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Seagrass meadows are prevalent elements of Australian coastal waters, a submarine laurel crown around our country. The dark patches of water, in contrast with the turquoise blue of bare sand, that we see…
My twin brother recently celebrated the birth of his first baby. He first shared the news of the impending arrival when his wife was around 10 weeks pregnant. As you can imagine, it was a tremendously…
In the midst of a maelstrom of economic woes caused by the Euro crisis the German economy has continued to perform relatively well. While many of its neighbours suffer recession and high unemployment…
Schizophrenia is a complex and potentially disabling disorder affecting about 1% of the population. Its precise cause, though known to involve both genetic vulnerability and environmental stress, remains…
The importance of the early childhood years in shaping adult life is not a new concept. For many years now, parents have been playing, talking, reading, singing, and exercising their children in increasingly…
The Australian dollar has touched below parity with the US dollar for the first time since December last year. This will no doubt disappoint the long line of Australian citizens touring the world, firms…
The notion that Australia is running a two-speed economy has been around for some time. Back in 2006 before the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) the Sunday Times contacted me to ask what the longer term outlook…
“King coal still reigns” was the headline emblazoned across a full page article in The Weekend Australian on the 28-29 April 2012, by Environment Editor Graham Lloyd. The article’s subtitle was, “The world…
A number of comments to my previous post on the role of aquaculture as a milestone in the history of humanity have clearly identified one of the key problems for the growth of aquaculture: that some of…
Anyone who has ever held a newborn in their arms, must at some stage have wondered how this eating, sleeping, emitting blob, turns into a child ready for the classroom, in little more than 1825 days. Somewhere…
The 2012 federal budget offers to return a modest surplus of $1.5 billion over the financial year 2012-2013, with the hope of further surplus budgets in the following years. In normal circumstances, this…
The growth of augmented reality (AR) will almost certainly change the way we visually experience the everyday world. And, as discussed previously on The Conversation, it’s likely to be Google’s Project…
About 12,000 years humans initiated the domestication of plants and animals in the fertile crescent thereby developing the capacity to control the production of their food. The development of agriculture…
A recent study by the OECD into the state of financing for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) provides an interesting international perspective. The…
What is lead poisoning? It’s exposure to lead in a way that lands the metal into your body. There are two types of lead poisoning – acute and chronic. Acute poisoning will occur with higher exposures…
You can tell a lot about a person’s emotional state by looking at their face. A quick glance can give you an idea of whether a person is, say, happy or angry, allowing you to modify your behaviour accordingly…
The Royal Society of the UK has released a new report, People and the Planet, addressing the problem of human overpopulation and the depletion of key resources. As always, the report is well written, although…
The Council of Small Business of Australia (COSBOA) and The Tax Institute plan to hold a round table meeting this May with the purpose of developing a better definition of small business for tax and legal…
The fields of Majorca (Spain) are in full blooming at the height of spring, and bees are very busy pollinating this unplanned garden. I am happy to welcome them to the citrus orchard in my backyard, as…
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Research Associate in galaxy evolution, The University of Western Australia
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Professor and Head of School of Social Sciences, The University of Western Australia
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Bennett Chair of Autism, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia
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Paediatrician, Infectious Diseases Physician and Clinical Microbiologist, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia
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PhD candidate in literary studies, The University of Western Australia
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Cognitive Psychology Researcher, The University of Western Australia
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Wen Family Chair in Conservation, The University of Western Australia
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Forrest Fellow, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia
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PhD candidate, The University of Western Australia
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Senior Lecturer in English and Literary Studies, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Ecology, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Tax Law, The University of Western Australia
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Forrest Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia
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Professor, The University of Western Australia
