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Free SpeechKnife is Salman Rushdie’s account of how he narrowly survived an attempt on his life in August 2022, in which he lost his right eye and partial use of his left hand. The attack ironically came when Rushdie was delivering a lecture on “the creation in America of safe spaces for writers from elsewhere”, at Chautauqua, in upstate New York. A man named Hadi Matar has been charged with second-degree attempted murder. He is an American-born resident o…See the Story
In Knife, his memoir of surviving attack, Salman Rushdie confronts a world where liberal principles like free speech are old-fashioned
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South Australia · South AustraliaSia Duff / South Australian MuseumIn February, the South Australian Museum “re-imagined” itself. In the face of rising costs and inadequate government funds, CEO David Gaimster, who took the reins last June, declared the museum is “not a university”, and will gut its research capabilities, starting this July. In Australia and abroad, hundreds of scientists and friends of the museum have expressed their horror at the proposal, to the media, in le…See the Story
‘It could be the death of the museum’: why research cuts at a South Australian institution have scientists up in arms
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Climate Change · SydneyFlash floods are getting more common, as warmer air can hold more moisture. But there are other changes leading to more inland flooding on the east coast.See the Story
It never rains but it pours: intense rain and flash floods have increased inland in eastern Australia
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AFLThis week, Collingwood AFL player Nathan Murphy announced his retirement, brought on by his concussion history and ongoing issues. The 24-year-old’s seemingly sudden retirement, following Angus Brayshaw’s in February and a number of other high-profile footballers in recent years, signals a shift in how athletes view brain trauma risks in sport. Rather than downplaying or ignoring the potential damage being done to their health by a career fil…See the Story
Are 2 mid-career AFL retirements a sign Australian athletes are taking brain health more seriously?
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HealthPexels/RDNE stock projectYou’re not in your 20s or 30s anymore and you know regular health checks are important. So you go to your GP. During the appointment they measure your waist. They might also check your weight. Looking concerned, they recommend some lifestyle changes. GPs and health professionals commonly measure waist circumference as a vital sign for health. This is a better indicator than body mass index (BMI) of the amount of intra-ab…See the Story
Good news: midlife health is about more than a waist measurement. Here’s why
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Smartphones · SydneyShutterstockYou’d be hard pressed to find any aspect of daily life that doesn’t require some form of digital literacy. We need only to look back ten years to realise how quickly things have changed. In 2013, we were still predominantly buying paper bus tickets and using Facebook on a desktop computer. Now, we order food by scanning codes and tap our cards to make payments. Digital inclusion (someone’s ability to keep up with technology) is an …See the Story
Many prisoners go years without touching a smartphone. It means they struggle to navigate life on the outside
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Sydney, Australia · SydneyThe Sydney Theatre Company's captivating revival of the 1975 play, co-produced with Dublin's Gate Theatre, manages to balance the loathing and humour of Thomas Bernhard's writing.See the Story
I wholeheartedly recommend The President: a brilliant revival of a play of decay, terror and revulsion
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Social Media · Bondi JunctionLess than 24 hours after Ashlee Good was murdered in Bondi Junction, her family released a statement requesting the media take down photographs they had reproduced of Ashlee and her family without their consent. They said it had caused her loved ones extreme distress. Their appeal is immediately understandable – many people would be upset by seeing photos of a loved one everywhere after such a traumatic event. The media had evidently not rece…See the Story
Some families push back against journalists who mine social media for photos – they have every right to
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