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Education & Student News

Why arts degrees and generalist programs are the future of Australian higher education

The idea of overqualified arts graduates serving coffee is not only wrong, it misunderstands what we need from graduates now…

5-year-old Asian girl smiling while painting a wall mural.
Education & Student News

Holiday help! An art expert suggests screen-free things to do

School holidays can feel like a marathon. Here are five creative ideas to try in every room of the house.

News

A horse death during 'The Rings of Power' leads to questions for the industry

Horse welfare in entertainment and sport needs improvement, says Karen Luke.

Aboriginal elder Yunupingu with children
Features

Vale to a great leader, Yunupiŋu

Yunupiŋu was a great clan leader, a great family man and very much loved. I wish Australian political leaders could…

News

May budget to invest $535 million in cultural institutions

Institutions, including the National Gallery of Australia and National Museum of Australia, will receive new and indexed funding.

the great burnout Australian workers
Career Advice

Australia is experiencing the ‘great burnout’

Research shows that a large number of Australian workers are experiencing burnout, and new ways of working are urgently needed.

Painting of bald man
Features

The art of balding: a brief history of hairless men

From images by the Ancient Egyptians to TV tropes, writer Glen Jankowski takes a look at the 'art' of balding.

Opinions & Analysis

Are calls to cancel two Palestinian writers from Adelaide Writers’ Week justified?

Denis Muller from the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne examines the case for cancelling two contentious…

Features

How can publishers best support the authors of trauma memoirs?

Kylie Cardell, Christiana Harous, Emma Maguire and Lydia Woodyatt look at the ways publishers can assist writers of difficult personal…

Gilmaesh ChatGPT writing
Features

ChatGPT and the future of writing

ChatGPT is confronting, but humans have always adapted to new technology – ask the Mesopotamians, who invented writing.

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