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'Fifty years is a long time in politics': remembering the passion and protest of May 1968

May 1968 wasn't just about France. A serial Australian protester remembers their version of events from Australia and the world.

Rundle: hovering between reality and a dream in the local café

Too much screen time isn't going to turn humans into vacant automatons. But it is possible to get things wrong within cultures, and to do so for decades at a time.

How do you get Australians to stream Australian music?

Like the shift to streaming television, more and more Australians are listening to music through streaming services. But are they listening to Australian songs?

Razer: Hillary Clinton's religious, if nonsensical, performance to Melbourne's true believers

Hillary Clinton spoke to a 5000-strong crowd on a freezing Thursday night in Melbourne. Her observations on misogyny failed to adequately warm Helen Razer.

Apart from a strong showing for Seven in the regions and a decent night for <em>Masterchef</em>, it was a ratings night to forget all round

Glenn Dyer's TV Ratings

Apart from a strong showing for Seven in the regions and a decent night for Masterchef, it was a ratings night to forget all round

The crisis in the Marxist tradition

The greatest challenge to Marxist thinking was from the Austrian tradition.

How useful is it to be banging on about Karl Marx in the 21st century?

The world seems to be throwing him a hell of a 200th birthday celebration, but what's really behind the fervour of these think pieces?

Should Netflix be forced to screen more Australian content?

Industry groups are ramping up a communications policy push, and the focus is on a certain foreign streaming service.

Why 2018 is a make or break year for the Australian film industry

As tensions rise around cuts to local funding, questions remain unanswered on murky deals for Hollywood blockbusters. It's time to reckon with what we want on our screens.

Razer: for a 'rebel icon', Bob Dylan certainly sells out a lot

No matter how many times the iconoclast has shilled for healthcare corporations, auto companies, tech giants (at least three times) and banks, liberal writers will give themselves a hernia trying to justify him.