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Three proven psychological treatments for young people that need to be funded

  • Written by: Ella L. Oar, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Macquarie University
imageAn online therapy session is just as effective for young people as a face-to-face session. from www.shutterstock.com

From the first of November Australians living in rural and remote areas will be eligible to receive Medicare rebates for psychological treatments delivered in part via video conferencing. This is a step in the right direction, but...

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Why are talks over an East Antarctic marine park still deadlocked?

  • Written by: Cassandra Brooks, Assistant Professor Environmental Studies, University of Colorado
imageAn Antarctic icebreaker sails past a penguin. But conservationists are still waiting for their own breakthrough.John B. Weller, Author provided

Last week, representatives from 24 countries plus the European Union met in Hobart to discuss plans for a vast marine protected area (MPA) off the coast of East Antarctica.

The proposed area, spanning...

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Bonn voyage: climate diplomats head into another round of talks

  • Written by: Marc Hudson, PhD Candidate, Sustainable Consumption Institute, University of Manchester

Here we go again. For longer than some of us can remember and the rest of us care to, there have been annual climate change international conferences. From Geneva to Rio, via Kyoto and Copenhagen, the “breakthrough” in Paris and the Trump tsunami in Marrakech, the world’s climate diplomats now head to Bonn, where Monday marks the...

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As a human, I don't do technology. I _am_ technology

  • Written by: Jose Ramos, Lecturer, Globalisation Studies, Victoria University
imageHumans and their technologies have evolved together over time. Anton Jankovoy / Shutterstock.com

The 2017 Boyer Lectures explore what it is to be human in a digital world. In her four addresses, Professor Genevieve Bell discusses how we as Australians can build a digital future that is right for us.

For many Australians and indeed people around the...

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  10. Vital Signs: the US economy is outpacing Australia's and we should all ask why
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  13. Australia among the world's worst on biodiversity conservation
  14. Grattan on Friday: Turnbull government reels from new twist in the Parry affair
  15. Trump's tour of Asia-Pacific is vital for the stability of the region
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  30. Extreme weather leads to public health crises – so health and climate experts must work together
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