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West Australian voters need convincing that the Coalition will be better than Labor at managing the economy. Meanwhile, the Queensland seat of Dickson has already descended into personality politics.
The story of Australia has been studied and explored many times by researchers. Look what they’ve revealed, so far.
Bertanding kembalinya Jokowi mungkin membahayakan keanekaragaman hayati global, karena ia mengancam mengingkari moratorium pembukaan perkebunan kelapa sawit baru.
Jokowi’s re-election may put the global biodiversity at risk
Keep up-to-date with how the federal election is playing out locally. Our State of the States series takes stock of the key issues, seats and policies affecting the vote in each of Australia’s states.
When people build fences across semi-arid landscapes we cut off vital paths to seasonal food and water.
Eucalypts have been in Australia for 45 million years. But hundreds of species appeared more recently than previously thought.
Depuis qu’ils ont subi des blanchissements à répétition en 2016 et 2017, les coraux de la Grande Barrière ont de plus en plus de mal à se reproduire.
Invasive pest ants cause billions of dollars worth of damage to crops, and threaten some of Australia’s World Heritage rainforests. The federal budget has pledged nearly $30m on wiping them out – but how?
After repeated bleaching in 2016 and 2017 corals on the Great Barrier Reef are producing far fewer offspring.
Marine heatwaves have caused coral bleaching in one of the most isolated ecosystems in the world.
The medical abortion drug mifepristone has been available in Australian for the past 13 years but it’s still out of reach for many women who decide to terminate their pregnancy.
When we plan a better future for an increasingly urbanised world, we need to be aware that more than half of all children now live in the tropics. That calls for solutions with a tropical character.
Invasive tropical fire ants spread by eating their fat useless sons.
The guinea flower grows right across Australia.
A new petition is urging state and federal governments to rein in Australia’s rampant land clearing, which worsens the risk of bushfires and threatens to undo the work of the Emissions Reduction Fund.
Sarah and Donna are 26 weeks pregnant and have the same blood sugar levels. But while Donna is diagnosed with gestational diabetes, Sarah is spared from the label. It comes down to where she lives.
Molluscs that have shells - like pipis, clams and oysters - have to build their own shell from scratch. And they keep building it their whole life, using chemicals from the sea and their own bodies.
Rural and regional Australia is a big and diverse place, but some broad common issues do emerge as policy priorities.
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, James Cook University
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Research Fellow, the ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, James Cook University
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Associate Professor and Head of the Gamete and Embryology (GAME) Laboratory, James Cook University
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Adjunct Professorial Research Fellow, School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University
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Senior Project Officer - Indigenous Research, James Cook University
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, James Cook University
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DECRA Research Fellow (James Cook University), Principal Research Scientist (Minderoo Foundation), James Cook University
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Postdoctoral Researcher, James Cook University
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Michael Bird is a Friend of The Conversation.
JCU Distinguished Professor, ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, James Cook University
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Researcher in marine ecology, James Cook University
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Adjunct Asssociate Professor, James Cook University
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Principal Research Fellow, James Cook University
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Sean Ulm is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures, James Cook University
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Distinguished Professor, James Cook University
