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Editor's note
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In Western countries, Jesus is most often depicted as a blue-eyed, fair-haired white man. But as Bible scholar Robyn Whitaker writes, there is no doubt that he was in fact a brown-skinned, Middle Eastern Jew. Does this matter? Yes, Whitaker argues, it does.
As Christians prepare for one of the holiest days on the calendar, she asks us to consider what might change if we were more mindful that the person Christians celebrate as God in the flesh and saviour of the entire world was not a white man, but a Middle Eastern Jew.
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Amanda Dunn
Section Editor: Politics + Society
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Top story
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Hans Zatzka (Public Domain)/The Conversation
Robyn J. Whitaker, University of Divinity
What would our church and society look like if we were confronted with the reality that the body hung on the cross was brown?
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Health + Medicine
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Edwina Wright, Monash University
The HIV prevention drug Truvada (PrEP) will be listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme from this Sunday, moving Australia closer to achieving its goal of ending new HIV transmissions by 2020.
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Jane E Frawley, University of Technology Sydney; Erica McIntyre, University of Technology Sydney
Australian parents who visit complementary health practitioners are less likely to vaccinate their kids. But could these practitioners be best placed to educate sceptical parents about vaccination?
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Anina Rich, Macquarie University; Mark Williams, Macquarie University
People have wondered for years and scientists still don't know for sure.
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Arts + Culture
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Colin Klein, Australian National University; Peter Clutton, Australian National University; Vince Polito, Macquarie University
Conspiracy theorists are commonly seen as fundamentally irrational, with an all-encompassing obsession. But new research suggests they may have quite different motivations, beliefs and attitudes.
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Ella Donald, The University of Queensland
This week actors including Cate Blanchett signed an open letter calling on the government to protect our screen industry. More needs to be done to create a sustainable local industry beyond Dora-style, Hollywood productions.
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Education
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James S. Morris, The University of Queensland; Tristan Dunning, The University of Queensland
Islamic State systematically militarised the education systems of captured Iraqi and Syrian territory to turn the region’s children into ideological timebombs.
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Environment + Energy
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Andrew B. Watkins, Australian Bureau of Meteorology; Felicity Gamble, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
The Bureau of Meteorology's climate outlook for April to June is 'neutral', but that doesn't mean we're flying blind, weather-wise.
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Robert Edis, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research; Kanika Singh, University of Sydney; Richard Markham, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
Chocolate is proof the universe loves us and wants us to be happy. Here's how to hunt up the best, most-sustainable and ethically-tasty chocolate eggs this Easter.
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Abbas El-Zein, University of Sydney
A new international report makes for bleak reading on the state of the world's soils. It predicts that land degradation will displace up to 700 million people worldwide by mid-century.
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Science + Technology
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Melissa de Zwart, University of Adelaide
China's space station Tiangong-1 is about to crash back to Earth any day now. It's out of control too so no one really knows where it will land. So what if it hits you or your house?
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Nenad Naumovski, University of Canberra; Duane Mellor, Coventry University
It's all about the chemistry. Adding lemon can enhance the flavour and enjoyment of tea, and change its colour, but its best not to expect any extra boosts to your health.
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Business + Economy
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Andrew C. Worthington, Griffith University
Daylight saving has economic benefits, but this breaks down in the days before and after we change, as well as across borders between states that do and don't have it.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
The government's company tax cut for big business has received a further blow.
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Kate Farhall, RMIT University
Providing paid family violence leave means we’re not asking victims to choose between accessing necessary support and financial security.
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Cities
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Cristina Garduño Freeman, University of Melbourne
Many more people experience World Heritage online than in person. While that further elevates the status of iconic sites like the Sydney Opera House, it has other more complicated consequences too.
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Politics + Society
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra; John Blaxland, Australian National University
The expulsion of two Russian spies from Australia will have a significant effect on Russia's espionage here.
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Kate Seear, Monash University; Carla Treloar, UNSW; Kari Lancaster, UNSW
Victoria should implement a new report's recommendation to allow peers to distribute clean injecting equipment, but it needs to go further to ensure safe drug use in prison.
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Claire Moran, The University of Queensland
Not all women have the capacity, or freedom, to speak out about their experiences of sexual violence – be it in the workplace or at home.
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