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This month’s pickings offer three home-grown productions with a stellar lineup of Australian actors.
A member of Australia’s Climate Change Authority, Lesley Hughes, explains what this body does – in light of high profile NSW politician Matt Kean’s appointment to the top job this week.
Se a Austrália quiser manter o status de patrimônio mundial da Grande Barreira de Corais - na verdade, se quiser preservar o recife - devemos agir agora para evitar mais mortes de corais.
Our purpose-built “frog saunas” allow amphibians to warm up in winter and bake off chytrid infections. You can even DIY and build a frog sauna for your own backyard with our step-by-step guide.
If Australia wants to maintain the world-heritage status of the Great Barrier Reef – indeed, if it wants to preserve the reef at all – we must act now to prevent more coral deaths.
My own ordeal in Egypt, where I was imprisoned on terrorism charges, was nothing compared to Assange’s. But I understand the weird blend of elation, confusion and disorientation sudden release brings.
Em um novo estudo, descobrimos que um programa que combina caminhada e educação pode reduzir efetivamente a recorrência da dor lombar.
In a new study, we found that a program combining walking and education can effectively reduce the recurrence of low back pain.
Researchers found blood-lead levels in sparrows were a predictable indicator of blood-lead levels in children – showing how humans and nature are inextricably linked.
Charming and irreverent as they were, The Beatles themselves were only part of the reason the tour was so memorable.
What happens when people form romantic relationships across class? Eve Vincent and Rose Butler interviewed 38 people to find out. Their candid answers are revealing.
Kejahatan yang lebih besar dalam serial tersebut dilakukan oleh Darrien – namun ini bukanlah inti acaranya.
Why build pyramids in the desert? A centuries-old puzzle may be answered by the slow wandering of the Nile.
A psychiatrist and revolutionary, Frantz Fanon wrote fiercely against racism and colonialism. His ideas continue to inform political movements yet his misogyny and embrace of violence are problematic.
It is hard to overstate the impact this case is likely to have on future whistleblowing in Australia.
Organisms that produce synthetic fuel and suck carbon out of the air are just some of the possibilities of ‘engineering biology’ – if policymakers can shepherd the industry towards success.
The greater crimes in the show are committed by Darrien – yet these are not the show’s main pitch.
A new survey shows Australian women have little trust in religious institutions, particularly when it comes to the protection of children.
New research into the working lives of artists shows how, through lower take-home pay and volunteer hours for their community, Australia’s artists are subsidising our arts industry.
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Schmidt Science Fellow in Conservation Biology, Macquarie University
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Senior Lecturer, Macquarie School of Social Sciences, Macquarie University
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Professor and Director, Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy, Macquarie University
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Professor of Marine Fisheries Ecology, Macquarie University
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Associate Professor, Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy, Macquarie University
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Professor Emerita, Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University
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Professor of Physiotherapy, Macquarie University
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Chief Environmental Scientist, EPA Victoria; Honorary Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
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PhD Candidate, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
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Professor of History, Macquarie University
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Professor of Journalism and Communications, Macquarie University
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Associate Professor, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Macquarie University
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Professor of Musculoskeletal Disorders, Macquarie University
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Professor of Avian Behavioural Ecology, Macquarie University
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Department of Health Sciences, Macquarie University
