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The real decisions on Australia’s emissions reduction are being made by state governments and civil society, or outside the country altogether.
The oldest fossil evidence for dinosaurs in Australia came as a surprise when it was dug out by coal miners working in Ipswich.
The A Way Forward report addresses the issues of cultural heritage protection in Australia after Rio Tinto destroyed Juukan Gorge. However, achieving change will be far from straightforward.
Indian students in Australia haven’t had the experience they hoped and paid for. Campuses closed, they lost work and they watched helplessly from afar as COVID-19 ravaged their home country.
If we all collect and understand scientific data as citizens, we’ll be a step closer to a society able to make better collaborative decisions.
Efforts to rein in the social media giant’s power have followed the same script: dialogue, then attempts at self-regulation, then a bitter dispute over legislation, followed by compromise.
The FinTech ecosystem in Ghana provided the basis for understanding how various actors work together to shape financial inclusion.
Nations must work with their neighbours to manage and protect species and human rights. An international environmental deal called the Escazú Agreement shows what’s possible.
There are reasons for concern, but there are also some protections in place.
International cooperation is crucial if we are to have the best chance of limiting global warming. So who are the key players?
Attention control theory holds that heightened anxiety impairs the efficiency of mental processes. For instance, stressing about something can make us lose focus on the task at hand.
Populations of noisy miners have boomed since colonisation, and today they’re a huge threat to other native birds. 45 attempts to cull them in 30 years have left us with more questions than answers.
The secret recipe came from Arthur Dee, 17th-century alchemist and royal physician to the Tsar.
African government and international funding partners should focus on building laboratories in different parts of Africa to support plastic pollution research.
In Fiji, 95% of adults have received one jab and 80% are fully vaccinated. In PNG, however, less than 1% of the population is fully vaccinated – and the country is giving away its vaccines.
By spending $2 billion each year for about 30 years, we could restore much of Australia’s severely denuded landscapes.
Many valuable scientific breakthroughs were originally published in a non-English language. New research shows more effort is needed to transcend language barriers to improve conservation science.
Cyclists in Melbourne are less likely than those in Dublin or Seville to ride in the rain. Understanding why is crucial.
Tobacco giant Philip Morris has acquired British company Vectura, which make puffers and nebulisers that help people with lung disease to breathe.
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Senior Lecturer in Management, The University of Queensland
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Research Fellow in Nutrition & Dietetics, The University of Queensland
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Cardiologist; PhD candidate, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor in Marine Geology, The University of Queensland
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Professor of General Practice, The University of Queensland
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Supervisor of Engagement, Communication, and Outreach, Centre for Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
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Prinicipal Research Fellow & Neurology and Mental Health Theme Leader UQCCR, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer in Digital Media and Cultures, The University of Queensland
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Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct Research Fellow in Sports Coaching, The University of Queensland
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Research Fellow with the Grow&Go Toolbox, The University of Queensland
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Cardiologist; Associate Professor of Medicine, The University of Queensland
