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Opera is stuck in a racist, sexist past, while many in the audience have moved on

  • Written by: Caitlin Vincent, Lecturer in Creative Industries, University of Melbourne
Opera is stuck in a racist, sexist past, while many in the audience have moved onCio-Cio-San (centre) during a dress rehearsal of Opera Australia's Madama Butterfly at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney in 2019. Works such as this are attracting criticism from some modern audiences.Stephen Saphore/AAP

In the first act of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s musical A Little Night Music, the long-suffering Countess Charlotte...

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Houses for a warmer future are currently restricted by Australia's building code

  • Written by: Anir Kumar Upadhyay, Lecturer in Built Environment, UNSW
Houses for a warmer future are currently restricted by Australia's building codeAustralians need better solutions for coping with the warmer climate of the future (and present).TRACEY NEARMY/AAP

Australian houses use significantly more electricity to stay warm or cool than estimated during the design stage.

To design a new house in Australia, the building needs to meet the national construction code. One way to do this is by...

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Study identifies nine research priorities to better understand NZ's vast marine area

  • Written by: Rebecca Jarvis, Research Fellow, Auckland University of Technology
Study identifies nine research priorities to better understand NZ's vast marine areaNew Zealand’s coastline spans a distance greater than from the south pole to the north pole.from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-ND

The islands of New Zealand are only the visible part of a much larger submerged continent, known as Te Riu a Māui or Zealandia. Most of New Zealand’s sovereign territory, around 96%, is under water –...

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Poll reveals lukewarm public support for religion freedom legislation

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Poll reveals lukewarm public support for religion freedom legislationAs the debate over religious freedom heats up, the attorney-general has flagged that any proposed legislation would cover a situation like the Folau case.Peter Rae/AAP

As the debate over the Morrison government’s plan to legislate against religious discrimination gathers heat, an Essential poll has found only 38% of Australians agree that...

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