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In Australia, as in the UK, we see considerable public discussion around higher education. More recently we have seen elements of that discussion turn to debate centred on the very heart of a university’s purpose.

Margaret Gardner AO President and Vice-Chancellor, Monash University

In Australia, as in the UK, we see considerable public discussion around higher education. More recently we have seen elements of that discussion turn to debate centred on the very heart of a university’s purpose.

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Beyond bogan: what happened to Australia’s working class?

Once seen as shapers of national identity, these days they're thought of as little more than disadvantaged. What changed?

Tony Moore Deputy Research Director, School of Media, Film and Journalism

Once seen as shapers of national identity, these days they're thought of as little more than disadvantaged. What changed?

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The 'most undemocratic municipality in Australia' set for a new lord mayor

Melbourne’s defective city democracy is on show again with an election for lord mayor following the forced resignation of Robert Doyle.

David Dunstan Senior Research Fellow, School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies

Melbourne’s defective city democracy is on show again with an election for lord mayor following the forced resignation of Robert Doyle.

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Naughties and pash rash: A (language) lover’s guide to Valentine’s Day

Whether it’s ‘having a naughty’ or suffering from ‘pash rash’, Australians are a descriptive lot when it comes to the act of love.

Howard Manns Lecturer in linguistics

Whether it’s ‘having a naughty’ or suffering from ‘pash rash’, Australians are a descriptive lot when it comes to the act of love.

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How folk music went from daggy to cool

Folk's emphasis on authenticity and community has renewed appeal in today's beard-friendly, organic-appreciating culture.

Graeme Smith Adjunct Senior Research Fellow

Folk's emphasis on authenticity and community has renewed appeal in today's beard-friendly, organic-appreciating culture.

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Australia's Foreign Policy White Paper: snapshot analyses of the key themes

Free trade, nuclear governance, China, gender equality. We take a look at the state of global politics and Australia's place in it with a snapshot analyses of the key themes by Monash University’s Politics and International Relations team.

Remy Davison Jean Monnet Chair in Politics and Economics, Monash University

Free trade, nuclear governance, China, gender equality. We take a look at the state of global politics and Australia's place in it with a snapshot analyses of the key themes by Monash University’s Politics and International Relations team.

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Zimbabwe: after the party, the hangover

With Mugabe gone, Zimbabwe faces urgent challenges in the wake of the worrying precedent set by the country's defence forces.

Monash University

With Mugabe gone, Zimbabwe faces urgent challenges in the wake of the worrying precedent set by the country's defence forces.

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Will Brexit be the catalyst for a new world order

What will the future hold for Britain, Europe and other parts of the world in the face of Brexit?

Ben Wellings Senior Lecturer, Politics & International Relations

What will the future hold for Britain, Europe and other parts of the world in the face of Brexit?

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Negotiating high stakes on the high seas

When the Spanish navy in 2002 intercepted a Yemen-bound ship and found a secret cache of missile components in its cargo, it quickly brought into sharp relief the complexities of the ‘law of the sea’ in the 21st century.

Douglas Guilfoyle Professor of International Law

When the Spanish navy in 2002 intercepted a Yemen-bound ship and found a secret cache of missile components in its cargo, it quickly brought into sharp relief the complexities of the ‘law of the sea’ in the 21st century.