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Editor's note
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What do Iron Age poets have in common with AFL commentators?
No, that’s not the start of a joke. As Erin Sebo and Patrick Allington explain, the demands of the form mean they share striking similarities.
Keeping to the theme, Kate Burridge and Howard Manns show how the language of sport has infiltrated our everyday lives, while Kath O'Brien tells us everything she’s learned from NRL referees and why we
should respect them.
So whether you’ll be joining the footy finals fever, or quietly slipping away, we hope we’ve got something for everyone this weekend. Have a good one.
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James Whitmore
Deputy Editor: Arts + Culture
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Top weekend reads
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While watching this weekend’s AFL Grand Final between West Coast and Collingwood, listen out for ‘action’ and ‘digression’ in the commentary.
RICHARD WAINWRIGHT
Erin Sebo, Flinders University; Patrick Allington, Flinders University
Like epic poets, AFL commentators improvise in short phrases, not sentences, because it creates vivid images of fast action.
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Sports terms are no longer restricted to the playing field – many have become a part of our everyday parlance.
Richard Wainwright/AAP
Kate Burridge, Monash University; Howard Manns, Monash University
Ever wonder where the words 'sport', 'umpire' and 'drubbing' come from? Here's a short primer of sporting lingo ahead of the AFL and NRL Grand Finals.
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Referee Matt Cecchin at a match between the Penrith Panthers and the Warriors.
AAP Image/Joel Carrett
Kath O'Brien, The University of Queensland
It's not easy being a ref. Everyone's your critic, and you have to run more than 8km each match to keep up with the play.
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FactCheck
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Ingrid Piller, Macquarie University
Senator Pauline Hanson raised concerns about immigration and social cohesion, saying 'more than a million people' in Australia 'cannot speak English well or at all'. Let's look at the numbers.
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Politics + Society
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Andrew Dodd, University of Melbourne
The ABC chairman's resignation provides some resolution to the crisis, but a discussion is sorely needed about other threats to the broadcaster's independence.
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Dominic O'Sullivan, Charles Sturt University
An alternative holiday for Indigenous people doesn’t address the arguments against celebrating nationhood on a day that causes offence to some citizens.
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Cities
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Rachel Ong ViforJ, Curtin University; Gavin Wood, RMIT University; Melek Cigdem-Bayram, RMIT University
Until now most people have eventually owned a home. But two trends – falling ownership and a growing aged population – will put the budgets of retirees and government under real pressure.
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Peter Newman, Curtin University
For 40 years the author has argued that trains and trams are better than buses. New 'trackless trams', which take innovations from high speed rail and put them in a bus, have changed his mind.
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Science + Technology
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Jenny Kennedy, RMIT University; Larissa Nicholls, RMIT University; Paula Arcari; Yolande Strengers, RMIT University
While networked entertainment systems, automated security, mood lights and voice-controlled thermostats make homes more secure and productive, they're also just good fun.
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Jennifer Beckett, University of Melbourne
The news that a former moderator is suing Facebook over unsafe work practices suggests it's time we finally took the mental health of moderators seriously.
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Arts + Culture
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Andrea Witcomb, Deakin University
The desire to eulogise, as often appears to be the case in this exhibition, does not allow space for questions that might allow for a fuller explication of the nature of Mandela’s legacy and its relevance beyond South Africa.
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Joanna Bourke, Birkbeck, University of London
In early 20th-century Australia, a series of highly publicised murders of women saw newspapers widely discuss sadism.
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Health + Medicine
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Zoë Krupka, La Trobe University
It's important to make genuine room for children in discussions about death, ritual planning and meaning-making.
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Rebecca English, Queensland University of Technology
If toothbrushing is forced form a young age, kids can become resistant to dental care practices. Make it fun.
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Environment + Energy
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Jabin Watson, The University of Queensland; Craig E. Franklin, The University of Queensland; Harriet Goodrich, University of Exeter; Jaana Dielenberg, The University of Queensland; Rebecca L. Cramp, The University of Queensland
Our new invention tackles one of the greatest impediments to fish migration in Australia: culverts, those tunnels or drains often found under roads.
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Melinda Waterman, University of Wollongong; Johanna Turnbull, University of Wollongong; Sharon Robinson, University of Wollongong
Mosses are the only plants that can withstand life in East Antarctica's frozen landscape. But a new study shows that life is getting even harder, as ozone loss and climate change make conditions even drier.
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Business + Economy
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Richard Holden, UNSW
The banking royal commission's most enduring legacy might be the cancer of too much caution throughout the financial services sector.
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John Goss, University of Canberra
New figures show we are spending less on health than we used to but it mightn't last, and surgeons and dentists are charging more.
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Education
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Emma Rowe, Deakin University
Increased funding to Catholic schools won't necessarily make them more accessible for low-income families.
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Linda Mahony, Charles Sturt University
Children can experience stress during their parents' separation or divorce. Here's how teachers can support them through this tough time.
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Featured jobs
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University of Western Australia — Perth, Western Australia
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Charles Sturt University — West Bathurst, New South Wales
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Deakin University — Newtown, Victoria
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University of Melbourne — Parkville, Victoria
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Featured events
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Deakin Downtown, Level 12, Tower 2 Collins Square, 727 Collins Street, , Docklands, Victoria, 3008, Australia — Deakin University
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Kathleen Fitzpatrick Lecture, Arts West Building at the University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia — University of Melbourne
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Court 8A, Federal Court of Australia, Owen Dixon Commonwealth Law Courts Building 305 William Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia — Monash University
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Deakin Downtown, Level 12, Tower 2 Collins Square, 727 Collins Street,, Docklands, Victoria, 3008, Australia — Deakin University
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