Australian Paralympic athlete reflects upon how her experience as a student-athlete influenced a pilot program for Para-athletes to combine the pursuit of Paralympic success and study
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The movie Sully, out today, tells the story of Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger who landed an Airbus A320-214 in New York’s Hudson River. To accident experts, this was no crash landing.
Some Olympic moments are a timely reminder of the human capacity to bounce back in the face of challenge or failure. But why do some people wilt, while others seem to do over or go again?
We all know that competing at the Olympics is the end product of years of training, but how much fuel do elite athletes need?
Is the Coalition right to say that, at any one time, there is around $3.5 billion of debt to the Commonwealth due to fraud, non-compliance or misreporting in the welfare system?
Zika had already reached 46,000 probable cases by the end of May 2016 and is transmitted by the same mosquito species as dengue and Chikungunya.
With foresight, we can steer our cities closer to the future we want instead of the futures we fear.
One in 20 Australians voted for the Palmer United Party in 2013. Their votes will be crucial again – especially in Queensland, where ex-PUP senator Glenn Lazarus could be replaced by Pauline Hanson.
A long-term plan can’t properly underpin a vision without engaging many of Southeast Queensland’s stakeholders and visitors or without the use of appropriate futures methods.
Freezing might have psychological benefits. Many people who “freeze” report little or no memory of the trauma.
Based on goals scored at the 2014 World Cup, goals emerge when teams develop small and rapid passing networks comprising only a few players.
Sea levels are rising faster in the Solomon Islands – and send a warning for the rest of the world.
An “appalling” return to “the bad old days of Queensland politics” – why political analysts are so concerned about the shock overhaul of voting and the number of MPs in Queensland.
Characters with Down syndrome are extremely rare in novels and rarer still are stories written from their point of view. But people with disabilities have an equal right to belong in narrative fiction.
Celebrated architect Zaha Hadid, who died last week, had three projects on the go in Australia. Will there be a surge of interest in her work - as has happened to other architects who have died prematurely?
Rising seas are one of the major concerns of Pacific Island nations, and looking at past sea-level change can help understand the future.
The success of original series TV is opening up new opportunities for producers, owners and audiences.
Stories about Santa can help to develop imagination, so there’s nothing wrong with bringing a little joyful magic into your child’s life.
We know the ABC is facing tough times, given the decision last year to cut its budget by A$254 million over five years. But how hard are those cuts falling on locally-produced children’s TV?
The focus is on reducing the “fatal five” behaviours that cause road trauma: speeding, drink and drug driving, not wearing seatbelts, fatigue and driving while distracted.
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Discipline Lead - Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Senior Lecturer in History, specialising in built heritage and material culture, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Senior Lecturer in Music, School of Business and Creative Industries, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Lecturer in Contemporary Music, University of the Sunshine Coast
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University of the Sunshine Coast
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Senior Lecturer, Clinical Exercise Physiology, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Professor of Global-Change Ecology, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Research Professor, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Senior Lecturer in International Business, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Music, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Lecturer and Academic Lead for Work Integrated Learning, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Adjunct Professor of Education, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Lecturer in Sociology, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Professor of Geography, School of Law and Society, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Adjunct Research Fellow in Geography and Social Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast
