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separating the art from the badly behaved artist – a philosopher's view

  • Written by: Janna Thompson, Professor of Philosophy, La Trobe University
separating the art from the badly behaved artist – a philosopher's viewUS actor Kevin Spacey is escorted into Nantucket District Court in January for arraignment on a sexual assault charge. His lawyers entered a plea of not guilty on his behalf.CJ Gunther/EPA

When actor Kevin Spacey was accused of attempted sexual assault of a teenage boy, his role in the Ridley Scott film, All the Money in the World, was erased and...

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Giving workers a voice in the boardroom is a compelling corporate governance reform

  • Written by: Warren Staples, Senior Lecturer in Management, RMIT University
Giving workers a voice in the boardroom is a compelling corporate governance reformThe German model of balancing shareholder interests on company boards with worker representatives is again attracting interest in the US, Britain and Australia.Shutterstock.com

This article is part of an election series on wages, industrial relations, Labor and the union movement ahead of the 2019 federal election. You can read other pieces in the...

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Ancient Rome inspired Washington but its legacy of being open to all has fallen into oblivion

  • Written by: Paola Favaro, Senior Lecturer Architecture Faculty of Built Environment, UNSW
Ancient Rome inspired Washington but its legacy of being open to all has fallen into oblivionThe nation that once took in the "huddled masses" has now shut its "golden door" on outsiders. Brandon Bourdages/Shutterstock

The legacy of Ancient Rome has exerted a powerful influence on town halls and parliamentary buildings around the world, and especially Washington DC’s urban form and identity. With its classically inspired architecture...

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Many young women find pleasure in sexually explicit material but it still reinforces gender inequality

  • Written by: Sarah Ashton, PhD Candidate, Monash University
Many young women find pleasure in sexually explicit material but it still reinforces gender inequalityPornography can give women new sexual ideas and make them feel like their body and their sexual preferences are normal. But there are downsides too.Claudia van Zyl

Pornography is ubiquitous, highly accessible, and vivid. It is increasingly influential in the sex lives and sexual development of consumers around the world.

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  5. Mine are bigger than yours. Labor's surpluses are the Coalition's worst nightmare
  6. Bill Shorten's moment of "connection" brings back memories of Beaconsfield
  7. why humour is a hit-and-miss affair on the election campaign trail
  8. 'New low' for journalism? Why News Corp's partisan campaign coverage is harmful to democracy
  9. Creative arts therapies can help people with dementia socialise and express their grief
  10. Man Out of Time and the inheritance of suffering
  11. Unions do hurt profits, but not productivity, and they remain a bulwark against a widening wealth gap
  12. Labor and Greens unlikely to win a Senate majority on current polling; Greens jump in Essential poll
  13. You know nothing about rehoming a pet, Jon Snow
  14. why do leaves fall off trees?
  15. Journalist pardons are welcome, but press freedom in Myanmar will require real reform
  16. helicopter parents could be raising anxious, narcissistic children
  17. NZ introduces groundbreaking zero carbon bill, including targets for agricultural methane
  18. Why suburban parks offer an antidote to helicopter parenting
  19. Fixing Australia’s extinction crisis means thinking bigger than individual species
  20. Foreign-born voters and their families helped elect Turnbull in 2016. Can they save ScoMo?
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  23. Why Australia needs to kill cats
  24. How Earth's continents became twisted and contorted over millions of years
  25. Australia’s ethnic face is changing, and so are our blood types
  26. Third debate contained some messages about and from the leaders
  27. Shorten and Morrison make their final cases in third leaders' debate: our experts respond
  28. Passenger planes need enough cabin crew to operate all the exits in an emergency
  29. How camp was the Met Gala? Not very
  30. Shorten turns Daily Telegraph sledge to advantage
  31. Indigenous rangers don’t receive the funding they deserve – here's why
  32. Confirmation from NSW Treasury. Labor's negative gearing policy would barely move house prices
  33. There's nothing unfair about dividend imputation -- it refunds tax that shouldn't have been paid
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  39. Suicide rates are rising with or without 13 Reasons Why. Let's use it as a chance to talk
  40. How highly sexualised imagery is shaping 'influence' on Instagram
  41. Are international students passing university courses at the same rate as domestic students?
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