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Buffy, but for Wrestling: Can physical sport find its place during social distancing?




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Research Filter: Hubble Space Telescope celebrates its 30th birthday

Thirty years since the Hubble Space Telescope launched it's still providing vital space data having delivered us more than 1.4 million observations.




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Warriors touchdown in Tamworth, leaving families and loved ones behind

The New Zealand Warriors have arrived in Tamworth, ahead of the proposed NRL launch on May 28.




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Malawi blocks lockdown as experts worry about COVID-19 in Africa

Last month, the government of Malawi tried to impose a lockdown, but was knocked back by the courts.



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Will our arts industry have the same support it had pre-COVID?

Australia's $15 billion arts industry has been smashed apart by the restrictions put in place to tackle coronavirus, so when restrictions do finally lift, will our arts industry have the same support?



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Privacy experts warn of dangers in implementation of COVIDSafe app legislation

Parliament is set to pass legislation introducing tough penalties for people or agencies who access data from the COVIDSafe app in violation of its stated purpose.




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The Civil Wars - Barton Hollow

A timeless, anachronistic debut record from the double-Grammy-winners.




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Kris Kristofferson - Feeling Mortal

A streak of warm-hearted defiance courses through Kristofferson’s 28th album.




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Martha Tilston - Machines of Love and Grace

Tilston eloquently explores the relationship between technology and the human condition.




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Various Artists - Son of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys

A refreshingly varied voyage, with Tom Waits, Beth Orton and Patti Smith amongst the crew.




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Devendra Banhart - Mala

A sense of love and lightness lingers after this eighth album has run its course.




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Carl Nielsen - Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 (New York Philharmonic; conductor: Alan Gilbert)

Rich and hugely enjoyable performances.




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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - La Finta Giardiniera (Freiburger Barockorchester; Rene Jacobs)

An overwhelmingly joyous account of one of Mozart’s lesser-known operas.




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Johann Sebastian Bach - Harpsichord Concertos (Retrospect Ensemble; harpsichord/director: Matthew Halls)

A fresh-feeling recording of ear-popping brilliance.




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Felix Mendelssohn - Violin Concertos / The Hebrides (violin: Alina Ibragimova; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment; conductor: Vladimir Jurowski)

Ibragimova’s svelte, unforced violin tone is just right.




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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Concertos Nos. 9 & 21 (feat. piano: Mitsuko Uchida; The Cleveland Orchestra)

Uchida's measured approach reaps rewards, capturing the joy in this life-affirming music.




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Ludwig van Beethoven - The Beethoven Journey: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 3 (feat. piano: Leif Ove Andsnes; Mahler Chamber Orchestra)

The first step on what seems to be a joyous journey for the Norwegian pianist.




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Leonardo Vinci - Artaserse (Philippe Jaroussky; Max Emanuel Cencic; Coro della Radiotelevisione svizzera; Concerto Koln; conductor: Diego Fasolis)

Vinci’s final opera possesses extraordinary energy and some beautiful moments.




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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Don Giovanni (Ildebrando D'Arcangelo; Mahler Chamber Orchestra; conductor: Yannick Nezet-Seguin)

The most exciting and consistently well-sung Don Giovanni to appear for several years.




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Johann Sebastian Bach - Das Wohltemperierte Clavier (Books I and II) (feat. piano: András Schiff)

Schiff transcends all questions of instrumentation to deliver a pure experience.




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Franz Schubert - Schubert Edition Vol. 7: Erlkönig (baritone: Matthias Goerne; piano: Andreas Haefliger)

The pair exhibits a refined style on these illuminating performances.




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Giovanni Battista Pergolesi - Septem verba a Christo (Sophie Karthaüser, Christophe Dumaux, Julien Behr, Konstantin Wolff, Academie für Alte Musik Berlin/Rene Jacobs)

In its own way, the Seven Words of Christ is just as sublime as the Stabat Mater.




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Rod Stewart - Merry Christmas, Baby

Rod’s first festive collection finds the crooner on fine fireside form.




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Various Artists - Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From the First Psychedelic Era: 1965-68

An indispensable illustration of the wild and vivid evolution of 1960s psychedelia.




