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Editor's note
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Until 1992 gays and lesbians were barred from serving openly in Australia’s defence forces. Things have changed for the better, but today Shirleene Robinson reveals some of the heart-breaking stories of men and women who were investigated and discharged, or forced to keep their sexuality hidden in the years after World War II.
On a broader level, writes historian Carolyn Holbrook, the sacred place Anzac Day now occupies in the Australian consciousness has not always been the case - it has ridden the tides of anti-war sentiment, feminist protest against rape in war and, more recently a commercialisation push. In spite of all of this, Australians have preserved it as one of the most sacred days on the national calendar.
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James Whitmore
Editor, Environment & Energy
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Top story
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A rainbow wreath laid by defence forces at a contemporary Anzac Day service.
Daniel Spellman/Defence Gay and Lesbian Information Service
Shirleene Robinson, Macquarie University
Until 1992, being a gay or lesbian soldier was illegal in Australia. New research is unearthing the heartbreaking stories of people who devoted their life to the military but were discharged when their sexuality was exposed.
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Arts + Culture
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Emily Brayshaw, University of Technology Sydney
Embroidery - often seen as women's work - was a common form of therapy for troops wounded in the first world war. One soldier, Albert Biggs, learned to sew with his left hand after his right arm was badly injured.
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Christian Griffiths, Monash University
Mulvany’s performance reminds us that Shakespeare still has the power to reveal the true monsters of our culture.
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Politics + Society
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Carolyn Holbrook, Deakin University
In 1960, historian Ken Inglis wondered if Anzac functioned as a secular religion in Australian society. In 2017, we can confidently answer: yes, it does.
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Anthony Forsyth, RMIT University; Carolyn Holbrook, Deakin University
The Prices and Incomes Accord was a series of agreements between Labor and the ACTU where unions would moderate their wage demands in exchange for improvements in the 'social wage'.
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Health + Medicine
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Jeremy J. Barr, Monash University
When commemorating our troops, doctors and nurses this Anzac Day, consider also tipping your hat to the discovery of bacteriophages. In the post-antibiotic era, our health might just depend on them.
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Ruth Hubbard, The University of Queensland
A recent study suggests Australian women are ageing 20 years earlier than their US counterparts. But this claim deserves some close scrutiny.
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Education
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Sally Baker, University of Newcastle; Rachel Burke, University of Newcastle
Refugees are both more likely to apply for citizenship, and twice as likely as other migrant groups to have to retake the test.
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Jock Collins, University of Technology Sydney
By abolishing the 457 visa program the government has targeted a fraction of the problem, leaving the bulk of the temporary migrant labour force unchanged.
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Business + Economy
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Hammad Siddiqi, The University of Queensland
The next financial crisis might be caused not by greed, but a human bias towards safety.
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Craig Horne, University of Melbourne
You can never be entirely protected from data breaches, but understanding your data is the first step to minimising the risk.
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Science + Technology
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Michael Milford, Queensland University of Technology
The Guardians of the Galaxy team are rocking the universe again in the latest volume of the science fiction blockbuster. But how does the science stand up to some number crunching?
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Environment + Energy
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Andrew Hopkins, Australian National University
The current domestic gas crisis will pass. But if the industry wants to surpass coal and fulfil its role as a 'transition fuel', it should lobby for a carbon price to help it on its way.
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