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Australia dominated the Commonwealth Games, so why doesn't it feel like that?

  • Written by: Steve Georgakis, Senior Lecturer of Pedagogy and Sports Studies, University of Sydney

The medal tally has historically been one of the most dominant manifestations of Australia’s involvement in the Commonwealth Games. But this has not been the case at the 2018 Gold Coast Games, even though Australia topped the medal count with double the medals of great rival and second-placed England.

The lack of interest in the 2018 Games has...

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Seven and Foxtel snag cricket rights, meaning more content but maybe not for free

  • Written by: Marc C-Scott, Lecturer in Screen Media, Victoria University

Under a new broadcast rights deal Cricket Australia will part ways with its long broadcast partner, the Nine Network, after more than 40 years.

The A$1.182 billion deal lasts six years and will commence from this coming summer through to 2024. It will be split between Seven and Foxtel.

As part of a new deal, Seven West Media will pay A$75 million...

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Shadow profiles - Facebook knows about you, even if you're not on Facebook

  • Written by: Andrew Quodling, PhD candidate researching governance of social media platforms, Queensland University of Technology

Facebook’s founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg faced two days of grilling before US politicians this week, following concerns over how his company deals with people’s data.

But the data Facebook has on people who are not signed up to the social media giant also came under scrutiny.

During Zuckerberg’s congressional...

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why do we get muscle cramps?

  • Written by: Alan Hayes, Assistant Dean, Western Centre for Health Research and Education, Victoria University
why do we get muscle cramps?Some people experience cramps frequently after vigorous, high-intensity exercise.from shutterstock.com

Many of us know the feeling of a cramp – whether you’ve been struck down on the sports field or woken with a start in excruciating pain in the middle of the night. A cramp is the involuntary contraction of our skeletal muscle, and it...

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  2. Labor benefits from completed draft boundaries, plus South Australian and Tasmanian final results
  3. Michelle Grattan on Newspoll, immigration and Australia's relationship with China
  4. how do we make hydrogen from coal, and is it really a clean fuel?
  5. Despite a reduction in executions, progress towards the abolition of the death penalty is slow
  6. We've made 'smart egg-cartons' to transport cells to cure diabetes
  7. In both schooling and sport, Australia has slowly come to recognise its Aboriginal talent pool
  8. New Zealand puts an end to new permits for exploration of deep-sea oil and gas reserves
  9. How to help athletes adapt to life after sport
  10. Clive Hamilton and Richard Rigby on Chinese influence in Australia
  11. The far-right's creeping influence on Australian politics
  12. Stop treating students like customers and start working with them as partners in learning
  13. the world economy can benefit from a vindicated Trump
  14. Precarious employment is rising rapidly among men: new research
  15. On Friday the 13th, leave the superstitions at home
  16. the story of Fook Shing, colonial Victoria's Chinese detective
  17. do I have to drink eight glasses of water per day?
  18. Looking past the Gold Coast the world sees today
  19. Why the Australian Christian right has weak political appeal
  20. New electoral law could still hobble charities
  21. What Wikipedia can teach us about blockchain technology
  22. Live sheep exports tarnish Australia's reputation and should be stopped
  23. Alexis Wright wins 2018 Stella Prize for Tracker, an epic feat of Aboriginal storytelling
  24. So your birth didn't go according to plan? Don't blame yourself
  25. Four years after the Euromaidan revolution in Ukraine: key gains and losses
  26. What goes into breaking records at the Commonwealth Games
  27. A sperm race to help save one of New Zealand’s threatened birds, the sugar-lapping hihi
  28. Are Australians ready to embrace libertarianism?
  29. Would regulation cement Facebook's market power? It's unlikely
  30. Ocean heat waves and weaker winds will keep Australia warm for a while yet
  31. like a broken record, high temperatures further stress our ecosystems
  32. Chill out. A slightly warmer office won't make it too hot to think
  33. Ancient stone tools found on Sulawesi, but who made them remains a mystery
  34. Response to rumours of a Chinese military base in Vanuatu speak volumes about Australian foreign policy
  35. How Beethoven's 'mistake' became one of our most famous tunes
  36. Captured! Radio telescope records a rare 'glitch' in a pulsar's regular pulsing beat
  37. The science of elite long distance running
  38. Why teachers are turning to Twitter
  39. is it true pasta doesn't make you gain weight, and could even help you lose it?
  40. Voices of residents missing in a time of crisis for public housing
  41. Keytruda may be a miracle cancer drug, but can those who need it afford it?
  42. punk's not dead, just patching itself up
  43. Commonwealth Games injuries highlight a problematic culture in elite sports
  44. ASEAN-Australia special summit has much work to do on women's role in peace and security
  45. Location and voice technology are the future of retail
  46. Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook apology is the linguistic equivalent of 'shit happens'
  47. Tony Abbott and the revenge of the ‘delcons’
  48. Newspoll not all bad news for Turnbull as Coalition's position improves
  49. your guide to the 2018 Stella shortlist
  50. Materials that make heat worse for our kids demand a rethink by designers

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