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Cleaning up runoff onto the Great Barrier Reef: how art and science are inspiring farmers to help

  • Written by: Sarah Hamylton, Senior Lecturer, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Wollongong
imageCoral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish are helped by nutrient runoff. Crown of thorns image from www.shutterstock.com

The most recent report card on the Great Barrier Reef’s water quality highlighted major changes that need to be made to meet targets by 2018. Sediment and pollutant runoff from land use have increased 2-3 fold since 1850,...

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Refugee resettlement announcement expected within weeks

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Peter Dutton’s Wednesday news conference was the predictable rant against Labor, but something else came through. The Immigration Minister is genuinely anxious to get the refugees off Nauru and Manus Island ASAP.

It’s now clear the government is currently engaged in a complicated exercise, with sometimes conflicting moving parts, to try...

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How the Internet was born: the ARPANET Comes to Life

  • Written by: Giovanni Navarria, Lecturer and Research Fellow, Sydney Democracy Network, School of Social and Political Sciences (SSPS), University of Sydney
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This essay is the third of a four-part series, which commemorates the anniversary of the first ever message sent across the ARPANET, the progenitor of the Internet on October 29, 1969 - Read: Part 1, Part 2 and Part 4.

After Charles Herzfeld, the Director of ARPA, gave his blessing to commence the first stage of the ARPANET project, Robert...

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Second crossbencher to be referred to the High Court

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Further uncertainty has been thrown over the Senate crossbench, with the government moving to have the High Court determine whether One Nation’s Rod Culleton was ineligible for election.

This follows Tuesday’s announcement that the Government would ask the Senate to refer to the court the eligibility on July 2 of former senator Bob Day,...

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  1. We the People: the charms and contradictions of populism
  2. What is racism - and is Bill Leak a 'controversialist' or a racist?
  3. Explainer: what is the challenge to Bob Day's Senate seat all about?
  4. Is forced chemical castration the answer to protecting children from sexual abuse in Indonesia?
  5. University China centres are vulnerable to vested interests because of a lack of funding
  6. Neither Clinton nor Trump will fix what ails America
  7. Is the NHMRC funding process fair?
  8. On HIV, Tiananmen Square and science
  9. How the tobacco industry is gaming Australian health regulations
  10. Essays on health: how food companies can sneak bias into scientific research
  11. What effect will closet Trump voters have on the US Election?
  12. Four environmental reasons why fast-tracking the Carmichael coal mine is a bad idea
  13. Guide to the classics: Michel de Montaigne's Essays
  14. What makes a city tick? Designing the 'urban DMA'
  15. The cosmic crime-scene hunt for clues on how galaxies are formed
  16. Now-resigned Bob Day may have been ineligible to sit in Senate
  17. Bishop leads Turnbull as better Coalition leader in Morgan poll
  18. Sustainable aquaculture is possible, with the right science
  19. Using DNA to unlock the mysteries of cannabis and reduce the risk of dodgy 'medical' products
  20. Is it time to repeal Australia's century-old laws on the use of the word 'Anzac'?
  21. Western Australia provides a masterclass in what not to do with a resources boom
  22. Explainer: what is an epidural for labour?
  23. The race that stops the nation also holds many weird and wonderful stories
  24. Twitter's live stream of the Melbourne Cup could change how we 'broadcast' sport
  25. Study confirms intimate partner violence leading health risk factor for women
  26. Why Brexit and the spectre of President Trump aren't hurting Australia's economy
  27. China's currency needs reform at home before gaining more traction internationally
  28. How China came in from the cold to help set up Antarctica's vast new marine park
  29. Can the arts sector reinvent itself?
  30. Should banks play a role in teaching kids about how to manage money effectively?
  31. Shorten exploits the missing link in government's visa ban plan
  32. Hillary Clinton, Julian Assange and the US election
  33. Unnatural disasters: how we can spot climate's role in specific extreme events
  34. Health Check: why do we get dizzy?
  35. Twin suicide bombings in Pakistan point to deep security problems
  36. Same old rhetoric cannot justify banning refugees from Australia
  37. Punitive approach won't work for the most disadvantaged job seekers: Anglicare
  38. WA ReachTEL: Labor leads 52-48
  39. Feasting for our future as millennials table solutions
  40. PRRT explained: why aren't we benefitting from the resource tax?
  41. Hazelwood's closure won't affect power prices as much as you might think
  42. The new international whaling resolution will do little to stop Japan killing whales
  43. Halloween films: the good, the bad and the truly scary
  44. Two years of preschool have more impact than one, research shows
  45. Surgery isn't always the best option, and the decision shouldn't just lie with the doctor
  46. Turnbull wants to change Australia's environment act - here's what we stand to lose
  47. China will need to be more transparent to achieve its development goals
  48. No limits: can the new guidelines on kids and screens work?
  49. Questions still need answering in Australia's largest health data breach
  50. New ban on boat people may be belt-and-braces for resettlement initiative

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The strategic rise of Bali as Australia’s next essential healthcare support hub

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Cost Savings and Benefits of Using Used Pallets in Logistics

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