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Editor's note
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If you haven’t picked up a comic since you were a kid, it’s time to check in with one of our oldest and most effective forms of storytelling. Today, comics researcher Gabriel Clark is sharing ten of the best Australian literary comics, which tackle issues ranging from true crime to environmental ruin to life in detention.
Clark says Australian comics producers punch above their weight internationally, and with the Man Booker Prize long list featuring a graphic novel, there’s growing recognition of the power of comics to deliver a narrative punch.
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Sunanda Creagh
Head of Digital Storytelling
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Top story
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Tommi Parissh’s The Lie and How We Told It is one of a crop of new Australian comics appealing to adult audiences.
Gabriel Clark, University of Technology Sydney
Australian comic producers punch above their weight globally – many have been picked up by international publishers yet remain little known at home. Here are 10 of the best.
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Politics + Society
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Mark Triffitt, University of Melbourne
With public trust in government at an all-time low, it's time we prioritised political reform and put in place a comprehensive roadmap for effective, long-term change.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
We talk about “narratives” in politics. This coup does not have a presentable public “narrative”.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
There are three women in the field - Mary-Lou Jarvis, a vice-president of the NSW Liberal party; Katherine O'Regan, a commercial board director, and Maxine Szramka, a rheumatologist.
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Michael Breen, University of Melbourne
A federal system could deliver on three of the four key elements of the Uluru Statement. Plus, all the elements already exist or are in the works in Australia.
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Health + Medicine
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Kim Halford, The University of Queensland
Most parents worry how their child will fare after divorce. Most will be fine, so long as they don't witness conflict.
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Clare Collins, University of Newcastle
Holding on too long triggers a build up of intestinal gas that may eventually escape via an uncontrollable fart.
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Science + Technology
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Helen Maynard-Casely, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
Pluto has a density between that of rock and ices so that immediately suggests the dwarf planet is made of a mix of both. But how do we know?
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Darryl Carlton, Swinburne University of Technology
An inexperienced senior executive may defer to inappropriate sources for advice, treating technical disagreements as personality conflicts or interference.
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Business + Economy
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Rosalind Dixon, UNSW; Richard Holden, UNSW
We are getting closer to being able to apply private sector rigour to the examination of public sector projects with social benefits.
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Environment + Energy
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Ken Baldwin, Australian National University; Andrew Blakers, Australian National University; Matthew Stocks, Australian National University
Australia could be getting half of its electricity from renewable energy by 2025, even without government subsidies for new wind and solar projects, according to a new analysis of energy industry trends.
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Arts + Culture
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Dr Gemma King, Australian National University
'Some of us speak King’s English, some of us speak jive,' declares the lead character in Lee's powerful new film. And he wields the English language to devastating effect.
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Education
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Kathleen Williams, University of Tasmania; Jocelyn Nettlefold, University of Tasmania
Teaching media literacy to students can curb the impact of false news, but teachers need more support from their schools and community to do this.
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Featured jobs
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Queensland University of Technology — Brisbane City, Queensland
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Swinburne University of Technology — Melbourne, Victoria
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Deakin University — Melbourne, Victoria
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The George Institute for Global Health — Sydney, New South Wales
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Featured events
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University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia — University of Sydney
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The Conservatorium, Newcastle, New South Wales, 2300, Australia — University of Newcastle
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State Library Theatrette, Enter via Entry 3, 179 La Trobe Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia — La Trobe University
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