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This year’s Commonwealth games boasted a record number of First Nations athletes, a lot of them women. While positive, the history of the Games and potential for burn-out for athletes is very real.
Antarctica’s ice shelves have helped insulate it from dangerous levels of ice loss. But this is changing.
Savanna grasslands are burnt early in the dry season to reduce the chance of large fires later. But it’s making air pollution worse.
Only 200 years ago, Australian waters were full of oyster and shellfish reefs. Then they collapsed. Now large scale restoration efforts are underway.
Aunque los relojes de nuestros teléfonos indican que hay exactamente 24 horas en un día, el tiempo real que tarda la Tierra en completar una sola rotación varía ligeramente.
Proses peer review punya peran penting dalam dunia penerbitan karya akademik. Tapi, prosesnya bisa eksploitatif, tidak transparan, dan lamban. Bagaimana cara memperbaikinya?
Domestic violence is a leading cause of homelessness. The stories of women who had to flee their homes make it clear the dire shortage of social housing in Australia leaves them with nowhere to go.
The length of a day has critical impacts on our technologies, navigation, and more.
The Greens backed Labor’s moderate emissions cuts to avoid being seen as unwilling to compromise. But it’s only the start of a new wrestle over climate ambition.
As enrolments climb and urban spaces become more crowded, some schools have been left with less play space per student than a prison cell.
The killings are a tragic reminder of the costs of last year’s coup, and they’re exacerbating the pressures being felt by the regime at home and abroad.
Australia’s protected areas have grown and grown. But at the same time, ecosystems are falling apart. How can that be?
The treasurer promised a “confronting” economic statement, but it held out hope of only a short spike in inflation and a recovery in real wages.
Peer review is an essential part of academic publishing, but it can be exploitative, opaque and slow. There’s plenty journals, publishers and universities can do to make the system work better.
Indigenous fire management reduces the risk of bushfires, supports habitat and improves Indigenous wellbeing. Yet, the State of the Environment report this week found it’s underused.
Said to have been the first person to put his own head on a coin, Demetrius the Besieger is known for siege warfare, sacrilege, and extravagance.
Customers fear the subscription model is meant to gouge them, but that’s not really the end game for sellers.
Despite a low number of prosecutions, the ICC’s existence has intensified pressure for the fairer application of international law
Lower participation and poorer performance in cross-country running by students at low-SES schools is troubling, because physical activity and fitness are closely tied to health and well-being.
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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
