Posts Tagged ‘ Australia ’

The Road Western: The Mad Max Series and its Latest Installment, Fury Road

June 19, 2015
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The Road Western: The <i>Mad Max</i> Series and its Latest Installment, <i>Fury Road</i>

The Mad Max series continues to be a cult classic, in part because it re-appropriates the western and the road movie and redeploys them to create an environmentally catastrophic vision of a future that we could create.
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Convergent Media Policy: The Australian Case

May 31, 2012
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Convergent Media Policy: The Australian Case

While other countries are considering changes to adapt their media laws for convergence, Australia has been a world leader in commissioning major studies that address these challenges head on.
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Australian “Free” TV

December 19, 2010
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Australian “Free” TV

Australia's digital channels pose a threat to the free-to-air channels, so how do the latter fight back?
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Grown-Up Government: Bindi Irwin for Prime Minister! (Or President!)

August 11, 2010
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Grown-Up Government: Bindi Irwin for Prime Minister! (Or President!)

In the Inception election, is there anyone left in Australia who harbours political ambitions, personal integrity, a strong stance on environmental issues, and a unified and universal identity? Crikey, yes!
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Imperception and the Election? Dreamtime 2.0 Down Under

August 4, 2010
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Imperception and the Election? Dreamtime 2.0 Down Under

Down under, well beneath the consciousness of the wider world, the 2010 Australian Federal election has an unreal, dreamlike air. We’re not talking Aboriginal Dreamtime here; we’re witnessing a new creation myth.
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