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Rainbowfish embryos, as young as only four days after fertilisation, are able to smell potential predatory threats, a new study by Australian researchers has found. Published today, the findings show these…
Speed cameras - love them or (more likely) hate them, they’re here to stay. And as with most technologies, there is room for improvement - highlighted most recently when Wheels magazine sponsored a journalist…
In a paper recently published in Energy Policy, we (along with another colleague from Cardiff University in Wales) reported our survey of Australians’ opinions about nuclear energy and global climate change…
Digital production and distribution has made it easier to access music than at any other time in human history. But no one starts at “A” in iTunes or on YouTube’s homepage and listens to everything. There…
Our relationships with music are deeply personal and intimate. But we shouldn’t forget that music is also an incredibly powerful social tool capable of bringing people together to share in an experience…
The recent closure of illicit drugs website Silk Road by the FBI has been hailed as a decisive blow in the fight against organised crime and another victory in the global War on Drugs. Although a minor…
The “remotely operated Hexacopter drone” may sound like something out of the latest Hollywood sci-fi, but this new technology is about to take centre stage in Australia’s animal welfare debate. Drones…
If you feel slightly nauseated while using your iPhone or iPad, you’re not alone: you join a number of people reporting that the zooming, sliding and 3D effects of Apple’s new mobile operating system…
Our series, Animals in Research, profiles the top organisms used for science experimentation. In this instalment, we look at the original lab rats: Rattus norvegicus. Rats have a long history in medical…
First, a disclaimer: I’m the proud holder of a Bachelor of Science (upper second class) in experimental psychology. So you shouldn’t be too surprised when I tell you psychology is a science. But for many…
Last week, news broke that Labor MP Michael Danby, the member for Melbourne Ports, had issued two sets of how-to-vote cards to voters in his electorate. One set of the how-to-vote cards was sent to many…
Hopping from a A$250 million net profit for the 2010/11 financial year to a A$245 million net loss next period can make any CEO skip a few heartbeats, but this doesn’t deter Qantas chief executive Alan…
Newcrest’s recent investigation by the corporate regulator into whether it breached its continuous disclosure obligations has no doubt proven a salutory lesson for listed companies as this reporting season…
Opposition leader Tony Abbott has said he hopes the recently announced Coalition paid parental leave (PPL) scheme will lead to a baby boom. Such hopes are consistent with his earlier expression of support…
The risk of a couple who have a child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder having another child with the same condition is around 7%, according to a new Danish study released today. The new findings, published…
With the federal election in our sights, we are reminded of the long journey ahead in addressing past wrongs and present challenges for Australia’s Indigenous peoples. Historically, the similarities outweigh…
This week’s agreement by 1700 Adelaide Holden workers to a three-year wage freeze may have put the brakes on management’s threats to take operations offshore in the interim, but it does not guarantee their…
The Reserve Bank of Australia today lowered the cash rate by 25 basis points to a record low of 2.5%, saying that while inflation had been on target, the domestic economy had been growing below trend…
In a honey bee colony, the queen bee rules while her daughter workers do nothing but work. So what happens when the queen dies? Are there worker riots, with the colony dissolving into a chaotic mess? Surprisingly…
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Professor in Law, Macquarie University
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ARC DECRA Fellow and Senior Lecturer, Macquarie University
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Post doctoral fellow and Conservation Ecologist, Macquarie University
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Professor and Director, Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy, Macquarie University
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Professor in Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance, Macquarie University
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Honorary Lecturer, Department of History and Archaeology, Macquarie University
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Research Fellow, Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language, and Literature, Macquarie University
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Senior Lecturer, Macquarie University
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Professor of Physiotherapy, Macquarie University
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Lecturer in Intelligence Studies, Macquarie University
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Professor of Astrophysics, Macquarie University
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Professor in Evolutionary Biology, Macquarie University
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Associate Dean Research Training and Performance, Faculty of Arts, Macquarie University
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Associate Professor and Director of the Radical Centre Reform Lab at Macquarie University Law School, Macquarie University
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Postdoctoral Researcher and Wildlife Scientist, Macquarie University
