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Two motifs predominate in racing fashion: the horseshoe and the horse bit. But what does it mean when “fillies on the field” dress in clothes adorned with stirrups, bits and other equine symbols?
As El Nino looms, the Murray-Darling is facing another drought. But after almost a decade of investment in water trading and other policies, its prospects are better this time around.
Not every Asian runner has delivered a stellar year for Australian exporters.
As we celebrate the Melbourne Cup today, it’s worth taking a look at the way we nourish our champions of the turf.
As Optus takes the fight for sports viewers to Foxtel and Telstra, it’s unclear if consumers will benefit.
Can screen adaptations of literary classics ever be as good as the source text? Well, yes. As the new ABC miniseries The Beautiful Lie shows, they can explore timeless themes in unpredictable and engaging ways.
Why should we care if the polar ice sheets melt hundreds of years in the future? Because they are vital for maintaining our current climate.
If we want the Australian university sector to help fuel innovation, then we need to ensure the right researchers are being supported by our funding bodies, such as the Australian Research Council (ARC…
Mobile video technology means outrageous behaviour and abuses can rapidly become public knowledge, but achieving just outcomes still depends on a political willingness to act on such knowledge.
Exposure to harmful agents inside the home can have profound effects on our health. After all, we spend an average of 16 hours a day at home – and even more when aged under seven and over 64.
There is a growing canyon now separating politics as understood and practiced by political authorities from the political practices of everyday people.
As China moves towards a ‘new normal’ on economic growth, it will use its five-year plan to promote sustainable growth.
When asked about importing cannabis oil to treat child epilepsy, rural health minister Fiona Nash told Q&A that the TGA can allow importation of products not registered in Australia. Is that right?
When asked for a source to support her assertion, a spokesman for Nash sent a response from a TGA official that said: The Special Access Scheme (SAS) can be used for the importation of a cannabinoid product…
Australia’s high rates of imprisonment and re-imprisonment of Aboriginal people with mental and cognitive disabilities is not only shameful, it is entirely predictable and preventable.
The idea that the Australian accent may be the product of drunkenness in early European settlers is wildly speculative. And yet it has gained international attention in the past week. Why?
Coal exporting countries could buffer the transition to low carbon economies by taxing coal production or exports.
With El Niño upon us and the prospect of water scarcity ahead, how well positioned are we to make accurate and timely decisions about water resources?
Police are entrusted with enforcing the laws against domestic violence – the same laws that some are breaking in their own relationships.
Sydney will need to provide dwellings for an additional 309,000 households and Melbourne an additional 355,000 households over the next decade to 2022.
Building genuine empathy into artificial intelligence is harder than it looks. It might be a while before we see the genuine article in robots.
A lack of government guidance on how student tuition fees should be used by universities is resulting in money for teaching being spent on research instead.
There are several ways scientists can explain risks of cancer and other diseases; some are easier to understand than others.
JK Rowling has come under fire for signing an open letter opposing a cultural boycott of Israel. The form of the complaints, and Rowling’s response, tell us much about the author-fan relationship.