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A vaccine historically used to prevent tuberculosis is now among the contenders for a COVID-19 vaccine. So what is the BCG vaccine and why might it work against coronavirus?
Australia is a member of the 1979 Moon Treaty, which sets rules for resource extraction from outer space. Now that the Trump administration is eyeing moon mining, will Australian companies join in?
250 years since Captain Cook landed in Australia, it’s time to acknowledge the violence of first encounters
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The way Australia has commemorated Cook's arrival has changed over time – from military displays in 1870 to waning interest in Cook in the 1950s, followed by the fever pitch celebrations of 1970.
To find out how the teaching of Captain Cook in Australian schools has changed, I examined textbooks used in the 1950s until today.
Re-enactments of James Cook’s arrival in Australia have served only to gloss over the violence of his interactions with Indigenous people and elevate Australia’s imperial and British connections.
Measure your blood pressure at home, check in with your GP, and keep an eye on your diet and exercise.
The overwhelming majority of us say we care about animal welfare. But when it comes to shopping, our actions often take a different turn.
We asked legal experts in the Northern Territory and Tasmania to help shed some light on what the new rules might mean for residents of their territory and state.
The heatwave highlights the connectedness of our climate systems: from the monsoon tropics to the southernmost continent.
The coronavirus is devastating, but failing to tackle climate change because of the pandemic only compounds the tragedy.
For dogs, grooming can mean dousing in water, restraint, manipulation of the body, and touching of taboo areas by unfamiliar people.
Creating a simple, sustainable home isn’t as easy as it sounds. But with some planning and hard work, it can be an exciting and fulfilling journey.
We’ve set up a single point of contact for foreign disasters, we could do if for Australian disasters as well.
Ghana has ambitious policies on gender equity but is struggling to realise them.
A new book gives a full account of Tasmanian Indigenous woman Truganini’s life. In this extract, she is taken to Melbourne and caught up in the murders behind Victoria’s first public execution.
The appointment of Muhyiddin Yassin as the new prime minister is a move away from democracy in Malaysia, and non-Malays and non-Muslims are likely to suffer for it.
We’ve had books, films, plays, theme parks, bars and endless paraphernalia. But after more than 20 years of Harry Potter mania, its commercial spell might finally be waning.
Si des outils comme Google ou Qwant peuvent sembler familiers aux enfants, ce n’est pas pour autant qu’ils les utilisent de manière pertinente. Faire une bonne recherche en ligne, ça s’apprend !
It’s important to remember that most of this greening is due to growth of grasses, which respond more rapidly after rain.
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Adviser, Antarctica and Marine Systems, Science & Policy, University of Tasmania
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Research Associate, University of Tasmania
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ARC Future Fellow in Fisheries Science, University of Tasmania
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Senior Research Associate in Physical Oceanography, University of Tasmania
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Associate Professor, Writing and Literature, University of Tasmania
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Honorary Research Associate, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania
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Writer, author, journalist, Associate Lecturer in English & Writing, University of Tasmania
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Senior Lecturer in Philosophy & Gender Studies, University of Tasmania
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Professor, University of Tasmania
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Climate Research Fellow with the Climate Futures Programme, University of Tasmania
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Associate professor of oceanography, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Political Science; Director, Tasmanian Policy Exchange, University of Tasmania
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Senior lecturer, University of Tasmania
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Lecturer in Health and Physical Education Education, University of Tasmania
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Senior Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, University of Tasmania
