Birthmark is the term used to describe common skin marks that are present at birth or appear soon afterwards. It doesn’t mean they were caused by the physical process of birth.
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Australia’s original $1 note featured artwork taken without permission from Aboriginal artist, David Malangi. He was later given $1000, a medallion and a fishing kit, but archival evidence sheds new light on the affair.
Australia’s policy to stop the flow of asylum seeker boats to its shores has increased the number of refugees stranded in Indonesia.
Authorities have moved the Great Barrier Reef onto its highest alert level in response to widespread coral bleaching. Months of monitoring will now be needed to assess the ongoing damage.
Eating meat means greenhouse emissions. But the emissions from growing crops may have been underestimated, meaning that a climate-friendly diet isn’t as straightforward as simply going vegetarian.
The FIRST robotics competition brings school students together to build a robot to complete a challenge. And it’s an inspiring way to encourage interest in STEM.
The Australian government’s fintech strategy resets the risk dial on how fintech firms are regulated, but the big unknown is how consumers will respond.
After many weeks of speculation, the government has laid down the challenge for the Senate and smoothed the path for a double-dissolution election.
Spurned by women, more likely to end up in jail, doomed to earn less, destined to languish in poorly paid jobs, plagued by feelings of inferiority and coming up short where coming up matters most…
It is impossible to know for sure what a Trump presidency would be like. But there are sensible reasons to suspect it could be disastrous – not only for the US but also for Australia.
If Australia investments in technology to recycle and lease lithium, it could capitalise on its increasing use in batteries.
The idea of resilience is important - but is it being co-opted in our workplaces?
When Australians went to the Western Front, language failed them. So they invented slanguage: a mix of slang, French words and creative swearing that, among other things, gave us the word “Aussie”.
There are hundreds of different languages spoken in the Pacific region that could be lost. So it’s important to safeguard what recordings we have in a digital archive available to all.
Eating less meat isn’t the only solution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from livestock.
The Grattan Institute’s new report, Widening Gaps, invites us to think differently about how to measure student progress and tackle entrenched inequalities in achievement.
Current clinical trials testing stem cell therapies for a number of diseases are going on in the US, Europe, Canada, Japan and elsewhere, but not in Australia.
It’s not easy to prove which type of tax cut will drive more jobs and growth.
There is every sign the underlying causes of forced migration – war, repression, ethnic conflict, climate change displacement and rampant human trafficking – will continue.
Right on cue, coral bleaching has struck the Great Barrier Reef, as the world’s third mass bleaching event continues.
Squeezing and trying to pop pimples is definitely not the best solution and can actually make your skin worse.
The disruption happening thanks to algorithms is happening all around us.
Surely it isn’t too far-fetched to claim that if migrants are to promote democracy back home, it is beneficial for them to experience democratic values and principles in the countries hosting them.
The damaging polarisation around queer issues in Australian politics is out of step with community sentiment.
There is substantial variation in the safety and quality of care provided in Australian hospitals. The data can tell us why.