Editor's note
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The weekend is here, and what better way to unwind yet stimulate the mind than to watch a classic film or two. But what makes a film a classic?
Film scholar Bruce Isaacs explores this question in his video column by dissecting a key scene from some of the greatest films ever made.
This week, Isaacs analyses the beautiful closing scene from one of his favourite films: Charlie Kaufman’s Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. His previous columns include Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo
and Michelangelo Antonioni’s The Passenger.
You can then switch from our YouTube channel to iTunes to binge on our podcasts. The latest episode of our Speaking With series features a compelling interview with ecologist Peter Green on saving the Christmas Island red crab.
And this weekend, Western Australians will go to the polls for the state election. Michelle Grattan sits down with former federal Labor leader Kim Beazley to talk about Pauline Hanson and the rise of One Nation.
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Emil Jeyaratnam
Multimedia Editor
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Politics + Society
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
In the first of three Conversation podcasts on the WA election, we talk to Natalie Mast at the University of Western Australia, Premier Colin Barnett and ABC election analyst Antony Green.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
In our second podcast from the Western Australian election, we talk to Kim Beazley, especially about One Nation.
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Arts + Culture
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(Eternal Sunshine of Spotless Mind) says to me…true love is still possible and you can put your faith in it.
Bruce Isaacs, University of Sydney
Bruce Isaacs analyses the deceptively complex closing scene of Charlie Kaufman’s Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), starring Jim Carey and Kate Winslet.
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Detail of a production still from Baden Pailthorpe ‘s MQ-9 Reaper III (Skyquest) 2015
Courtesy of the artist and Sullivan+Strumpf, Sydney
Andrew Yip, UNSW
Video games such as Battlefield I encourage players to find purpose and meaning in war. But a new generation of artists and gamers is starting to question the messages they propagate.
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Energy + Environment
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Peter Green joins the millions of Christmas Island red crabs in their migration.
Greg Miles
Peter Green, La Trobe University
Matt Smith speaks with La Trobe University's Peter Green about the Christmas Island red crab's battle with the recently introduced yellow crazy ant and how a parasitical wasp could be the key to its survival.
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Certain traditional owners and conservation groups allied to stand against a planned gas hub in Western Australia’s Kimberley region.
AAP Image/Tim Gentles
Timothy Neale, Deakin University; Eve Vincent, Macquarie University
Relations between Indigenous peoples and environmentalists can be productive for both parties, but they will always be unstable.
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Education
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How accessible really are selective schools?
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Christina Ho, University of Technology Sydney
Analysis of MySchool data shows that selective public schools are selecting fewer students from the most disadvantaged backgrounds, thus worsening inequality in the school system.
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Children may actually prefer reading books the traditional way.
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Margaret Kristin Merga, Murdoch University; Saiyidi Mat Roni, Edith Cowan University
Research shows that providing children with eReading devices can actually inhibit their reading.
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FactCheck
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Western Australian Labor leader Mark McGowan on the campaign trail.
AAP Image/Rebecca Le May
Rebecca Cassells, Curtin University
In the lead up to the state election, Western Australian Labor leader Mark McGowan said WA has the highest unemployment rate in Australia. Is that correct?
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Actor and presenter Faustina Agolley speaking on Q&A.
ABC Q&A
Anastasia Powell, RMIT University; Asher Flynn, Monash University; Nicola Henry, La Trobe University
On Q&A, panellist Faustina Agolley questioned whether there were laws protecting against revenge porn in Australia. As it turns out, it all depends on where you live.
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Health + Medicine
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Women are confused about what changes to the cervical screening program will mean for their sexual health.
from shutterstock.com
Terri Foran, UNSW
There is a lot of misinformation about the government's new cervical cancer screening program that involves less frequent tests. Here are the facts.
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One Nation senator Pauline Hanson told Insiders: ‘You can have a test on your child first’ before vaccinating.
AAP/Richard Wainwright
Kristine Macartney, University of Sydney; Julie Leask, University of Sydney; Nicholas Wood, University of Sydney
Speaking on the ABC program Insiders, One Nation leader Pauline Hanson suggested there are tests available to see if children will have an adverse reaction to vaccinations. We asked three experts.
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Cities
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When they hear the music, some people want to dance. Other shoppers want to flee.
Justin/flickr
Michael Walsh, University of Canberra; Eduardo de la Fuente, James Cook University
Unlike vision or touch, sound is much more difficult to control or avoid; music in particular spills across thresholds and intrudes into situations where it is unwelcome.
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Simple features, like a thoughtfully sited bench, can make a big difference to older people’s ability to enjoy public spaces in the city.
alexkich from www.shutterstock.com
Desley Vine, Queensland University of Technology; Laurie Buys, Queensland University of Technology
Several key aspects of public open space can encourage older people to get out and about. And badly designed and maintained facilities have the opposite effect and can harm their wellbeing.
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Business + Economy
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Young people expect that older adults actively make way for younger generations, such as by retiring.
Neil Moralee/Flickr
Michael North, New York University
Research demonstrates the younger generation do see the older generation as competitors but we can change this adversarial relationship in the workplace.
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Business heads in the retail sector are optimistic about the future, but they also scored high in opinion rather than evidence based language.
Dan Himbretchs/AAP
Ross Guest, Griffith University; Ben Hachey, University of Sydney
Face Value analyses the sentiment of business leaders in ASX top 100 companies and for 2017 it seems positive, although sometimes highly opinionated.
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Science + Technology
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On expedition with Norman Tindale and local Aboriginal group at a rock shelter at Bathurst Head (Thartali) in eastern Cape York Peninsula, 1927.
Photo by Herbert Hale/South Australian Museum, Archives Norman Tindale Collection (AA 338/5/4/41)
Alan Cooper, University of Adelaide; Ray Tobler, University of Adelaide; Wolfgang Haak, Max Planck Institute
Aboriginal people stayed settled in places across Australia for 50,000 years until Europeans arrived, showing a strong connection with the land.
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WikiLeaks claims the CIA has been involved in intensive hacking operations.
EPA/Dennis Brack
David Glance, University of Western Australia
WikiLeaks' latest release details what it claims is the CIA's hacking activities, including compromising phones, TVs, cars and becoming an NSA with less accountability.
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