Cyclones, floods and other climate change-linked events are threatening Indigenous heritage tens of thousands of years old. Unless we act, they’ll be gone for good.
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Starlink has plans to connect phones, planes and even cruises to its space satellites. But there are hold-ups.
The now King Charles is a man of contradictions.
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Your rights as a renter in Australia vary according to where you live. Here’s what you need to know.
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Brown noise sounds like the ocean and some people say it helps them sleep. Here’s what the science actually says.
We hear the term ‘skills shortages’ all the time in media and policy debates. But what skills do we need, and more importantly, how do we get them?
In the void of interstellar space, the most distant emissary of humankind carries a message that will last for billions of years.
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The evidence presented and initial findings show how important the royal commission is.
Problems identifying and responding to emotions in others is thought of as a core feature of autism. But our research shows there may be minimal differences in this aspect of social interaction.
Homeless voters represent a diverse electoral group; can their numbers turn the tide in elections?
The identification of a vulture that lived more than 50,000 years ago is shedding more light on biodiversity loss and ecosystem change in Australia.
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The Australian approach to lifting standards of schooling has a crucial blind spot: the role of the people and communities outside school in supporting students.
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Alice Clement is a Friend of The Conversation.Research Associate in the College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University
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PhD candidate, Flinders University
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Senior research fellow, Flinders University
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Associate lecturer, Flinders University
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Researcher, Flinders University
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Lecturer in History, Flinders University
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Professor, Flinders University
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Associate Professor of Archaeological Science, Flinders University
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Epidemiologist & Senior Lecturer in Public Health, Flinders University
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Ecologist and Researcher, Flinders University
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Associate Professor, College of Business, Government and Law, Flinders University
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Associate Lecturer, Flinders University
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Professor of Neurophysiology, Department of Physiology, Flinders University
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Associate Professor in Biology, Flinders University
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University
