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The science of attributing extreme weather events to human-induced climate change has evolved rapidly in recent years. But how we communicate it to the public has not kept pace with this advance.
Australian government proposals to ban so-called “double dipping” with paid parental leave (PPL) risks scaling back health benefits for women who take time off to care for their babies.
Body-worn cameras may seem to be a boost for policing and criminal justice, but they raise a host of issues around admissibility, privacy and fairrness.
High Indigenous mortality rates mean Indigenous children may observe the death of relatives and experience grieving more often than the general population.
In the third volume of The Official History of ASIO series, historians Dr John Blaxland and Dr Rhys Crawley examine the organisation's role in the years leading to the end of the Cold War.
In a globalised world, the credibility of the birthright lottery as grounds for excluding people from protection may be diminishing.
With gas prices high, coal-fired power has been increasing, which is bad news for carbon emissions.
In the absence of any more sophisticated options, drug consumers are resorting to drug testing kits they can access themselves.
The uneven provisioning of poker machines across Victoria may be contributing to the incidence of domestic violence in areas with many poker machines.
For more than three decades an egg found in a remote Australian desert was thought to be from a rare nocturnal parrot. So what happened when scientists decided to double-check?
A report from Habitat III in Ecuador, where 50,000 delegates are trying to change the world.
On Q&A, panellists duelled over the numbers of migrants Australia takes a year. Is it 200,000 or 800,000? How many permanent and how many temporary? Let’s check the facts.
More needs to be done to protect women against sexual violence perpetrated in war.
There were seven highly regarded and qualified women who could have been selected as the next UN secretary-general. So why did the job go to another man?
The Paris Agreement will come into force on November 4. Will Australia be part of the pack?
Australia has the third largest marine jurisdiction in the world, a vast ocean territory that contains important natural and biological resources. And it needs protecting.
Storage is the issue politicians must deal with if we are to transition away from coal and gas based power generation.
Freezing light in mid-air isn’t just the realm of Star Wars, as new research shows. But what do you do with the light once it’s trapped? One option is to use it to develop new forms of computers.
South Australia is recovering from a state-wide blackout, and fingers are pointing at the state’s renewable energy industry and climate change.
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Professor of Engineering, Australian National University
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Research Fellow, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Professor, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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PhD Student, Australian National University
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Research Fellow, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
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PhD Student & Research Assistant, Australian National University
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Lecturer, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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ARC DECRA Research Fellow, Australian National University
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Associate Professor of Strategic & Defence Studies, Australian National University
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Honorary Associate Professor, ANU College of Law, Australian National University
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Peter Whiteford is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Postdoctoral Researcher, College of Asia & the Pacific, Australian National University
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Research Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Distinguished Professor, School of Culture, History & Language, Australian National University
