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We need a radical rethink of how to attract more teachers to rural schools

  • Written by: Philip Roberts, Assistant Professor (Curriculum Inquiry / Rural Education), University of Canberra

Recently, a teacher at Coonamble High School in New South Wales lost his job after teaching the wrong Higher School Certificate mathematics syllabus for seven months. This incident shines a light on the persisting problem of staffing rural schools.

The casual maths teacher was in a temporary position, meaning he was at the school on a short-term...

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People take to their bikes when we make it safer and easier for them

  • Written by: Melanie Crane, Research Fellow, University of Sydney
imageThe Netherlands' cycleways are popular for commuting, because the infrastructure is safe, accessible and convenient.The Alternative Department for Transport

The latest national cycling participation data, released in June this year, show the proportion of Australians cycling has fallen significantly since 2011. This is bad news for health and...

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Medical schools are shaking off a dark past by honouring people who donate their bodies to science

  • Written by: Nalini Pather, Associate Professor, Medical Sciences & Director, EPICentre, UNSW Sydney, UNSW
imageCommemorations to honour those who have donated their bodies for the study of anatomy not only contain symbolic objects like candles and flowers, but also song and online tributes.from www.shutterstock.com

Donating your body to science could give you two send-offs, not one. Not only do family and friends say goodbye at your funeral, you could have...

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Heart-warming, biting, tragic, funny: the Miles Franklin shortlist will move you

  • Written by: Jen Webb, Director of the Centre for Creative and Cultural Research, University of Canberra
imageEach of the five short-listed authors for Australia's prestigious literary prize is a first-time nominee.Shutterstock

The 2017 Miles Franklin Award winner will be announced Thursday night, but I’m not taking bets on who it’s likely to be. Each shortlisted novel is by a first-time nominee. Each is of satisfyingly high literary quality,...

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  1. Tony Abbott: Consider burqa ban in places dedicated to Australian values
  2. Coal and the Coalition: the policy knot that still won't untie
  3. Are you part of a social group? Making sure you are will improve your health
  4. The day Australia was put on blackout alert
  5. The beauty and mystery of Saturn's rings revealed by the Cassini mission
  6. In spite of their differences, Jews, Christians and Muslims worship the same God
  7. Australians may well love their sport, but why don't we delight in success elsewhere?
  8. The Conversation launches in Indonesia
  9. AMP Foundation's zipline challenge supports science at The Conversation
  10. Western Australians don't really want a 'WAxit', they just want a little love
  11. Can 'cli-fi' actually make a difference? A climate scientist's perspective
  12. It's too hard to get the data of Australian criminals when it's stored overseas
  13. Technology in the classroom can improve primary mathematics
  14. Seven ways to protect your pets in an emergency
  15. Why we remember our youth as one big hedonistic party
  16. Curious Kids: Why do our brains freak us out with scary dreams?
  17. We Live Here: how do residents feel about public housing redevelopment?
  18. Explainer: how international competition affects how much you earn
  19. AGL rejects Turnbull call to keep operating Liddell coal-fired power station
  20. Newspoll 53-47 to Labor, but Turnbull's better PM lead blows out
  21. What Cassini's mission revealed about Saturn's known and newly discovered moons
  22. What 'sniffer' planes can tell us about North Korea's nuclear tests
  23. From segregation to celebration: the public pool in Australian culture
  24. Australia and Timor Leste reach a deal on the Timor Sea – but much remains unknown
  25. Here's what social media data can tell us about the performance of Australian cities
  26. Western Australian researchers get cut off from nationally funded research cloud
  27. Two centuries of continuous volcanic eruption may have triggered the end of the ice age
  28. Has APRA just outsourced its job?
  29. Strongyloidiasis is a deadly worm infecting many Australians, yet hardly anybody has heard of it
  30. What are ketogenic diets? Can they treat epilepsy and brain cancer?
  31. Virtual child pornography could both help and hinder law enforcement
  32. Guide to the Classics: Homer's Odyssey
  33. Retrofitted cities are forcing residents to live with planning failures – we're due for a rethink
  34. Why Australian CEOs are sharing part of our wages pain
  35. Hedonism not only leads to binge drinking, it's part of the solution
  36. New Zealand’s fisheries quota management system: on an undeserved pedestal
  37. Politics podcast: Nick Xenophon on media reform
  38. Shorten shakes off citizenship pursuers as Labor pursues Joyce
  39. Another day, another scandal: CBA blames customers for identity theft
  40. Three reasons why pacemakers are vulnerable to hacking
  41. A look back at Cassini's incredible mission to Saturn before its final plunge into the planet
  42. Kim Jong-un's nuclear ambition: what is North Korea's endgame?
  43. Trump can’t win: the North Korea crisis is a lose-lose proposition for the US
  44. How shopping centres are changing to fight online shopping
  45. Universities must act now on sustainability goals
  46. Without proper protections, same-sex marriage will discriminate against conscientious objectors
  47. Health Check: is makeup bad for your skin?
  48. The costs of a casual job are now outweighing any pay benefits
  49. What is hedonism and how does it affect your health?
  50. This is why we cannot rely on cities alone to tackle climate change

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