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.
Australian tabloid newspapers were once an important political force, the “voice of the people”. But these days relevance has been replaced by shrillness.
We may soon have access to a greater variety of medicines without the need to get a prescription from our GP.
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A greater number of medicines may soon be available without a prescription. Under the right circumstances, this would mean you could bypass the doctor and access the treatments you need more quickly.
Yellow anaconda (snake) skins pegged to dry by indigenous people in Argentina.
Tomas Waller
When small regional communities see economic value in animals like snakes and crocodiles, people are motivated to invest in their protection.
Then Attorney-General Nicola Roxon and Health Minister Tanya Plibersek after the High Court rejected the legal challenge by tobacco companies to plain packaging laws, August 15, 2012.
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Pets can be influenced by the personality traits of their owners, something veterinarians could use to help them diagnoise any pet problems.
Community members come together in Parkland, Florida, to mark the first anniversary of the killing of 14 students and three staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
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Parkland, Florida, where 17 people died in a school shooting on Valentine’s Day 2018, was already a place of highly secure, gated communities, so the survivors instead united against guns and hate.
Gurindji singers Thomas Monkey Yikapayi, Ronnie Wavehill Wirrpa and Topsy Dodd Ngarnjal sing ‘Wanji-wanji’.
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Prices have been falling since September 2017. It means the budget will no longer repair itself.
If we are to close the gap in health outcomes for Aboriginal people, we need to develop and staff culturally competent health-care services.
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With the polls showing the main parties neck and neck, the question for NSW voters this Saturday is whether they have lost faith in the Coalition government enough to elect Labor again.
Queensland Senator Fraser Anning has been condemned for his comments in the wake of the fatal Christchurch mosque massacre.
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Ilusi optik muncul saat otak kita kesusahan dalam memproses data sensorik dalam memvisualisasi objek dan bentuk. Para desainer telah mempelajari proses ini secara berabad-abad
Many communities are banning single-use plastic shopping bags to reduce pollution, but a study in California shows that some consumers responded by purchasing more heavy plastic trash bags.
Eli Wyman berhasil menangkap lebah raksasa Wallace betina.
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Sebuah lebah berukuran ibu jari manusia yang pertama kali dideskripsikan di era Victoria, yang terakhir ditemukan pada 1981. Lebah raksasa Wallace hampir punah.
An example of a typical dingo. Photograph depicts a male from K’gari-Fraser Island (Queensland).
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Of all Australia’s wildlife, one stands out as having an identity crisis: the dingo. New research has found the dingo is its own species, distinct from ‘wild dogs’.
The Australian arts industry is fraught with extreme financial pressures, a highly casualised workforce and endemic competition.
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While a lot of our focus is placed on getting women back to work, new research shows perhaps the answer to boosting our workforce is a little closer to home.
I don’t know about you, but I’m not really feeling 22.
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Workplaces the world over tune their thermostats to 22C, because this supposedly optimises mental performance. But the factors that underpin a productive office are much more complicated.
Simon Birmingham and Enggartiasto Lukita have signed an agreement that might never be ratified in that form.
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