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feng shui for a vision of a world in harmony

  • Written by: Joanna Mendelssohn, Principal Fellow (Hon), Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne. Editor in Chief, Design and Art of Australia Online, University of Melbourne
feng shui for a vision of a world in harmonyThe Chinese-Australian artist Guan Wei is on display in a new exhibition at the MCA. The centre piece of the exhibition is the 18x6m mural Feng Shui (2004).Guan Wei, Feng Shui, 2004, acrylic on composite board. Museum of Contemporary Art, donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Cromwell Diversified Property...

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Pope Francis and the Catholic church continue to look towards science, and that can only be a good thing

  • Written by: Peter Ellerton, Lecturer in Critical Thinking; Curriculum Director, UQ Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland

It’s not uncommon for science and religion to be framed as two opposing forces.

The Catholic church has famously struggled to accommodate scientific research in its past, but recently there has been evidence of a healthier relationship developing.

In many ways, Pope Francis has embraced science as a way of learning about the world. Notably,...

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Rail works lift property prices, pointing to value capture's potential to fund city infrastructure

  • Written by: Chyi Lin Lee, Associate Professor of Property, UNSW

Value capture has been advocated as an innovative way to fund infrastructure, including by the Australian government. However, its effectiveness in Australia has been questioned. Our research, based on railway level crossing removals in Victoria, suggests infrastructure projects do lead to higher property values, which could be captured to...

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Who is Judge Dredd and why it matters that media invoke the cartoon character

  • Written by: Justin Matthews, Lecturer in Digital Media and Popular Culture Researcher, Auckland University of Technology
Who is Judge Dredd and why it matters that media invoke the cartoon characterThe character of Judge Dredd was designed to be satirical, depicting the ultimate draconian cop.Supplied, CC BY-ND

According to a recent study, the sixth leading cause of death for young men in the United States is the warranted and unwarranted use of police force.

With the US president himself frequently alluding to America’s military prowess...

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  5. Define the boundaries in new phase of Australia-China relationship: Wong
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  8. why congestion charging is fairer than you might think
  9. There's no airport border 'crisis', only management failure of the Home Affairs department
  10. a breathtaking exhibition bringing Islamic art out of the shadows
  11. Lesson for Australia. Make it hard for people to get benefits, and they'll stop, but they mightn't get jobs
  12. Labor announces inquiry by former attorney-general Lavarch into scandal-ridden NSW head office
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  17. what studying Macbeth in Queensland could teach us about place and shipwrecks
  18. Bees can learn higher numbers than we thought – if we train them the right way
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  28. Wayne Swan warns US Democrats not to fall into Labor's trap of overloaded agenda
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  30. chemistry Nobel goes to inventors of lithium-ion batteries
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