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A new silicone ‘skin’ contains electronics that mimic the human body’s lightning-fast response to pain, potentially paving the way for smart prosthetics that can detect painful sensations.
Buyers and renters are very rarely told the energy rating of housing, but don’t blame the agents. As it’s voluntary for existing homes, very few are rated, so it’s not a big factor in the market.
ASIC is passing up opportunities to prosecute, all the more so in this ‘very different economic environment’.
This Netflix TV series following an ensemble of young hopefuls in the 1950s is sophisticated, juicy and eye-opening entertainment.
Dear Diary, keeping a daily journal of these pandemic times can help us process them and follow in some great literary footsteps.
In a recent survey, 64% of youths said they’ve experienced bushfires, heatwaves and drought in the past three years. But 88% believe they’re not taught to protect themselves and their communities.
Over the past decade, news media companies have been at the mercy of big tech platforms’ algorithms in delivering them readers. But with no guarantee of sustained revenue, media firms are looking elsewhere.
An official report on Thursday said blackouts are not expected this summer. But consumers will still have to pay through the nose to make the system more reliable.
New research looking at the attitudes of non-Muslim Australians supports the theory that contact between people of different backgrounds reduces prejudice.
This is just one person. Is he the exception? Is he the rule? We don’t know yet for sure. But reinfection is definitely possible.
The vaccine hasn’t completed phase 3 trials, so we can’t be sure it will be safe and effective for all. The Australian government’s deal is contingent on these trials being successful.
The failure to anticipate the consequence of workers having no paid sick leave is one of the greatest flaws in Australia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Si la vacuna no protege a los individuos de la infección, los que han sido vacunados podrían creer falsamente que están protegidos.
Unless we address the lack of diversity in newsrooms, we will continue to see work like Leak’s cartoon making it through the gate.
When women have to spend hours getting water for their families, it comes at the expense of their incomes and their other contributions to their communities.
Ketika perempuan harus menghabiskan berjam-jam untuk mendapatkan air demi keluarganya, penghasilannya akan berkurang dan juga kontribusinya terhadap komunitas.
Wages are going backwards, loans are in arrears, companies are being kept alive by government support and an exemption from insolvency rules, yet still they are paying out dividends.
Développer un vaccin repose sur une méthodologie rigoureuse. Ne pas la respecter expose à un risque d’inefficacité ou à des effets secondaires qui affecteront la santé et la confiance du public.
If the vaccine does not protect individuals from infection, those who have been vaccinated could falsely believe they are protected.
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Emeritus Professor of Public Policy, RMIT University
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Professor, Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, RMIT University
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Adjunct Senior Fellow, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
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PhD Candidate, School of Engineering, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Literary Studies, RMIT University
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Professor & Dean, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University
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Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University
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Lecturer in Global Human Resources Management, RMIT University
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Visiting Associate Professor, STEM College, RMIT University
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Professor & Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Social and Global Studies Centre, RMIT University
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Lecturer, Graduate School of Business and Law, RMIT University
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Lecturer, College of Business and Law, RMIT University
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Research Fellow, School of Engineering, RMIT University
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Lecturer in inclusive education, RMIT University
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Professor in Sustainability and Urban Planning, Leader, Interdisciplinary Conservation Science Research Group (ICON Science), RMIT University
