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Aboriginal Australians co-existed with the megafauna for at least 17,000 years

  • Written by Michael Westaway, Senior Research Fellow, Research Centre for Human Evolution, Griffith University
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Australia was once home to giant reptiles, marsupials and birds (and some not so giant), but the extinction of this megafauna has been the subject of a debate that has persisted since the 19th century.

Despite great advances in the available scientific techniques for investigating the problem, answering the key question of how they became extinct...

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'I'm not a mind reader': understanding your partner's thoughts can be both good and bad

  • Written by Gery Karantzas, Senior Lecturer in Social Psychology / Relationship Science, Deakin University
imageBeing understanding of where your partner is coming from can be both good and bad in a relationship.from shutterstock.com

This article is part of our series on understanding others’ feelings. In it we examine empathy, including what it is, whether our doctors need more of it, and when too much may not be a good thing.

The notion of mind...

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Expenses reform is easy and essential – the only thing lacking is politicians' resolve to do it

  • Written by Colleen Lewis, Adjunct Professor, National Centre for Australian Studies, Monash University
imageSussan Ley is the latest federal MP to be embroiled in an expenses scandal.AAP/Mick Tsikas

What is it that too many politicians don’t get about the inappropriate use of taxpayer-funded expenses and the need to reform federal political donations laws and establish a federal anti-corruption body?

The answer to those questions may help explain...

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Beyond La La Land: the top ten toe-tapping film musicals

  • Written by Nicole Thomson, Associate Lecturer - Theatre, CQUniversity Australia
imageEmma Stone and Ryan Gosling in La La Land. Black Label Media

In the Great Depression, movies were an escape from life, and musicals gave audiences hope that things would get better. The recent release of La La Land – a contemporary twist on a classic formula – has reignited interest in the musical genre. At the Golden Globes this week,...

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  2. There is no silver bullet to stop fraudsters
  3. Trump and Showering Golden
  4. Note to Centrelink: Australian workers' lives have changed
  5. Hospitals feel the heat too from extreme weather and its health impacts
  6. Bright Lights – a TV farewell to Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
  7. School dress 'debate' is a nonsense: just have a range of options, and let students choose
  8. Children learn empathy growing up, but can we train adults to have more of it?
  9. James Hird's suspected drug overdose: invasive reporting breaches a right to privacy
  10. Can poetry stop a highway? Wielding words in the battle over Roe 8
  11. Old floods show Brisbane's next big wet might be closer than we think
  12. Why are most people right handed? The answer may be in the mouths of our ancestors
  13. Book Review: Trillion Dollar Baby
  14. How virtual reality technology is changing the way students learn
  15. 10 years on, the iPhone has revolutionised life and freed us from multiple tyrannies
  16. Are the ingredients in Peppa Pig sunscreen safe?
  17. Stamping out political rorts requires a cultural change, not more bodies to police it
  18. What's behind Timor-Leste terminating its maritime treaty with Australia
  19. A 'tougher' citizenship test should not be used to further divide and exclude
  20. Five ways kids can benefit from being outside this summer break
  21. One year on, we should remember David Bowie as both genius and flawed human
  22. Why Centrelink should adopt a light touch when data matching
  23. Wheat, sheep or Elvis Presley? Rural Australia has had to change its tune
  24. Can Facebook help you make your home more sustainable?
  25. Do art and literature cultivate empathy?
  26. Sussan Ley and the Gold Coast apartment: murky rules mean age of entitlement isn't over for MPs
  27. Health check: is it safe to microwave your food?
  28. The off-topic Conversation #115
  29. Why and how do we measure what consumers feel?
  30. Understanding others' feelings: what is empathy and why do we need it?
  31. Five political leaders to watch in 2017
  32. Why do we still make girls wear skirts and dresses as school uniform?
  33. Lion is a well-made melodrama with a rather disturbing message
  34. Make a fresh start with your fridge in 2017: apps to reduce food waste and save money
  35. Food for thought: the rise of Australia's mighty Brahman
  36. Australia’s climate in 2016 – a year of two halves as El Niño unwound
  37. Explainer: we can learn a lot from the changing night sky
  38. Birdbath, food or water? How to attract your favourite birds to your garden
  39. In a world awash with data, is the census still relevant?
  40. The lure of cycling: tips from a middle-aged man in Lycra
  41. The archaeology of polite society
  42. Who will be the winner in the next computing revolution?
  43. Housing the dead: what happens when a city runs out of space?
  44. Two cheers for Barack Obama
  45. The world is getting fatter with technology as part of the problem and not the cure
  46. Enough's enough: buying more stuff isn't always the answer to happiness
  47. Kitchen ink: foodies, chefs and tattoos
  48. Prepare for a healthy holiday with this A-to-E guide
  49. How to quickly spot dodgy science
  50. How and why we are moving beyond GDP as a measure of human progress

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