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oral accounts illuminate past encounters and objects, but we need to get our story straight

  • Written by: Maria Nugent, Co-Director, Australian Centre for Indigenous History, Australian National University
oral accounts illuminate past encounters and objects, but we need to get our story straightTwo Dharawal men opposing Cook’s arrival at Kurnell. Wikimedia

Captain James Cook arrived in the Pacific 250 years ago, triggering British colonisation of the region. We’re asking researchers to reflect on what happened and how it shapes us today. We will be publishing more stories in this series in the coming week.

Aboriginal and Torres...

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Virgin Australia was never going to last

  • Written by: Warren Staples, Senior Lecturer in Management, RMIT University

Ever since Australia’s two airline policy of regulated competition was abandoned in 1990 ushering in an era of deregulation, Australian governments have prioritised airline competition over stability and reliability of services.

Just how much airlines were operating on a wing and a prayer after the end of the policy was powerfully...

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Mums with an intellectual disability already risk family violence and losing their kids. Coronavirus could make things worse

  • Written by: Susan Collings, Research Fellow, University of Sydney
Mums with an intellectual disability already risk family violence and losing their kids. Coronavirus could make things worseKieferPix/Shutterstock

The coronavirus pandemic is keeping us at home due to widespread unemployment, school closures and social distancing. This has already led to concerns about an upsurge in domestic and family violence.

But women with a disability, particularly those with an intellectual disability, are at even greater risk of gender-based...

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ANU will invigilate exams using remote software, and many students are unhappy

  • Written by: Paul Haskell-Dowland, Associate Dean (Computing and Security), Edith Cowan University

The Australian National University (ANU) is facing a backlash from students over the proposed use of a digital platform to invigilate exams remotely. The university recently announced plans to use the Proctorio platform to ensure the legitimacy of exams conducted away from campus during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Students aren’t happy. A Facebook...

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  3. Refugees need protection from coronavirus too, and must be released
  4. Michelle Grattan on the government's contact tracing app, the World Health Organization and 'the road back'
  5. Five years on from the earthquake in Bhaktapur, Nepal, heritage-led recovery is uniting community
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  7. Buried under colonial concrete, Botany Bay has even been robbed of its botany
  8. Parents, you don't always need to entertain your kids – boredom is good for them
  9. Flushing is our next weapon against COVID-19, if you're happy to have your sewage scrutinised
  10. How the coronavirus pandemic is (finally) resulting in leadership for the greater good
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  12. In 1919, Anzac Day was commemorated despite the Spanish flu pandemic. In 2020, we will remember them again
  13. Modelling tells us the coronavirus app will need a big take-up, economics tells us how to get it
  14. staying at home for months is unlikely to lead to an eye-watering electricity bill
  15. Why the focus of stimulus plans has to be construction that puts social housing first
  16. If we can put a man on the Moon, we can save the Great Barrier Reef
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  18. Japanese Australian veterans and the legacy of anti-Asian racism
  19. Caring for community to beat coronavirus echoes Indigenous ideas of a good life
  20. If Scott Morrison is true to his word, October's budget could be a doozy
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  23. How to manage your blood pressure in isolation
  24. What elective surgery will be allowed now the coronavirus situation has improved? It's up to your surgeon or hospital
  25. Corporations prepare to sue over action to save lives as pandemic reveals trade flaws
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  27. in a time of crisis the Bureau of Statistics is serving us well
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  29. Is it time for a 'new way of war?' What China's army reforms mean for the rest of the world
  30. most of us won’t cooperate unless everyone does
  31. Sparkling dolphins swim off our coast, but humans are threatening these natural light shows
  32. 6 steps towards remaking the homelessness system so it works for young people
  33. Recreating masterpieces at home? People have been doing it for centuries
  34. Government needs credible pitch and strong guarantees to get app take-up
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  36. Elective surgery's due to restart next week so now's the time to fix waiting lists once and for all
  37. Coronavirus TV 'support' package leaves screen writers and directors even less certain than before
  38. There are 10 catastrophic threats facing humans right now, and coronavirus is only one of them
  39. Despite huge coronavirus stimulus package, the government might still need to pay more
  40. why China will never welcome a global inquiry into the source of COVID-19
  41. some students may need in-class time more than others
  42. reflecting on past airline collapses in Australia
  43. why switching to electric transport makes sense even if electricity is not fully renewable
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