Pepper spray uses a chemical called capsaicin. It's the same compound that makes chillies hot, but in a more intense, weaponised form.
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The University of Melbourne is an internationally recognised, research-intensive university with a strong tradition of excellence in teaching, research and community engagement spanning more than 160 years.
Its outstanding performance in international rankings puts the University of Melbourne at the forefront of higher education globally. It is ranked number 1 in Australia by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings and 28th worldwide. Melbourne’s position as Australia’s top University has also been reaffirmed in the 2013 Shanghai Jiao Tong rankings, in which it has moved up three places from last year, to equal 54th in the world and third in the Asia-Pacific.
The University is uniquely located on the fringe of the city of Melbourne’s central business district. It serves as a hub for the Parkville research precinct – one of the world’s leading centres of medical and biotechnological research – and is a vital part of surrounding neighbourhoods such as cosmopolitan Carlton.
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Orders to fix serious defects, even up to ten years after completion, and to delay the occupation certificate developers need to sell apartments until they're fixed, gives regulators real teeth.
An Aboriginal tree on Wiradjuri Country is much younger than anybody thought.
Drivers and cyclists develop distinct identities of themselves and others in ways that mirror the formation of ethnic identities. And on-road segregation runs the risk of reinforcing this process.
It was June last year when the first bushfires started in what became known as the Black Summer that claimed lives and destroyed homes.
Australia has managed to house the homeless in hotels during the COVID-19 pandemic. We now have an opportunity to be thinking about longer-term solutions.
Besides battling the coronavirus pandemic, San Roque residents have long been locked in a bigger struggle for their very survival as a community in the face of home demolitions and relocations.
You'd think falling housing prices might help people on low incomes, but history shows downturns often increase inequality. And many buyers who took out big loans during the housing boom are at risk.
Scott Morrison's popularity has bounced during the coronavirus pandemic, but that is still not translating to two-party preferred results. Meanwhile, Joe Biden pulls ahead in the US election race.
As climate change increases the frequency and scale of bushfires, our models suggest the habitats in Victoria's Central Highlands may be hard to come by.
The release of a roadmap for green roofs, walls and facades in Australia can help our cities catch up with the world leaders in urban greening.
At this critical juncture in American history, the decision to publish a piece to "send in the troops" suggests a failure of nerve from an esteemed publication.
Listening with the volume too high or for too long can cause permanent hearing loss, but there are ways we can minimise the risks.
Older records can tell us a lot about Australia's pre-industrial climate, before the large-scale burning of fossil fuels tainted global temperature records.
COVID-19 has exposed the insecurity of the cultural workforce. Making the performing arts freely available online may further diminish their value, right when the sector is arguing its worth.
It's far too early to declare victory. The need for conventional economic stimulus has just begun.
The best case scenario sees a short-term recovery to the depths of the 1980s and 1990s recessions.
The business of metropolitan planning is not the natural game of state governments. The Victorian government tries but cannot manage metropolitan Melbourne.
Formed in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Laibach has offended all points of the political spectrum
Researchers modelled the impact of the loss of international student fee income on 38 universities.
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Lecturer in Management, University of Melbourne
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Lecturer, University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Melbourne
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Australian Centre for Architectural History, Urban and Cultural Heritage, University of Melbourne
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Professor of Economics, University of Melbourne
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Threatened Species Biologist, Wildlife Conservation & Science, Zoos Victoria and Honorary Research Fellow, Biosciences, University of Melbourne
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Honorary Academic Fellow, Australia India Institute, University of Melbourne
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Honorary Senior Fellow, University of Melbourne
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Professor, Department of General Practice, University of Melbourne, University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow, University of Melbourne
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Professor, School of Culture and Communication, University of Melbourne
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PhD Candidate, University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Mathematics Education, University of Melbourne
