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Airlines take no chances with our safety. And neither should artificial intelligence

  • Written by: Monique Mann, Senior lecturer, Deakin University
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You’d thinking flying in a plane would be more dangerous than driving a car. In reality it’s much safer, partly because the aviation industry is heavily regulated.

Airlines must stick to strict standards for safety, testing, training, policies and procedures, auditing and oversight. And when things do go wrong, we...

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Transport is letting Australia down in the race to cut emissions

  • Written by: Philip Laird, Honorary Principal Fellow, University of Wollongong
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At a time Australia is meant to be reducing its greenhouse emissions, the upward trend in transport sector emissions continues. The latest National Greenhouse Gas Inventory report released last week shows the transport sector emitted 102 million tonnes (Mt) of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂-e) in the 12 months to...

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3 ways public health has saved lives from history to the modern day

  • Written by: Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, La Trobe University
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The coronovirus outbreak has reminded us of the importance of public health responses in managing the spread of disease.

But what actually is public health? And why are we so often hearing from public health experts about the coronavirus and other health threats?

In broad terms, whereas medicine primarily focuses on treating disease in...

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  3. Sun Yang ban shows world swimming body must establish an integrity commission
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  5. Circa's new production explores the ordinary, extraordinary mass of humanity
  6. Why do I sweat so much?
  7. an outrageous depiction of girls grasping their emerging sexuality and power
  8. One little bandicoot can dig up an elephant's worth of soil a year – and our ecosystem loves it
  9. Michelle Grattan on the government's emergency plan, climate change, and Bettina Arndt
  10. Last summer's fish carnage sparked public outrage. Here's what has happened since
  11. It's now a matter of when, not if, for Australia. This is how we're preparing for a jump in coronavirus cases
  12. Many Scots want independence from the United Kingdom. How might that play out in a post-Brexit world?
  13. a 3-point plan to reach net-zero emissions by 2050
  14. Requiring firms to only sell financial products we can use is good, but not enough
  15. a real life experiment illuminates the future of books and reading
  16. Angus Taylor sets down 'markers' to measure success of government's technology roadmap
  17. Morrison looks to his messaging on coronavirus and climate
  18. Government triggers emergency plan for COVID-19 pandemic, and considers economic assistance
  19. Let’s 'declare war on type 2 diabetes' – Australian of the year James Muecke on why we need to cut back on sugar
  20. Juries will soon learn more about people accused of child sex crimes. Will it lead to fairer trials?
  21. Sanctions, a failing economy and coronavirus may cause Iran to change its involvement in Syria
  22. Equinor has abandoned oil-drilling plans in the Great Australian Bight
  23. A year from the Christchurch terror attacks, NZ intelligence records a surge in reports
  24. Is cruising still safe? Will I be insured? What you need to know about travelling during the coronavirus crisis
  25. Stocking up to prepare for a crisis isn't 'panic buying'. It's actually a pretty rational choice
  26. Albanese says we can't replace steelmaking coal. But we already have green alternatives
  27. the cuter they are, the harder we fall
  28. Thousands of city trees have been lost to development, when we need them more than ever
  29. 4 myths about polycystic ovary syndrome – and why they're wrong
  30. Natural disasters increase inequality. Recovery funding may make things worse
  31. Coercive control is a key part of domestic violence. So why isn't it a crime across Australia?
  32. Gender diversity in science media still has a long way to go. Here's a 5-step plan to move it along
  33. It might sound 'batshit insane' but Australia could soon export sunshine to Asia via a 3,800km cable
  34. Mark Butler on Labor's 2050 carbon neutral target
  35. Diversity quotas will only lead to token appointments, doing more harm than good
  36. What is a rare disease? It's not as simple as it sounds
  37. ASIO chief's assessment shows the need to do more, and better, to prevent terrorism
  38. New modelling shows the importance of university research to business
  39. Young women won't be told how to behave, but is #girlboss just deportment by another name?
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  42. women in mental health wards need better protection from sexual assault
  43. Stone tools show humans in India survived the cataclysmic Toba eruption 74,000 years ago
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  45. Retirement Income Review can't ignore the changing role of home
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  47. the film that inspired Virginia Woolf, David Bowie and Tim Burton
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