Burning is the slickest film about climate change since An Inconvenient Truth – and that’s its problem

Ari Mattes, University of Notre Dame Australia Review: Burning, directed by Eva Orner. The word “crisis” comes from the Greek krinein, which means to decide. You’re stuck in the middle…

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‘You never forget the knock at the door’: why families of child sex abuse material offenders need more help

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www.shutterstock.com Michael Salter, UNSW and Delanie Woodlock, UNSW Child sexual abuse material is widely available online, thanks to technological progress and a lack of effective action by internet companies and…

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Why voter ID requirements could exclude the most vulnerable citizens, especially First Nations people

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Dr Dani Larkin, UNSW On Tuesday October 26, the Guardian Australia revealed the Morrison government intends to make further changes to Australian federal electoral legislation. These proposed changes include the…

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Australia’s refusal to sign a global methane pledge exposes flaws in the term ‘net-zero’

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COP26: global deforestation deal will fail if countries like Australia don’t lift their game on land clearing

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America’s public broadcasters are thriving – here’s what Australian media can learn from them

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America’s public broadcasters are thriving – here’s what Australian media can learn from them Shutterstock Prue Clarke, University of Technology Sydney When ABC chair Ita Buttrose told a National Press Club…

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Australia’s Reserve Bank signals the end of ultra-cheap money. Here’s what it will mean

Australia’s Reserve Bank signals the end of ultra-cheap money. Here’s what it will mean Robb1037/Shutterstock Isaac Gross, Monash University The Reserve Bank of Australia had a Cup Day surprise in store…

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