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Being rooted is different from being connected or even grounded. As we know from our mobile phones, connectivity can be fleeting. Grounding is only at surface layers. Being rooted goes as deep in the earth as above in the sky, providing greater stability.
The highest IVF success rates are reported in women under 30 who have an around a 26% chance of having a baby.
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Thanks to IVF and donor conception, infertile couples, single women and lesbian couples now have a better chance of starting families. But while common, it’s rarely openly discussed.
Aged care residents are three times more likely to have suicidal thoughts than their house-bound peers.
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Australia has the frustrating distinction of repeatedly producing world-beating ideas - only to lose them overseas. Why can’t we hold onto what we invent?
Despite the Intergenerational Report’s assertion about ageing’s negative impact on labour force participation, the effect turns out to be minimal.
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Liberal senator Cory Bernardi, a vocal opponent of same-sex marriage, has said that “the very best thing” for the development of a child is to have a mum and a dad. What does the research say?
Voters face an illusion of choice.
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With Jeb Bush and Rick Perry as the latest hopefuls, the Republican presidential race looks like a free for all. Close examination shows voters are faced with fewer choices than ever before.
Smart engagement with Asia means recognising the many ways in which Asian migrants to Australia are opening new pathways for discovery, innovation and cultural understanding.
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Skilled migrants from India, China and other neighbouring countries are building pathways for innovation, growth and better understanding between Australia and their homelands.
I was initially rather excited to see that one of my friends and collaborators, Professor Shri Kulkarni from Caltech, had his picture littering my Facebook feed recently. Unfortunately for Shri, it was…
Scientists knew the mystery signals were close by the Parkes radio telescope: but what was the source?
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Astronomers used to probing the universe always knew that strange signals detected by the Parkes radio telescope were coming from somewhere closer to home. But finding the source was the tricky bit.
Programs like Hour of Code introduce computer programming to students in an engaging manner.
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If we want students to be well prepared for the 21st century, then we should be teaching coding in school.
‘What’s in it for me?’ is a common question today, but not one that necessarily produces the best answers for collective wellbeing.
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The concept of the greater good has made a comeback in Europe in an era of budget austerity, but in Australia too few of us are alive to its meaning – and to its vulnerability.
No improvements have been made to Indigenous higher education participation or completion despite a major review.
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Three years after the Review of Higher Education Access and Outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People which aimed to increase university attendance for Indigenous Australians, not much has changed.
How widespread are the new digital technologies that sustain and extend existing business models?
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Digital disruption has largely impacted on limited sectors such as media and finance; many Australian businesses have barely taken up the opportunities technology provides.
Bjorn Lomborg seems to irritate the hell out of many environmentalists.
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The Cool Japan program models how a new approach to the design industry might work in the degrowth economy. To paraphrase designer and engineer Buckminster Fuller, the best way to predict the future is to design it.
Enabling consumers to keep their bank account numbers when switching institutions will encourage greater competition.
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It’s a pain to change mobile providers, but at least keeping your number is easy. It’s much more of a pain to change banks and much of that pain is because we have to change bank account numbers. Why don’t…
If an Uber X customer is injured in an accident they may not always be covered by an insurer.
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