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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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  3. We need to count LGBTI communities in the next census – here's why
  4. Australia could see fewer cyclones, but more heat and fire risk in coming months
  5. Define the boundaries in new phase of Australia-China relationship: Wong
  6. Asylum seekers have a right to higher education and academics can be powerful advocates
  7. Organs 'too risky' to donate may be safer than we think. We crunched the numbers and here's what we found
  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
  13. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Extinction Rebellion protests
  14. mounting threats to Extinction Rebellion show demands are being heard, but ignored
  15. Can Eliud Kipchoge run a sub-2hr marathon? It all comes down to 15 extraordinary seconds
  16. We thought Australian cars were using less fuel. New research shows we were wrong
  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
  19. As Turkish troops move in to Syria, the risks are great
  20. Endometriosis costs women and society $30,000 a year for every sufferer
  21. Coal miners and urban greenies have one thing in common, and Labor must use it
  22. Points for tries? The Rugby World Cup shows how bonus schemes can come unstuck
  23. A traumatic past can make you a better social worker, but it might block you studying it in the first place
  24. A virus is attacking koalas' genes. But their DNA is fighting back
  25. a journey through Adnyamathanha Yarta
  26. It's easy to get us walking more if we have somewhere to walk to near our home and work
  27. A little more confusion added to the climate policy debate
  28. Wayne Swan warns US Democrats not to fall into Labor's trap of overloaded agenda
  29. Pay pharmacists to improve our health, not just supply medicines
  30. chemistry Nobel goes to inventors of lithium-ion batteries
  31. Just 29 companies receive 59% of Australia Council funding. Artists are calling for a change
  32. failing to pass on the full rate cut needn't mean banks are profiteering
  33. Shh! Don't mention the public housing shortage. But no serious action on homelessness can ignore it
  34. Trump's ratings slightly down after Ukraine scandal as Warren surges to tie Biden in Democratic polls
  35. A national drought policy should be an easy, bipartisan fix. So why has it taken so long to enact a new one?
  36. It's only October, so what's with all these bushfires? New research explains it
  37. the myth that's driving Morrison's anti-union push
  38. Saturn has more moons than Jupiter – but why are we only finding out about them now?
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  41. Labor's climate and resources spokesmen at odds over future policy
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