Graphic design could be holding back action on climate change – here’s how
What makes people more likely to trust a climate change message? If it looks too corporate, it’s more likely to fail.
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Chernobyl at 40: the lies, the loss and why we can’t let go
What does the wealth of books, documentaries and dramas about the Chernobyl disaster tell us that history alone cannot?
Labor refers Brandis to police over offer to Human Rights Commission president
After a day-long government assault on Human Rights Commission president Gillian Triggs, she’s still in place.
Great time to try: learning to draw
Drawing lets us look outward and inward simultaneously. It doesn’t have to be perfect and practice makes progress. Here are some tips for getting started and drawing inspiration from the familiar.
Fierce battles underly judging for the Nobel Prize in Literature
Yesterday’s decision to confer the Nobel Prize for Literature on revered French novelist Patrick Modiano has sent even the most widely-read English speaking critics scurrying to find copies of his books…
Part escape room, part choose‑your‑own adventure, the whodunit Whistleblower has the audience at its heart
Produced by Perth’s wunderkinder ensemble The Last Great Hunt, Whistleblower is about the thrill of the risk when you throw the audience into the spotlight.
Our obsession with ‘natural’ talent is harming students
Results released from a major Victorian study on student learning show high achieving children’s performance in tests is “flat-lining”. The study, by Professor Patrick Griffin, followed 36,000 students…
How employers can design workplaces to promote wellness
Research shows that corporate wellness programs don’t really work. If companies want to boost employee health they should consider designing the workplace to encourage the right behaviour.
‘Our dad’s painting is hiding, in secret place’: how Aboriginal rock art can live on even when gone
How does rock art matter? New research finds it can act as a kind of intergenerational media –even when no longer visible to the eye.
Why a scorecard of quality in the arts is a very bad idea
Modern society has become addicted to ratings and league tables. But a new scorecard, which aims to give ‘good art’ a numerical ranking, is utterly wrong-headed.
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