More than three thousand planets have been found orbiting other stars in our galaxy. The challenge now is to find out more about these planets.
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The newly elected Senate crossbenchers and a stronger Nationals representation could mean bad news for trade deals but good news for local industry.
Barracuda is the latest of Christos Tsiolkas’ novels to come to the small screen. As his characters grapple with anger and isolation, Tsiolkas celebrates community and the power of literature.
A look at some of the more obscure methods astronomers use to detect planets around other stars, in the second of a two-part series on finding world’s elsewhere in the universe.
Astronomers have discovered more than 3,000 planets around other stars, so far. In the first of a two-part series we look at how they find world’s elsewhere in the universe.
Many of the new planets found in other star systems have some extraordinary orbital behavior. So what’s going on?
This year’s Eurovision had it all: geopolitical debates, a boycott threat, great music and a cracking Australian entry. Russia is outraged by Jamala’s winning song about the deportation of Crimean Tartars - but the contest has always had political nuances.
The number of known exoplanets doubled this week to more than 3,200. But why have only a handful of these those new planets caught people’s imagination?
Research shows that the diet of Fraser Island dingoes ranges from bandicoots to iPods. What can be done to maintain a healthy population on the island?
Research shows linking teachers’ pay to performance has little impact on student achievement. Similar tests to the ones the government proposes for young children now face a backlash in the UK and US.
Grey literature - produced by government departments, academic institutions, private companies - are hidden away from the public.
The federal government has argued consistently that more money does not lead to better educational outcomes. But is that right?
A US$100-million plan has been announced to send tiny probes out in space in search of life elsewhere in the universe. But are they looking in the right place?
Australia has struggled to forge cultural ties with the Asia-Pacific region. But SBS’s deal to develop an Asian Eurovision could change this - there is more to the event than music, costume reveals and wind machines.
Detailed historical research on the colonial frontier unequivocally supports the idea that Aboriginal people were subject to attack, assault, conquest and subjugation: all synonyms for the term ‘invasion’.
One common terrestrial bacterium has been found to grow in the microgravity of the International Space Station than on Earth, although it remains a mystery why.
Madonna, who attacked “sexist” criticism of her Rebel Heart tour, has always had a troubled relationship with feminism. And there is little about pop’s perfectionist workaholic that is rebellious today.
In the search for life on other planets in the universe we need to find the right kind of star, and it needs to have the right kind of space weather.
There is a lot of misinformation about how Australia prepares teachers to teach reading and writing in schools. So here’s how it really works.
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Lecturer in Curriculum and Pedagogy, University of Southern Queensland
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Associate Professor, Electro-Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern Queensland
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Senior Lecturer and Academic Lead; College for First Nations, University of Southern Queensland
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Lecturer of criminology, University of Southern Queensland
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Associate professor in Humanities, University of Southern Queensland
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Professor of English Literature, University of Southern Queensland
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School of Business, University of Southern Queensland
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Head of School and Dean, School of Law and Justice, University of Southern Queensland
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Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland
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Senior Lecturer — Writing, Editing, Publishing, University of Southern Queensland
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Associate Professor of Communication and Media, University of Southern Queensland
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Associate Professor, School of Education, University of Southern Queensland
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Associate Professor of Marketing, University of Southern Queensland
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Lecturer in Curriculum and Pedagogy with a focus on Educational Psychology, University of Southern Queensland
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Senior Learning Advisor, University of Southern Queensland
