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Why the 'Miracle on the Hudson' in the new movie Sully was no crash landing

  • Written by: Eryn Grant, Research Fellow in Human Factors, University of the Sunshine Coast
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On January 15, 2009, Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger landed an Airbus A320-214 in New York’s freezing Hudson River following a bird strike-induced loss of both engines. All 155 passengers and crew on board US Airways Flight 1549 survived.

The incident has been dubbed the “Miracle on the Hudson” and the story...

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Racist kitsch begs a deeper question – can Jews really be part of Poland?

  • Written by: Lynne Michelle Swarts, Honorary Research Associate, Department of History, SOPHI, Faculty of Arts and Social Science, University of Sydney
imageNot far from where the infamous Krakow Ghetto gates once stood, Jewish caricatures are for sale. Wikimedia Commons

During a recent trip to Poland, I came across curious tiny figurines in many market stalls inside the famous Cloth Hall, Krakow. They were good luck charms in the shape of Hasidic Jews, with their long beards and side locks (or peyus)....

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Redressing, not exacerbating, inequality is the real moral challenge for this government

  • Written by: Eva Cox, Professorial Fellow, Jumbunna IHL, University of Technology Sydney
imageThe government is keen to push its omnibus savings bill through parliament.AAP/Mick Tsikas

A purported priority for this 45th parliament is to tackle the deficit, last encountered in the budget items just before the federal election campaign.

Would it be affected by the close result and odd voting patterns? No, the government claims – its win...

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Let's chemically rebuild fossil fuels to create sustainable energy

  • Written by: Shannon A. Bonke, Doctoral Researcher in the School of Chemistry, Monash University
imageIf leaves can do it, why can't we? Leaf image from www.shutterstock.com

When we burn a fossil fuel – coal, oil or gas – it produces energy that we use, and byproducts such as water and carbon dioxide. It’s the CO₂ that’s proving to be a problem – humans have increased the amount of it in the atmosphere by about...

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  1. Our oceans are out of balance – can we learn some tips from feng shui?
  2. Supporting students with autism in the classroom: what teachers need to know
  3. Company results wrap: is the resources downturn structural or cyclical?
  4. We're all at risk from scary medicine side effects, but we have to weigh the risks with the benefits
  5. Coaches are teachers of sport, but there's a lot to learn from the classroom
  6. Dastyari forced off frontbench
  7. Business Briefing: disrupted companies will need to think global to survive
  8. When parents disagree with doctors on a child's treatment, who should have the final say?
  9. Love in the time of racism: 'Barbed Wire and Cherry Blossoms' explores the politics of romance
  10. What is soft power? Hint: it's not footing Sam Dastyari's bills
  11. Weekly Dose: penicillin, the mould that saves millions of lives
  12. We really must talk about gas
  13. Dastyari resigns, but will Labor's proposals fix the political donations system?
  14. Full response from the Productivity Commission
  15. FactCheck: has education spending gone up while student achievement has stalled or declined?
  16. How can we fix Australia's Indonesia anxiety?
  17. Brandis diaries case shows how Freedom of Information has been deliberately neglected
  18. A brief history of the Paralympic Games: from post-WWII rehabilitation to mega sport event
  19. Pacific pariah: how Australia’s love of coal has left it out in the diplomatic cold
  20. Company results wrap: energy companies are facing disruption
  21. By 2030, 'no Australian child will be living in poverty' – why can't we promise that?
  22. