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International The stratifying internet Julian Thomas 18 November 2016 Internet connections have surged in the region, but cost has re-emerged as a constraint for many users International Cultural politics on demand Ramon Lobato 31 May 2016 Should Netflix and other streaming services be required to promote local content? New developments in Europe are reviving old debates about national culture, writes Ramon Lobato National affairs 3D, yes. But DIY? Not so much Angela Daly 11 May 2016 The 3D printing revolution might not be as sweeping as the headlines suggest, argues Angela Daly. But that doesn’t mean it won’t change the way manufacturing works International Was the ABC shanghaied by Beijing? John Fitzgerald 18 April 2016 China needs no help in silencing its critics at home and abroad. So how did Australia come to be part of the problem, asks John Fitzgerald

International Ashley Madison and the identity protection racket Ramon Lobato & Julian Thomas 1 September 2015 Data breaches are creating a new breed of online scammer, write Ramon Lobato and Julian Thomas International Pope 1, Lomborg 0 Daniel Nethery 23 July 2015 A new website allows scientists around the world to assess the quality of media coverage of climate change, writes Daniel Nethery Books & arts Fakers, makers and takers Emily van der Nagel 16 July 2015 … not to mention genuinely useful views and reviews. Emily van der Nagel assesses a new study of online comments Essays & reportage Wrestling with Sir Ken Dean Ashenden 24 June 2015 Dean Ashenden takes on the sixties, GERM, and the world’s best-known educational revolutionary

National affairs The long, covert history of rural telecoms policy John Doyle 8 September 2014 The choice between politically charged cross-subsidies and direct government subsidies has always been a feature of Australian telecommunications policy-making, writes John Doyle Books & arts The American dream, in 3D Angela Daly 14 August 2014 Angela Daly reviews an award-winning documentary about a technology that could fundamentally change manufacturing Essays & reportage The illusionist’s trick Virginia Lloyd 25 July 2014 Skype has shaped a professional and personal life across two continents, reports Virginia Lloyd Essays & reportage Behind the mulga curtain Eleanor Hogan 11 July 2014 Tennant Creek has developed innovative ways of dealing with the strengths and weaknesses of social media, writes Eleanor Hogan. But the initiatives are languishing,…