Urban bushland has health benefits beyond being a great place to go for a walk. Planners need to consider these when making decisions about the future of our cities.
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In a report leaked to the Australian media, Facebook has outlined how it can use an analysis of activity and sentiment of users posting on its platforms to identify their various levels of anxiety. The…
If ever proof were needed that not everything is improved by connecting a device to the internet, the Juicero (a fruit and vegetable juicing machine) is it. At US$400, the Juicero produces a glass of juice…
Oceanographers say they have the “credible new information” authorities need to resume the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
Only a small proportion of housing is affordable for low-income earners, while people on Newstart or Youth Allowance don’t have any affordable options at all.
The pickers and sinewy olives in this painting all strain upward towards the hope of spiritual salvation. But six months after he completed it, Vincent Van Gogh walked out into a wheat field and shot himself.
Lawyers in the US are claiming that headphone and speaker company Bose, is secretly collecting information about what users listen to when they use its bluetooth wireless headphones. Edelson, the lawyers…
Some 20% of Aboriginal Australians suffer long term musculoskeletal pain and to date it has received little attention or recognition.
Any significant decline in home ownership or equity in a home impacts higher care needs: older people will not have an asset to sell to fund the bonds required to enter aged care accommodation.
The Facebook Live video of the murder of 74 year old Robert Godwin Sr. by Steve Stephens has been watched at least 1.6 million times. It took Facebook 3 hours to take the video down, and by that time it…
Each year at Easter, Christians recreate the spectacularly violent end of Jesus’s life, raising some tough questions about the depiction of suffering on stage.
As of today, Australian internet service providers (ISPs) and telecommunications companies are officially required to collect “metadata” about their customers’ communications. According to the legislation…
A troublesome ‘little brother’ is exhausting the sympathy on which it heavily relies.
ABS figures show that Australia’s appetite for faster broadband is growing apace.
As DC and Marvel battle for movie domination at the box office, older people are being left out.
Children’s literature may be a modern genre, but there is a long history of writing for children with some surprisingly unchanging elements.
It has been 6 years since The Conversation started with a seemingly radical idea. Pair journalists, who know how to write and communicate to the general public, with academics who are experts in a specific…
The ABC has this week asked the question as to whether “Australia is on the brink of becoming a completely cashless society”. The question was sparked by the recent release of figures by the Reserve Bank…
A burst of gamma rays in a distant part of the universe reveals the birth of another black hole.
If we continue to base our views of the charity sector on incorrect assumptions and perceptions we run the risk of doing considerable damage to a national asset.
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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
