Australia still feels the thylacine’s presence in its landscape, wildlife and culture. A new book explores everything we know about the thylacine and the hope of a return.
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Seaweed is in the spotlight for so many reasons. It all sounds too good to be true. So can this wonder weed live up to expectations and fulfill its promise to save us from ourselves?
Macquarie Island isn’t just a windswept rock halfway to Antarctica. It’s a globally unique home to dozens of bird and marine mammal species, hence the government’s plans to give it greater protection.
Don’t fret the AI job ‘apocalypse’. While we can expect disruption across different industries, this will come with opportunities.
The Australian Law Reform Commission’s proposals to change federal discrimination law are sensible, clear and necessary.
Boundary pushing contemporary art and performance inspires connection at Mona Foma 2023.
D.H. Lawrence is a writer who provokes adoration or loathing, depending on one’s taste, politics and patience. How reliable is he as a guide to life?
Decades of government Indigenous Affairs policy has not delivered. A new approach is needed. Policy-making informed by Indigenous lived experience through a Voice to parliament may be the answer.
Perlawanan Myanmar terhadap rezim militer yang brutal hampir tidak dilirik oleh Barat. Padahal sikap mereka terhadap Ukraina menunjukkan kekuatan militer Barat dapat membantu kelompok pro-demokrasi.
Myanmar’s two-year resistance to the brutal military regime barely registers in the West. But Ukraine shows that Western military force can be successfully used to support a democracy under siege.
Tasmania’s emus were hunted to extinction in the mid-1800s but we could have them back – and their return could help other species survive climate change.
With the disastrous effects of climate change already upon us, past events may have lessons for the future.
More of us than ever want to see the ice continent. But is the environmental awakening many return with worth the emissions and possible environmental damage?
Australians buy so much stuff that they have run out of space in their homes for it all, so storage businesses are booming.
The merits of ‘nudging’ have become. entangled in the ideological war over pandemic responses.
The Qatar World Cup has attracted criticism of the country’s human rights. With Australia set to host the women’s world cup next year, there’s some work we need to do in this area, too.
Why should you not beat your eggs in a plastic bowl? Can you save an over-beaten meringue? And is there a specific sugar you should use?
This new exhibition at Hobart’s Mona captures Tomás Saraceno’s collaborations with research institutes.
Conspiracy beliefs can be motivators for actual or attempted violence against specific people, places, and organisations. What should, and shouldn’t, police do to counter them?
Can Anwar, the man who wrote a book on “his vision for a more tolerant, pluralistic Asia”, bring together a divided Malaysia?
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Adviser, Antarctica and Marine Systems, Science & Policy, University of Tasmania
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Senior Lecturer Freelancing, Small Business, and Entrepreneurship, University of Tasmania
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Professor, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Wildlife Conservation, University of Tasmania
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Associate Professor, University of Tasmania
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PhD Candidate, University of Tasmania
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Associate Head Research and Senior Lecturer in Marketing, University of Tasmania
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Research Associate / Teaching Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH), University of Tasmania
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Associate Professor in Zoology, University of Tasmania
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Senior Lecturer in English, University of Tasmania
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Professor and Head of Social Sciences, University of Tasmania
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Researcher, University of Tasmania
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PhD and University Associate, University of Tasmania
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Senior Lecturer in Management, University of Tasmania
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Research Associate, ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH) Policy Hub – Training and Education, University of Tasmania
