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08/10/2024 05:59 The Guardian

Follow today’s news liveGuardian Essential poll: more than half of Australians approve of Albanese government’s response to Israel-Gaza warGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSo what’s that ARC research project on islands actually about, anyway?A blog watcher has taken the trouble to look up the research project that has Liberal MP James Stevens all hot and bothered, Archipelagic Connections in Australian and Pacific Literature:Australia is often defined as an isolated island-continent, ‘girt by sea’. This project aims to challenge this protectionist myth by analysing literary and historical connections between different geographical sites that have been represented as enclosed in Australian history.It expects to offer new interpretations of interconnected narratives of Aboriginal Australian, South Sea Islander and migrant enclosure in Australian literature.The project also contributes to national strategic initiatives into the ‘truth telling’ on Australia’s past relations to Aboriginal Australians and the study of environmental change in islands and archipelagos. Continue reading...

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08/10/2024 10:00 The Guardian

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08/10/2024 10:00 The Guardian

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08/10/2024 10:00 The Guardian

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08/10/2024 09:31 The Guardian

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08/10/2024 09:31 The Guardian

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08/10/2024 08:30 The Guardian

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08/10/2024 07:09 The Guardian

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08/10/2024 02:45 The Guardian

Fema chief warns ‘dangerous’ Trump falsehoods hampering Helene response

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08/10/2024 01:26 The Guardian

Protesters for Palestine and Israel rally across US on 7 October anniversary

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07/10/2024 18:17 The Guardian

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07/10/2024 17:07 The Guardian

Trump allies threaten Deloitte contracts after employee leaks Vance comments

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07/10/2024 15:07 The Guardian

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07/10/2024 14:00 The Guardian

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07/10/2024 13:55 The Guardian

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07/10/2024 13:21 The Guardian

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07/10/2024 12:50 The Guardian

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07/10/2024 12:01 The Guardian

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07/10/2024 11:08 The Guardian

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07/10/2024 11:03 The Guardian

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07/10/2024 09:49 The Guardian

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07/10/2024 09:24 The Guardian

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