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Karl Bartos - Off the Record

A mixed manifestation of electronic pop from the former Kraftwerk-er.




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Duterte's coronavirus response, plus Australian PMs and power

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has told the army to shoot to kill anyone who violates strict COVID-19 lockdowns. Has he gone too far, or is this just more of the strong-man machismo that made him so popular? We talk to Sheila Coronel, Professor of Investigative Journalism at the Columbia Journalism School. Also, why don't Australian prime ministers leave quietly? Australia has had 30 prime ministers since its Federation in 1901. According to political historian Norman Abjorensen they all have one thing in common: a marked reluctance to relinquish power.




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Is the Swedish model a death sentence? And, does Australia need a post-Covid economic partnership with the US, Japan and India?

Sweden's virus experiment: death sentence, or a way forward?




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Lives After Hate, part 1

The story of one man's slide into the white supremacist movement in Canada in the late 1980s, and which asks the question; whose voices should be heard in the aftermath of violence, as a community attempts to move towards life after hate?



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Lives After Hate, part 2

The story of one man's slide into the white supremacist movement in Canada, and the aftermath. How do we deal with those who've engaged in the politics of hate when they decide to walk away from it?



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Curious North Coast: How far south did crocodiles once live?

Crocodiles have been reported as far south as Angourie in northern New South Wales, but did they ever inhabit the region?




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Grey nomads 'getting into all sorts of trouble' sees record number of flying doctor callouts

Often underprepared but determined to live the dream, hordes of grey nomads are keeping the Royal Flying Doctor Service busy in the outback.




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A Q&A with Mike Brown, the Fort Smith venue owner hosting first live COVID-era concert

Governor Hutchinson's May 4 directives on the re-opening of indoor and outdoor venues indicate closures will be lifted on May 18, but that's not what the event calendar at Fort Smith's Temple Live says.

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Hearne Fine Art to host art by Wade Hampton May 14 on Facebook

Hampton describes himself as "birthed within the state-of-mind forged by Native Americans, Civil War battles, blues and folk music, diamonds and nine students that corner-stoned the spirit of the civil rights movement."

The post Hearne Fine Art to host art by Wade Hampton May 14 on Facebook appeared first on Arkansas Times.








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Little Rock schedules video ‘town hall’ Monday on code revision; city Board meeting Tuesday includes conflicting opinions on short-term rentals in Hillcrest

Code revisions, short-term rentals and a donation of city land to the state's proposed billion-dollar freeway project through downtown are on the agendas of city meetings next week.

The post Little Rock schedules video ‘town hall’ Monday on code revision; city Board meeting Tuesday includes conflicting opinions on short-term rentals in Hillcrest appeared first on Arkansas Times.




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Accused car thief left woman in car at train crash after Bunbury police pursuit, court told

A man accused of leaving his injured passenger in a stolen car after it collided with a train in WA's South West tells court he panicked and did not know what to do.




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Tornado hits Harvey overnight as storms lash WA's South West and Perth

A suspected tornado tore through the WA town of Harvey on Thursday night, damaging houses and bringing down trees, as a strong cold front battered the state's South West and brought heavy rain to Perth.




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WA sport cuts ties with alcohol and junk food advertising

Surfing WA's Mark Lane is leading a growing charge of West Australian sporting organisations fighting off unhealthy sponsorships deals in sports.






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WA mother says Curtin University camp was inappropriate when it allowed teenagers to change behind bushes

A WA university has removed an activity from a camp for high schoolers after a mother complained that teenagers were told to change out of wet clothing behind a bush.




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Tasmanian Labor Party vows never to make 'mistake' of working with Greens again

Opposition Leader Rebecca White vows to ditch the Greens as party faithful meet in Burnie for Labor's first Tasmanian gathering since suffering a bruising federal election defeat.




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'No protection' for prisoners in Tasmania Police transport vans, union says

Prisoners being transported in Tasmania Police vans have no restraints and are forced to crouch of lie down when they're inside, according to the state's police union, which warns it is only a matter of time before someone dies.




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New witness emerges in 50yo Lucille Butterworth cold case

A new witness comes forward in the 50-year-old cold case of Tasmanian woman Lucille Butterworth, telling police he overheard a conversation about her body being dumped.