Nitrogen fertilisers are incredibly efficient, but they make climate change a lot worse
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Pep Canadell, Chief research scientist, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere; and Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO19-11-2019
Green cement a step closer to being a game-changer for construction emissions
If the cement industry were a country, it would be the [third-largest emitter of CO₂ in the wo...
Yixia (Sarah) Zhang, Associate Professor of Engineering, Western Sydney University19-11-2019
Please, no more projections. What we need are predictions, and they're harder
Projections are often be repeatedly wrong. That's because the models don't learn from mistakes.Shutt...
John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland19-11-2019
The problem with child protection isn't the money, it's the system itself
The child protection system looks at children on a case-by-case basis. This approach doesn't work.Ch...
Rochelle Einboden, Lecturer, The Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sydney19-11-2019
Report cards' report card: showing potential, but with room for improvement
One principal estimated report writing costs his school around $90,000 per semester.from shutterstoc...
Hilary Hollingsworth, Principal Research Fellow, Australian Council for Educational Research19-11-2019
Leaked documents on Uighur detention camps in China – an expert explains the key revelations
Omer Bekali, a former detainee in China's vast camps for Uighurs, Kazakhs and other Muslim minoritie...
Michael Clarke, Associate Professor, National Security College, Australian National University18-11-2019
Humans light 85% of bushfires, and we do virtually nothing to stop it
It’s hard to comprehend why someone would deliberately light a bushfire. Yet this behaviour re...
Janet Stanley, Associate professor/Principal Research Fellow, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, University of Melbourne18-11-2019
Paul Keating attacks media for 'pious belchings' over China
Former prime minister Paul Keating has launched a scathing attack on the Australian media for its co...
Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra18-11-2019
What are parasites and how do they make us sick?
Giardia is an example of a parasite you don't want to catch. Symptoms can include diarrhoea, abdomin...
Vincent Ho, Senior Lecturer and clinical academic gastroenterologist, Western Sydney University18-11-2019
Turn down for what? Why you turn down the radio when you're trying to park your car
When you're looking for a destination, you might need to cut down the volumeShutterstockYou’re...
Simon Lilburn, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Melbourne18-11-2019
Chat bots, James Dean ... can the digital dead rest in peace?
James Dean in East of Eden in 1955. Sixty four years after his death, a reanimated 'James Dean' will reportedly be starring in a new film.idmb“To be dead,” wrote the 20th century French ph…
How to manage your properties with ease
If you’ve invested in property and have found yourself wanting to build your portfolio and build your business to greater strengths, there are several strategies for doing this. Building a real es…
An 8-year-old made US$22 million on YouTube, but most social media influencers are like unpaid interns
A whopping 12% of the population aged 13 to 38 consider themselves social influencers, according to marketing company Morning Consult.www.shutterstock.comLike any eight-year-old, Ryan Kaji loves to pl…
Domestic violence will spike in the bushfire aftermath, and governments can no longer ignore it
Over the past two weeks, bushfires have raged across New South Wales and Queensland. While the narrative appears focused on potential causes and political point-scoring, what’s lost in this disc…
The main problem with virtual reality? It's almost as humdrum as real life
Virtual horse racing, at a real racecourse? Zero points for imagination.Rachel Grey/AAP ImageJust a few years ago, virtual reality (VR) was being showered with very real money. The industry raised an …
Children learn through play – it shouldn’t stop at preschool
Over the next few weeks, many preschoolers will meet their foundation teachers, spend some time in a classroom and hopefully make some new friends.from shutterstock.comThe transition from preschool to…
GOD save us: greenspace-oriented development could make higher density attractive
