Arts

Arts & Culture

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K-Pop Demon Hunters’ continued domination redefines streaming

Unlike other shows, the idols in K-Pop Demon Hunters are not only glossy but highly relatable, messy and human. This may help explain why it's become the most-watched Netflix movie of all time

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Special Report

Gaming can be a machine for empathy

By letting players experience racism and decide how to react, games can create an emotional connection that sparks genuine change

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Special Report

Games don't build communities – communities build games

From creators and designers to researchers and players, gaming communities prove that the real value of games lies in the worlds these communities build together

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Special Report

All the world’s a game (and we are all players)

From classrooms to communities, social movements to storytelling, games aren’t diversions – they are blueprints for how we create, connect and change our world

Politics & Society

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Special Report

Video games are building worlds beyond the laws of physics

Visionary architectural designs often remain unbuilt – but video games can transform these impossible structures into immersive, explorable spaces

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Special Report

How the far right weaponised gamers and geek masculinity

Gaming culture didn't accidentally become male – it was deliberately marketed that way, creating the blueprint for online harassment that helped build the online far right

Politics & Society

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Special Report

Video games combine every kind of storytelling – and invent new ones

Video games blend film, literature and theatre with something no other medium has – interactivity that makes you part of the story

Politics & Society

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Analysis

State-based treaties aren’t symbolic - they are the foundation of Indigenous economic self-determination

As Victoria implements its treaty, forthcoming negotiations in other states are a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to lay the foundation for the economic sovereignty of Indigenous nations

Politics & Society

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Analysis

Historical accuracy matters more than ever in our polarised world

From Comfort Women memorials to researchers facing court battles, telling difficult histories is becoming a complex balancing act

Politics & Society

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Opinion

US uncertainty has left key countries rethinking their Trump ties

China’s summit was more than just diplomatic theatre, but rather a carefully curated message about Beijing’s influence amid intensifying geopolitical uncertainty