By Dominic D Ahiaga-Dagbui, Director of Deakin Megaprojects Research Group and Senior Lecturer of Construction and Project Management, Deakin University
From the $93 billion High Speed Rail project to Melbourne’s Suburban Rail Loop, Australia needs a better approach on megaprojects – or history will keep repeating,
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By GV Contributor
Georgia’s deteriorating press freedom is part of a broader process of democratic backsliding, with the right to peaceful protest severely restricted, opposition politicians jailed, a decline in judicial independence, and more.
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By Ari Chand, Senior Lecturer in Illustration and Animation, Adelaide University ; University of Newcastle
Animation has long had the unique ability to transport us to other worlds. But stop motion takes this further, with a level of skill and intentionality that provides a perfect counter to the droning hum of AI slop infecting our feeds.
Laika Studios’ latest stop-motion offering is Wildwood, a project that took an extraordinary 16 years to complete. That’s a long time, even by stop-motion standards…
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Canavan did not announce his bid, but has made clear he would be open to a move from the Senate if there was a lower house vacancy.
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By Samantha Hepburn, Professor of Law, Deakin University
Australia is one of the world’s major exporters of liquefied natural gas (LNG). Yet, there are mounting concerns about whether gas from the east coast gas market will remain available and affordable for ordinary Australians.
The federal government’s proposed Domestic Gas…
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By Susan Grantham, Senior Lecturer in Communication, Griffith University
Celebrities may not directly sway people’s votes but they do shape conversations in the media. That is a significant form of political power.
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By Dawisson Belém Lopes, Professor de Política Internacional e Comparada, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
A victory for Flávio Bolsonaro could keep Brazil trapped in a model of extractivism that has been part of the country’s history since the arrival of the Portuguese settlers in the 16th century.
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By Guilherme Casarões, Associate Professor of Brazilian Studies, Florida International University
Carlos Ricaurte, Latin America and Caribbean Center, Florida International University
Iván Cepeda’s defeat in Colombia served as a wake-up call for the left in Brazil. The campaign shifted its focus from rhetoric about sovereignty to issues that directly affect people’s daily lives, pushing foreign policy into the background
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By Caitlin Macdonald, Researcher, School of Art, Communication and English, University of Sydney
Switzy is an impressive, surprising novel that tackles a big topic: assisted dying, and how we might meet our own cognitive decline.
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By Grant Duncan, Research Associate, Public Policy Institute, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
National’s repeated refusal to work with potential king-making party Opportunity might appear self-sabotaging – but there’s a hidden logic at play.
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