Searching for animals thought to be extinct – or fictional – is difficult, painstaking and often disappointing. But new technology like drones offer hope of a boom in biological discovery.
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Turmeric is often reported to have anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-bacterial, and anti-cancer properties.
This referendum is the first time in the democratic history of Turkey that an election has been seen as illegitimate by not only domestic contenders, but by international observers as well.
The real struggle, and victory, of Spartacus star Andy Whitfield was not in a computer-generated arena.
Any significant decline in home ownership or equity in a home impacts higher care needs: older people will not have an asset to sell to fund the bonds required to enter aged care accommodation.
Many refugees are unable to use the skills and knowledge they have brought with them and obtain work equal to their experience.
Experts agree that Turkey is even further polarised after contested unofficial results show President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has won the right to expand his powers.
The new film Denial chronicles Holocaust denier David Irving’s 2000 legal action against US historian Deborah Lipstadt.
I never met John Clarke, who has just died at 68. Yet he taught me a great deal about the English language and the Australasian voice, and what can be done with both.
Driverless cars may cut the number of traffic offences but they could open up a whole new area of litigation - who’s responsible for any crash?
If the ‘yes’ vote prevails in this month’s constitutional referendum, the Turkish people may be in the rare position of democratically approving the death of their own democracy.
Our new meta-analysis, which pooled results from 65 studies, looked at health-care spending by both the private and public sectors including preventive and curative care.
Amid the uproar over US Vice President Mike Pence’s refusal to dine alone with any woman other than his wife, we should ask: what are the metaphysical implications?
In 2007, Canadian political theorist Tamir Bar-On wrote a book with a provocative title: Where have all the fascists gone? In 2017, Bar-On’s question may seem to many readers no longer that perplexing…
Analysis shows that rising inequality over the past 20 years makes it harder to increase taxes and makes citizens less willing to pay them.
Imagine, if you would, a company in a pre-budget submission demanding diplomatic assistance from their government to help them sell product overseas. Fair enough, you might say. If you don’t ask you won’t…
The government’s charity drive for threatened species shows it’s unwilling to invest what’s needed to prevent extinction.
What is the point of science knowledge if you are not likely to use it once you leave school?
Although the uprising in Syria will mark its sixth anniversary this month, the Syrian war has far from run its course.
Redesigning spaces of conflict starts with creating life on the edges. Geelong offers contrasting examples of city centre spaces: one with problems inherent in its design and a nearby one that works.
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Professor of Sociology and Social Research, Deakin University
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Lecturer, School of Psychology, Deakin University
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Research Fellow, Deakin University
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Associate Professor in Psychology, Deakin University
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Chair in Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer in Sport Management, Deakin University
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Professor of Optometry and Optometry Course Director, Deakin University
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Adjunct Professor in Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer in Writing, Literature and Culture, Deakin University
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Associate professor, Deakin University
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Lecturer, Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer, Digital, Political, Media, Deakin University
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Lecturer in Optometric Clinical Skills, Director Deakin Collaborative Eye Care Clinic, Deakin University
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PhD Candidate, Deakin University
