Macquarie University is ranked among the top one per cent of universities in the world and enjoys an enviable reputation for research excellence. It’s recognised for the way it uniquely fosters collaboration between students, academics, industry and society – producing graduates who aren’t just highly skilled, but multifaceted global citizens who are among the most sought-after professionals in the world.
Tools such as ChatGPT dominate the conversation around AI in schools. But with teachers looking to meet Indigenous content requirements, using generative AI could do more harm than good.
Dr Lowitja O'Donoghue. Her name and images have been used with permission.
Lowitja Institute
The Shia militant groups operating in Iraq, Lebanon and other parts of the Middle East share political and ideological connections, yet they also have their own nationalist goals.
The benefits of snake populations on agricultural land far outweigh the potential costs, and farmers should tolerate rather than kill them.
Des militaires israéliens filmés par des journalistes lors d’affrontements avec des manifestants palestiniens à Jérusalem-Est, le 22 décembre 2023.
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La Chine trône en tête de ce classement, devançant plusieurs autres régimes autoritaires ; mais Israël occupe désormais la sixième place, aux côtés de l’Iran.
Illustration of the Japanese moon
lander separating in orbit.
JAXA
Japan’s space agency is landing its first lunar probe this week. This makes the Moon an increasingly busy target for spacefaring nations – with conflicting political stances among them.
New statistics show a spike in the amount of journalists jailed in the country. To protect its democracy, Israel needs to be transparent about why members of the media are arrested.
San Francisco skyline.
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In her prose and her poetry, Sara M. Saleh renders unique the ways people resist, transcend, adapt, make the best of things, compromise, endure, and lose hope and faith.
Et vous, êtes-vous plutôt mouchoir en papier ou mouchoir en tissu ?
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En matière d’impact environnemental, les mouchoirs en papier n’ont pas forcément un bilan moins bon que les mouchoirs en tissu. Et concernant l’hygiène, le tissu ne fait pas mieux non plus.
Artist’s impression of a group of Gigantopithecus blacki in a forest in southern China.
Garcia/Joannes-Boyau (Southern Cross University)
The World Bank used a tool known as purchasing power parity to make its calculations. An improved methodology suggests China’s pro-market reforms increased rather than shrank extreme poverty.
Alvin Purple is a bawdy sex comedy about an unprepossessing young man who was irresistible to women – probably not what politicians had in mind when they supported a local film industry.
Before AI becomes widespread in health care, we need to ask what matters to consumers.
Left: Families of the hostages during the March for the Hostages on November 18, 2023 in Jerusalem.
Right: Palestinians flee the northern part of the Gaza Strip on November 10, 2023.
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