The lure of suburbia clearly remains strong. To deal with sprawl, planners need to increase urban density in a way that resonates with the leafy green qualities of suburbia that residents value. Julia…
Re-imagining a museum of our First Nations
The Quandamooka Art, Museum and Performance Institute offers a new way of considering the shape of First Nations museums in Australia. Cox Architecture/QYACIndigenous voices are finally being acknow…
Making sense of menopausal hormone therapy means understanding the benefits as well as the risks
Grappling with the pros and cons of menopausal hormone therapy can be confusing.From shutterstock.comAt menopause, a woman’s ovaries lose their reproductive function. Eggs are no longer released…
Chinese embassy says Liberal critics Hastie and Paterson should “repent”
The Chinese embassy has lashed out at two Liberal members of parliament, Andrew Hastie and James Paterson, saying they would need to “repent and redress their mistakes” before they would b…
Decathlon Group: Global sporting brand opens its third store
International sporting brand Decathlon today opened its much anticipated third store in Victoria. Located at 405 Boundary Road, Moorabbin Airport, the store extends the brand’s footprint across V…
Planning a High School Educational Trip: Useful Pointers to Keep in Mind
Planning and managing an educational trip is not an easy job for teachers, especially if the group consists of high school teenagers! At the same time, high schoolers are also at an age where they…
VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the government's response to the bushfires
University of Canberra Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Geoff Crisp discusses the the week in politics the government’s response to the bush fires as well as the Emergency Leaders for Climate Ac…
Conditions built into Frydenberg's okay for Chinese baby formula takeover
Bellamy’s will have to have to manufacture in Victoria and keep its Australian headquarters for ten years.Bellamy’s AustraliaThe proposed acquisition of infant formula producer Bellamy&rsq…
Climate change: why Sweden's central bank dumped Australian bonds
Sweden's central bank ways it will no longer invest in assets from governments with large climate footprints, even if the yields were high.ShutterstockWhat’s happening? Suddenly, at the level of…
The Conversation Yearbook 2019: celebrate with us and grab your discounted copy
The Conversation's Deputy Health Editor, Phoebe Roth, and Assistant Editor: Technology, Noor Gillani, agree this is the must-have read of 2019. Wes Mountain/The ConversationA little bit of authority g…
Place your bets: will banning illegal offshore sites really help kick our gambling habit?
While total gambling spending in Australia decreased during 2016-17, sports betting increased by 15.3%, from A$921 million to A$1.062 billion.SHUTTERSTOCKThe Australian Communications and Media Autho…
Stop the world, I want to get off! In Exit Strategies, one woman leaves and leaves again
The script for Exit Strategies was developed by performer Mish Grigor during an artist’s residency in the UK, against the backdrop of Brexit.Bryony JacksonTo perform an exit is not as simple as …
Sri Lanka election: will the country see a return to strongman politics?
Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the frontrunner in Sri Lanka's presidential election, faces a lawsuit in the US for alleged extrajudicial killing and torture.M.A. Pushpa Kumara/EPASri Lanka’s presidential e…
Is social media damaging to children and teens? We asked five experts
They need to have it to fit in, but social media is probably doing teens more harm than good. from www.shutterstock.comIf you have kids, chances are you’ve worried about their presence on social…
A surprising answer to a hot question: controlled burns often fail to slow a bushfire
Firefighters conduct property protection as a bushfire approaches homes at Woodford NSW, Friday, November 8, 2019. Calls for more controlled burning are common after a major bushfire.DAN HIMBRECHTS/AA…
How to grow your construction business into an empire
If construction is the business that you are in and you are looking to make the transition from being a small operator to a major player, you are going to have to ask some tough questions. And qui…
Why Do So Many Brits Travel To Australia?
Australia is one of the most popular destinations for travellers around the world, but maybe none more so that British travellers. Hundreds of thousands of Brits leave the UK on a yearly basis to sw…
Vital Signs. Might straight down the middle be the source of our economic success?
Australian roads are straight, as has been the trajectory of our economic policy for more than 30 years.ShutterstockWhat do a billionaire, a former vice president, and a US democratic socialist have t…
Research funding announcements have become a political tool, creating crippling uncertainty for academics
There’s a lot of uncertainty in a research career. Most funding – and most jobs – are doled out by the project, or in chunks of a few years at a time. Recently, however, the situatio…
Friday essay: shaved, shaped and slit - eyebrows through the ages
In ancient China, India and the Middle East, the art of eyebrow threading was popular. It is now enjoying a resurgence.www.shutterstock.comEyebrows can turn a smile into a leer, a grumpy pout into a c…
Is your teen off to schoolies? Here's what to say instead of freaking out
Schoolies is a rite of passage for many Australian teenagers as they finish their exams and leave school. But are you prepared?from www.shutterstock.comFor many parents whose teenage children are comp…
Public places through kids' eyes – what do they value?
One nine-year-old chose his local supermarket as a place he valued because he could "spend time with mum and help decide what goes in our trolley".ShutterstockChildren are too rarely asked their persp…
New research shows Chinese migrants don't always side with China and are happy to promote Australia
Australian media coverage of China can feel alienating to Chinese migrants, but most still hold a positive view of their adopted country.Lukas Coch/AAPThe Australian government has indicated that &ldq…
Australia must engage with nuclear research or fall far behind
Nuclear power will likely remain part of the global energy mix. ioshimuro/Flickr, CC BY-NCMuch is made of the “next generation” of nuclear reactors in the debate over nuclear power in Aust…
Grattan on Friday: When the firies call him out on climate change, Scott Morrison should listen
When five former fire chiefs held a news conference on Thursday to urge the federal government to take more action on climate change, it was a challenging moment for Scott Morrison.Those who fronted t…
What’s Next For Jack Hermansson following TKO loss at UFC copenhagen
Berndhard Jack Hermansson more popularly known as Jack Hermansson is a Sweden born Mixed Martial Artist, he competes in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Jack was born …
Virtual tools, real fires: how holograms and other tech could help outsmart bushfires
In many countries including America, computer models are being used to predict how a fire will burn.Author providedAustralia continues to experience unprecedented destruction from bushfires. Now is th…
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Politics
Prime Minister - Step up in drought budget support
Drought-hit farmers, small businesses and rural towns are set for an immediate cash injection to keep stock fed and watered, keep businesses open, keep locals in work and pump funds into local eco...
Scott Morrison
David Littleproud MP interview with Tom Connell
Interview with Tom Connell – Sky News NewsDay The Coalition’s latest drought support package TOM CONNELL: David Littleproud, thanks for your time. We've got this drought package going throug...
Tom Connell
Prime Minister Address Tom Hughes Oration Dinner
Thank you very much, Julian, for that very kind introduction. It was very generous. Thank you very much for those words. It's great to be here with you. I'm here today to give the vote of thank...
Scott Morrison
Business News
Decathlon Group: Global sporting brand opens its third store
International sporting brand Decathlon today opened its much anticipated third store in Victoria. Located at 405 Boundary Road, Moorabbin Airport, the store extends the brand’s footprint across V...
Tess Sanders Lazarus
How to grow your construction business into an empire
If construction is the business that you are in and you are looking to make the transition from being a small operator to a major player, you are going to have to ask some tough questions. And qui...
News Company
Acciona And Surfing Australia Partnership
Acciona Ambassador and 2020 World Surf League (WSL) Women’s World Tour rookie Isabella Nichols with Bede Noonan, Managing Director of Acciona Geotech at today's launch. CASUARINA/NSW (N...
Blainey Woodham
Travel
Planning a High School Educational Trip: Useful Pointers to Keep in Mind
Planning and managing an educational trip is not an easy job for teachers, especially if the group consists of high school teenagers! At the same time, high schoolers are also at an age where they...
News Company
Why Do So Many Brits Travel To Australia?
Australia is one of the most popular destinations for travellers around the world, but maybe none more so that British travellers. Hundreds of thousands of Brits leave the UK on a yearly basis to sw...
News Company
Hen Weekends Abroad- Top 5 cities for a perfect hen party
All good things end. It’s not to say that marriage shouldn’t be treated as something absolutely exceptional - on the contrary. Unfortunately though, once we find the person we couldn’t imagine our l...
Monika Rose