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Face Value: sentiment analysis shows business leaders are positive about the year ahead

  • Written by: Ross Guest, Professor of Economics and National Senior Teaching Fellow, Griffith University

When Australian companies report results they typically include an outlook statement from the business’ leaders, giving investors some guidance about their expectations for the future. They issue these forward-looking statements with some caution as investors might rely on them, and the law requires that they be based on “reasonable...

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DNA reveals Aboriginal people had a long and settled connection to country

  • Written by: Alan Cooper, Director, Australian Centre for Ancient DNA, University of Adelaide
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Historic hair samples collected from Aboriginal people show that following an initial migration 50,000 years ago, populations spread rapidly around the east and west coasts of Australia.

Our research, published in Nature today, also shows that once settled, Aboriginal groups remained in their discrete geographical regions right up until the arrival...

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Roe 8: Perth's environmental flashpoint in the WA election

  • Written by: Jane Chambers, Academic Chair for Environmental Science and Environmental Management and Sustainability, Murdoch University

One of the flashpoints in Saturday’s Western Australian election is the Perth Freight Link, a policy to improve the access for trucks to the port of Fremantle. This includes an extension to Perth’s Roe Highway, known as Roe 8. The plan has met with years of protests by local government, environmentalists and residents who are concerned...

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Indonesia vows to tackle marine pollution

  • Written by: Thomas Wright, PhD Candidate in Anthropology, The University of Queensland

It is wet season in Bali, Indonesia, a popular tourist destination for Australian, Russian, German, Chinese and Japanese visitors.

As the rain pounds down on banana leaves and rice fields, the rivers fill up and irrigation systems overflow. With it, the water masses bring trash in bulk: anything from food wrappers and plastic bags to bottles and...

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  7. Warm for the human form, from Rodin's bronzes to stone slabs
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  9. Here's how citizen power can drive mental health reform
  10. Contested spaces: a user's guide to shared paths
  11. WikiLeaks Vault 7 reveals staggering breadth of 'CIA hacking'
  12. Why we're marching for science in Australia
  13. FactCheck Q A: are there laws to protect against 'revenge porn' in Australia?
  14. The Science of Leading
  15. The fragility of women's rights: how female guilds wielded power long ago
  16. Unconscious bias is keeping women out of senior roles, but we can get around it
  17. Girls with early first periods become women with greater risk of gestational diabetes
  18. Contested spaces: you can't stop the music – the sounds that divide shoppers
  19. Speaking with: Peter Green on saving the Christmas Island red crab
  20. The eyes have it: how vision may have driven fishes onto land
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  22. Politics podcast: election report from the West
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  25. Explainer: what are chemical weapons and how do soldiers guard against them?
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  27. Why women make the best stock traders
  28. Australia's almost a world leader in home building, so that isn't a fix for affordability
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How Industrial Drying Equipment Supports Efficient Processing

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Practical Ways a Whiteboard Can Improve Workplace Communication

Effective communication helps teams stay organised, share ideas and keep track of important information. While digital tools are now common in many workplaces, a whiteboard continues to provide a simp...

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Designing Eco-Friendly Custom Water Bottles for Your Next Event

The Evolution of Sustainable Event Merchandise Event planning has undergone a massive transformation over the last decade. Gone are the days when organizers could hand out cheap, single use plastic...

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Why Choosing a Professional Florist Melbourne Makes Flower Delivery Impactful

Flowers have a great power to speak when humans cannot express their feelings with right words. Flowers are the best gifts when you are celebrating a birthday or welcoming a newborn child into your fa...

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The Business Case for Choosing Australian Fabricators Over Imported Alternatives

For a long time, you might have defaulted to overseas suppliers when sourcing fabricated metal components for a project. The unit price was lower on paper, and the maths seemed straightforward. That...

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Australian organisations are relying on business continuity plans built for a far more predictable world

Tariff escalations, supply chain fragility, geopolitical events, and the ongoing threat of cyber disruption have reshaped the risk environment facing Australian organisations. The problem is that ma...

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How to Rent a Car for Uber in Melbourne: What Every New Driver Needs to Know

Starting out as an Uber driver in Melbourne is not as complicated as it sounds but getting the vehicle right is where most new drivers get stuck. Uber has strict requirements around vehicle age, condi...

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When Should You Speak to a Lawyer About a Legal Issue?

Legal issues can begin with a simple question, then become harder to manage once formal steps are involved. Many people wait until a matter feels urgent before seeking guidance, even though earlier ...

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