The Big Question
Why are our courts starting to recognise Tribal Law? And the 'culture war' between art and sport.
There is currently a raging political argument about formally recognising Aboriginal Tribal Law within our justice system. Judges often take into account tribal punishment when sentencing Aboriginal offenders; but the question is, will our society ever accept a dual system of justice? read article »
Funding is a contentious and very argued over subject, where it doesn’t matter how much you get, it is never enough. Sports in Australia are seen as the "big boys", with vast amounts of funding dedicated to it. So where does that leave the arts?
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Since Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story (1995), the popularity and success of computer-animated feature films has sky-rocketed, and now it seems every second film is a Computer Generated Image(CGI). With Cars, Monster House, Barnyard, The Ant Bully, and Happy Feet being released in 2006 alone, the CGI juggernaut shows little sign of slowing.
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During a lifetime you are faced with millions of choices. A choice most people face is whether or not to try drugs recreationally. By what process do you make this decision? Is the media right, do drugs really kill instantaneously? Or do you take the word of friends who take drugs regularly and tell you the media is brainwashing you? read article »
Dr Carmen Lawrence has been a vocal opponent of the Howard government's politics of fear. She argues that the government has engaged in a simplistic scare campaign, particularly since September 11th, 2001. This campaign has led to the erosion of civil liberties and the marginilization of members of our society, as Dr Lawrence told 3rd Degree... read article »
In the wake of the two Bali bombings and multiple Australian arrests for drug smuggling, Australia has upgraded its travel warning to Indonesia to ‘Reconsider your need to travel’. But just how real is the threat and are Australians willing to take the risk? read article »
Have all the movies about 9/11 and snakes onboard planes enhanced people´s fear of flying, or aviophobia which is the common term for it, or do they simply not care? 3rd degree asked a pilot and a passenger whether they thought people are more afraid of flying now than before and if they had experienced anything themselves. read article »
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