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Editor's note
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There’s always a change in mood in a newsroom when big news breaks, and it’s no different at The Conversation. There’s chatter, gasps, then silence, as journalists gather around TV screens or become glued to their Twitter feed, waiting to be drip fed new information, or see the reaction of their peers.
These are the stories that shocked, saddened or excited so many of us in 2017.
And more importantly for our charter, they were stories that demanded context, deeper explanations, solutions and sometimes philosophy. I hope you found our takes on them useful. We look forward to helping you make sense of more breaking news in the year ahead.
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Charis Palmer
Deputy Editor
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The big news moments of 2017
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The fight for LGBTI people to live lives free from discrimination will continue.
AAP/Dan Himbrechts
Paula Gerber, Monash University
Australia legalising marriage equality does not necessarily mean LGBTI people enjoy all of the same human rights as heterosexual people.
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The allegations of sexual harassment against Don Burke have exposed a wider culture of misogyny in the Australian media.
AAP
Gael Jennings, University of Melbourne
The allegations of sexual harassment against Don Burke have exposed a media culture rife with misogyny. But what will it take to change?
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Jacqui Lambie bids a tearful farewell in the Senate this week, after becoming the latest politician caught up in the dual citizenship saga.
AAP/Lukas Coch
Joe McIntyre, University of South Australia
Changing the Constitution is the only way to draw a line under this chaos.
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Indigenous people feel powerless in their own country, as articulated in the Uluru Statement from the Heart.
AAP
Harry Hobbs, UNSW
The rejection of the Referendum Council's Report has derailed Indigenous constitutional recognition. Treaties at the state and territory level offer a clear path forward for meaningful reform.
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A woman sits on a curb at the scene of a shooting on the Las Vegas Strip, Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, in Las Vegas.
AP Photo/John Locher
Frederic Lemieux, Georgetown University
In the wake of the tragedy in Las Vegas, a criminologist reviews recent research to dispel common misconceptions about mass shootings.
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Minorities in Myanmar, including the Rohingya, are resilient in the face of persecution.
Giuseppe Forino
Giuseppe Forino, University of Newcastle; Jason von Meding, University of Newcastle; Thomas Johnson, University of Newcastle
Alongside the present horrors being inflicted against the Rohingya in Myanmar, we must consider the broader political and economic context that continues to marginalise minority groups.
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Andy Rain/EPA
Dr Feng Fu, City, University of London
Massive damage and suffering was caused when a London tower block became an inferno.
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The statement from the constitutional convention at Uluru reflects long-held Indigenous aspirations.
AAP/Lucy Hughes Jones
Harry Hobbs, UNSW
Indigenous Australians have issued a statement calling for constitutional reform that is substantive and meaningful.
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Mark Colvin spent nearly two decades presenting the ABC’s PM program.
ABC
Jim Middleton, University of Melbourne
Friend and colleague Jim Middleton pays tribute to legendary ABC journalist Mark Colvin, who has died aged 65.
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Manchester, the morning after the attacks.
PA
Caroline Cheetham, University of Salford
Social media was alive with offers of help: 'a bed for the night', 'a lift home', 'free taxi rides'.
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The over-riding priority underpinning North Korean foreign policy is regime survival and the perpetuation of the Kim family dynasty.
Reuters/KCNA
Benjamin Habib, La Trobe University
Regardless of how the US sending an aircraft carrier group to the Korean Peninsula plays out, the international community will ultimately have to accept and learn to manage a nuclear North Korea.
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Donald Trump celebrates after delivering his inaugural speech.
Reuters
Tom Clark, Victoria University
The new president's inaugural speech emphasised protectionism, co-operation and, most emphatically, putting America first.
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