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ARTS AND CULTURE

Silent Night, from hymn to hype
- Simon Smart
- 19 December 2024
Modern advertisements blend artistry and manipulation, tugging our heartstrings while selling us things we didn’t think we needed. Take the Austrian financial giant Erste’s annual Christmas ad, which this year chronicles the history of 'Silent Night.' It's breathtaking — until its message makes a baffling twist.
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EDUCATION

The hidden cost of digital childhood
- Peter Hosking
- 11 December 2024
In a world reshaped by smartphones and social media, Generations Z and Alpha grapple with rising anxiety, diminished attention spans, and the erosion of real-world connections. As governments and parents push for reforms, the challenge is clear: how can technology serve young people’s growth without exploiting their vulnerabilities for profit?
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AUSTRALIA

How the male crisis is killing women
- Sarah Klenbort
- 10 December 2024
From playground shrugs to a growing male crisis, outdated ideas about masculinity fuel violence, isolation, and despair. Addressing these challenges starts with how we raise boys — teaching compassion, accountability, and the courage to truly connect.
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AUSTRALIA

The spirituality of KFC
- Michael McGirr
- 22 November 2024
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There’s this other place that is neither heaven nor earth but which you might find in the car park of the third busiest KFC in Melbourne, waiting for your son to finish his shift. A bin beside the car is overflowing with all the packaging that comes with fast food, not to mention the remains of poor dead chooks whose life it is hard to imagine.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

Theory and Practice: In conversation with Michelle de Kretser
- Michael McGirr
- 15 November 2024
Michelle de Kretser's new book Theory and Practice is a creative combination of fiction and essay, and concerns the moment in which the encounter with literature, a connection with another human imagination, is replaced by something called 'Theory'.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

Larrikins and lampoons have the last laugh
- Ron Cerabona
- 14 November 2024
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For decades, Australian political satire has taken aim at the powerful with wit and irreverence, forging a distinct comedic tradition that holds up a mirror to society, revealing truths in the face of national absurdities. Now after 25 years, the iconic Wharf Revue takes its final bow, closing a celebrated chapter in the story of Australian satire.
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EDUCATION

Degrees of discontent
- Erica Cervini
- 14 November 2024
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At an ACU graduation event, students walked out in protest as Joe de Bruyn gave an address condemning abortion, single-parent IVF, and same-sex marriage. The event highlights tensions for Catholic institutions trying to balance traditional Catholic values while also embracing often opposing perspectives a diverse, pluralistic society.
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AUSTRALIA

Race Mathews: A Life in Politics
- Andrew Hamilton
- 08 November 2024
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The story of Race Mathews’ career will be an antidote to despair about politics and politicians. It underlines the possibilities of politics, showing how it can be more than a job or a career. It can be a calling to imagine a more just society and ways of building it.
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AUSTRALIA

Why the future of Australia’s marine economy depends on public trust
- Hugh Breakey, Rebecca Marshallsay, Larelle Bossi, Charles Sampford
- 04 November 2024
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While the government's Sustainable Ocean Plan rightly prioritizes environmental sustainability, long-term success in managing Australia’s vast ocean spaces will also require a strong focus on social sustainability. For Australia’s marine industries to thrive, they must not only secure genuine social license but also navigate its potential risks.
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INTERNATIONAL

Anxious and depressed about the state of the world? Good for you
- Mark Beeson
- 04 November 2024
The Doomsday Clock remains at 90 seconds to midnight, the closest it’s ever been to calamity. In addition to the atomic scientists’ original concern about nuclear war, now climate change and the possible dangers of AI are parts of a potentially combustible mix. In short, there is much to fret about for anyone paying attention.
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AUSTRALIA

Sweet dreams and haunted histories
- Danielle Terceiro
- 30 October 2024
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As Halloween starts to become a staple in Australian neighbourhoods, for most people its ghosts mean little more than costumes and candy. But from haunted churches to eerie local legends, Halloween says something about us and the way we carry snatches of unresolved history.
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AUSTRALIA

What happened to #girlpower?
- Cherie Gilmour
- 18 October 2024
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The ideological fissures within modern feminism demand examination. Raising a daughter gives me literal skin in the game, making this a deeply personal journey to understand what has changed and what remains true since the seemingly carefree days of #girlpower.
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Keywords: Arts