the women, as well as the fashion. Hugh Stewart/Powerhouse Musuem

1973 was a remarkable year for Sydney, with the opening of two major cultural icons.

The first was the Sydney Opera House.

The second, possibly more important...

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Is coconut water good for you? We asked five experts

  • Written by: Alexandra Hansen, Chief of Staff, The Conversation
Is coconut water good for you? We asked five expertsNutritionally, coconut water is OK, but it's healthier to stick to plain water. from www.shutterstock.com

In recent years coconut water has left the palm-treed shores of tropical islands where tourists on lounge chairs stick straws straight into the fruit, and exploded onto supermarket shelves – helped along by beverage giants such as...

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  3. how volcanoes influence climate and how their emissions compare to what we produce
  4. Trackless trams v light rail? It's not a contest – both can improve our cities
  5. Horse racing must change, or the court of public opinion will bury it
  6. where big businesses dump their excess data, and hackers have a field day
  7. the medevac law saves lives. But even this isn't enough to alleviate refugee suffering
  8. the art and genius of metaphor in Anna Spargo-Ryan’s The Paper House
  9. Australia needs a Media Freedom Act. Here's how it could work
  10. Australia has plenty of gas, but our bills are ridiculous. The market is broken
  11. here's what Aboriginal survivors of child sexual abuse told us they need
  12. Don't stress, your ATAR isn't the final call. There are many ways to get into university
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  14. To bolster our fragile road and rail system we need to add a 'micro-mobility' network
  15. Can Ne Zha, the Chinese superhero with $1b at the box office, teach us how to raise good kids?
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  20. Migrant communities keep our cemeteries alive as more Anglo-Australians turn to cremation
  21. Morrison says China knows 'where Australia is coming from', after meeting Chinese vice-president
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  26. The Trump presidency should not be shocking. It's a symptom of our cultural malaise
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