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Utrymmet för kurser i ekonomisk teorihistoria och ekonomisk metodologi har stadigt minskat på våra ekonomiutbildningar på senare tid. Detta är djupt beklagligt eftersom det är förödande på sikt för en akademisk disciplin att inte hålla kopplingen till tidigare forskningsmödor levande och att inte ställa viktiga vetenskapsteoretiska och metodologiska frågor om den egna verksamheten. Hur har […]
Most of us can remember at least a few troubling scenes from George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984: the mandatory love demanded for the spectral dictator Big Brother; the malleability of facts at the Ministry of Truth; or the ruling party’s memorably grim slogans, “War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery.” But for me, the most disturbing image of all — and I first read the book in high school — was the “Two Minutes Hate,” aroused among the public by threatening images on giant video screens. Within just 30 seconds, Orwell wrote, “a hideous ecstasy of fear and vindictiveness, a desire to kill, to torture, to smash faces in with a sledgehammer, seemed to flow through the whole group of people... Read more
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Australian opposition leader, Peter ‘Donald’ Dutton, has ordered his right-hand person, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price to get in contact with Donald Trump and do a deal to make Australia the 51st state of America ”Australia needs strong leadership and I am... Read More ›
Here’s contributor Natalie Palumbo’s report on a recent screening of Kevin Macdonald’s documentary film about John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s famed benefit concert and their activities in New York’s Greenwich Village in the early 1970s. … It’s Thursday afternoon at … Continue reading
Trump stands up for badly-behaved credit unions, one of America’s biggest unions stands up for tariffs, and more from The Lever this week.
"We stand by our reporting and the questions it raises around whether Chinese-gifted buildings were built to code, which came from multiple sources."
FORTY-six cyclists from the Coffs Coast, making up Team Faircloth and Reynolds, are in the last stages of preparation for the Tour de Rocks fundraising ride from Armidale to Woolgoolga on 24-26 April. The three-day ride, covering 260 kilometres, sees hundreds of cyclists raising a minimum of $250 each to help raise awareness of cancer...
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THE world’s fastest bird, the Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), paid a flying visit to the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden in Coffs Harbour, then returned to have something to eat. Though found across Australia, the Peregrine Falcon is not particularly common and is rarely seen, which is why a visitor to the Botanic Garden was...
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AT noon last Saturday (6 April) “Nikki” the three-finned green sea turtle was released into the ocean off North Wall in Coffs Harbour. It had been brought back to health at the Coffs Coast Wildlife Sanctuary (CCWS) after a near fatal entanglement 18 months ago. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it...
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FEDERAL Member for Page Kevin Hogan has promised funding for a reserve at Woolgoolga Beach and a Korora-based football club if the Coalition is elected at the Federal Election. On Sunday, Mr Hogan announced that a Coalition government will commit $1.5 million towards the next stage of the Woolgoolga Beach Reserve Masterplan. Advertise with News...
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ARTSNATIONAL Coffs Coast opened its 2025 season of talks with two diverse topics. In February, Dr Elizabeth Ann Macgregor AO OBE, gave a captivating talk titled “From Pariah to Popular, How the MCA Australia became the most visited Museum of Contemporary Art in the world”. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it...
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MICHAEL Rodrigues wants more people to get out and about at night time. The NSW 24-Hour Economy Commissioner’s role is to invigorate night-time activity across NSW and boost local businesses. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email us – media@newsofthearea.com.au...
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Der Hans-Matthöfer-Preis für Wirtschaftspublizistik wird jährlich Journalist:innen oder Autor:innen vergeben, die herausragende Beiträge zur wirtschaftspolitischen Debatte leisten. Der Preis ehrt Hans Matthöfer, einen ehemaligen deutschen Bundesminister (SPD), der sich für soziale Gerechtigkeit und progressive Wirtschaftspolitik einsetztet. Dieses Jahr ging der Preis an Philippa Sigl-Glöckner für ihr Buch Gutes Geld: Wege zu einer gerechten und nachhaltigen Wirtschaft. […]
A pharma company can’t hide behind bankruptcy, educators stand their ground, Louisiana’s bayous see justice, and award-winning journalism is safe in the courts.
Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa appeared on Jeopardy! to offer time travel-related "answers." But did the contestants have the right questions?