Established in 1850, the University of Sydney was Australia’s first tertiary education institution. It is committed to maximising the potential of its students, teachers and researchers for the benefit of Australia and the wider world.
Suku Marind di Papua menganggap hutan dan tumbuhan serta hewannya sebagai kerabat. Namun, hubungan multispesial yang dihargai secara budaya ini sedang terganggu oleh proyek pengembangan kelapa sawit.
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Suku Marind di Papua menganggap hutan, tumbuhan dan hewan sebagai keluarga. Namun, hubungan multispesial yang dihargai secara budaya ini sedang terganggu oleh proyek pengembangan kelapa sawit.
Storm-damaged beachfront homes along Pittwater Road at Collaroy on the northern beaches of Sydney in June 2016.
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A particular brand of climate denial among coastal property owners presents a conundrum for councils and governments trying to plan for sea-level rise.
The amount of sleep you get before an exam can make a difference to your results.
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There’s no substitute for study, but if you want to help yourself do better in exams, you should get enough sleep, exercise and try to enjoy the process.
It gets easier with practice.
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Despite its huge complexity, your brain directs its neural traffic in relatively straightforward ways when approaching cognitively demanding tasks such as puzzles.
Protesters took to Melbourne’s Caulfield Cup over the weekend over the treatment of ex-racehorses.
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Racing industries put enormous effort into procuring the best young horses, but pay little attention to the fate of former (or simply unsuccessful) racers.
Mature horses can still pull in the crowds: Winx was a seven-year-old when she won in the Cox Plate in 2018.
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Race horses should be bred for both speed and durability so owners have an incentive to keep them racing fit and away from the abattoirs.
In cities like Copenhagen that have good infrastructure for cycling it’s an established commuting option alongside road and rail.
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A breakdown in the road or rail systems often causes commuter chaos in Australia. Some overseas cities are more resilient because they have other options – and our bicycle network could give us that.
Animal activists stage a protest during Caulfield Cup day at Caulfield Race Course in Melbourne, following shocking hidden-camera footage revealing the slaughtering of former racehorses.
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Trump lives by the maxim that you can get away with almost anything as long as you’re not boring. This doesn’t make him an outlier – he’s emblematic of our contemporary pop culture.
If another parent at playgroup says she’s not vaccinating her child, what’s the best way to respond?
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Responding to someone who questions vaccination can be difficult. Before you react, it pays to assess the situation because weighing in can do more harm than good.
The Coalition government has reintroduced a bill seeking to mandate the ABC devote more resources to covering regional Australia – a measure that has been defeated before by parliament.
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The latest proposals to amend the ABC Charter raise questions about media law reform. To be effective and sustainable, it needs to be strategic, not ad hoc and politicised.
We are far from defenseless against the rise of robots, although they’ll take many of our routine jobs. Our special strength is our ability to apply rules that don’t exist.
Indigenous Marind in West Papua consider the forest and its plants and animals as kin. These culturally valued multispecies relations, however, are being disrupted by oil palm development projects.
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Indigenous Marind in West Papua consider the forest and its plants and animals as kin. These culturally valued multispecies relations, however, are being disrupted by oil palm development projects.
Mark Zuckerberg and other tech CEOs may have to take notice of their workers’ complaints.
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Mark Zuckerberg may try to minimise their concerns, but Facebook moderators and other online workers are beginning to organise for their own protection.
How likely is it that where you happen to live will always outperform every other location?
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Organs from gay men or injecting drug users, often rejected for transplants, could safely be used, so long as donors test negative for infections such as HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
The biggest ever display of Islamic art at the Art Gallery of South Australia holds breathtaking masterpieces, and important lessons for all.
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No god but God at the Art Gallery of South Australia looks at over 1000 years of Islamic art, from Indonesia to Spain. It is a magnificent and necessary exhibition.
Sebagian besar penelitian medis didanai oleh industri, Dan industri memberi tekanan pada peneliti, mulai dari membimbing pertanyaan penelitian hingga menekan temuan yang tidak menguntungkan.
Conical jets of radiation burst from the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way.
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