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Leonard Cohen’s letter to his former girlfriend on her death bed became a viral phenomenon. But the words that circulated on social media were a paraphrased version, not his own.
It’s hard to predict how long it will take to feel better after you start taking antibiotics. But if you start feeling worse one to two days after starting the therapy, you must see your doctor.
More ripples in space-time have been detected from merging pairs of black holes, one of which was the most massive and distant gravitational-wave source ever observed.
It is the Australian Tax Office, not the Fair Work Commission, making the big waves with the Foodora case and the future of the gig economy.
There are practical steps we can take right now to fix the banks. History suggests they’ll never do it left to themselves.
The French president’s Paris Call is for international collaboration to make the Internet safer. What are the advances and limitations of this text?
This Perth exhibition is a raucous, overwhelming, exciting and at times confusing immersion into ideas about national identity.
L’appel de Paris vise à une collaboration internationale pour rendre Internet plus sûr. Quelles sont les avancées et les limites de ce texte ?
Life on the street is no place to recover from a stay in hospital, but that’s what happens to many people who are homeless. But there’s a proven model to provide care that also cuts healthcare costs.
The images of Mary Magdalene made by Australian artist George Baldessin in the years before his sudden death in a car accident in 1977 are some of his most powerful works.
A lack of sustainability, profitability and transparency in the global fishing industry is exacerbating the problem of slave-like working conditions for crew. Here are the warning signs to look out for.
Leonard Cohen’s final (posthumous) book was released in Australia this week. Another new book sheds light on Cohen’s life on Hydra in the 1960s and the relationships he forged with Antipodeans seeking liberation there.
Australians already enjoy a relatively high level of religious freedom. However, discrimination and vilification on the basis of people’s faith still exists.
A snapshot of what Australians are viewing around the country.
Current rules about who meets the eligibility criteria for autism support services are patchy and inconsistent, meaning those with the greatest need don’t necessarily have the greatest access.
The report affirms that religious freedom is not to be legally entrenched as superior to rights to equality and freedom from discrimination.
From depictions of slavery to colonial massacres to contemporary portraits of refugees, photography is a powerful tool in evoking ideas of shared humanity.
Degrees with a strong visual arts foundation will ensure individuals will flourish, not flounder, when faced with disruptive technologies.
They were looking to study rock art at a remote desert site but what they found showed people had been using the place almost since the first people arrived in Australia.
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Research Associate in galaxy evolution, The University of Western Australia
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Research Fellow in Ecology, The University of Western Australia
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Professor and Head of School of Social Sciences, The University of Western Australia
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Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, The University of Western Australia
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Adjunct Professor in Law, The University of Western Australia
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Adjunct Professor, School of Psychological Science | Freelance Research Consultant, The University of Western Australia
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ARC Future Fellow in Marine Ecology, The University of Western Australia
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Staff Scientist, Sarasota Dolphin Research Program, Brookfield Zoo Chicago, and PhD Researcher, The University of Western Australia
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Adjunct Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia
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Research fellow, Oceanography, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Negotiation, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor of Applied Entomology, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Marine Botany, The University of Western Australia
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Professor, Chair of Australian Literature, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor in Chinese Studies, The University of Western Australia
