Arts

Arts & Culture

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The journey of a master dyer

The tradition of Bhutanese organic dyeing is gradually disappearing. But master dyer, Kencho Dekar, is working with the Grimwade Centre to preserve the vibrant colours and stories in Bhutanese textiles

Arts & Culture

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Research

Yes, there’s such a thing as zombie porn

The porn industry has been smuttying up pop culture for decades, and zombie porn just reflects our weird appetites

Politics & Society

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Opinion

‘What version of the past is promoted and what’s obscured?’

As the Yoorrook Walk for Truth travels through western Victoria, we reflect on the colonial pastoralists from that area who dispossessed Indigenous people while enriching our university

Politics & Society

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Research

What 174 years of bushfire records teach us about emergency management

Over the course of almost two centuries of settler fire history, a clear pattern has emerged – Victoria learns from fire

Politics & Society

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Book extract

Remembering the BUMIDOM

A new book explores BUMIDOM, the controversial mass migration program from the Caribbean to France from 1963-1982, and the creative works keeping this memory alive

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Research

How much should parasitic gig companies contribute to city resources?

Every employee needs toilets and break facilities, but gig companies don’t provide these, leaving workers dependent on public amenities, creating a burden for them and the urban infrastructure

Politics & Society

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Opinion

Why we are Walking for Truth

By partnering with the Yoorrook Justice Commission on the Walk for Truth, the University of Melbourne is re-affirming its commitment to ongoing truth-telling and justice for First Peoples in Victoria

Arts & Culture

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Analysis

‘We can’t tell if we’re being persuaded by a person or a program’

When researchers secretly used AI bots on Reddit to study how AI can influence human opinion it became a landmark moment for research ethics

Politics & Society

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Analysis

Labor’s historic election victory continues to reshape Australian politics (and its opposition)

For the first time in almost forty years, Australia’s National Party will not form a coalition agreement with the Liberal Party

Arts & Culture

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Book extract

‘Collective action by working people has transformed Australian history time and again’

From wages and working conditions to the eight-hour day, a new book brings together some of the life stories of the people who propelled Australia’s union movement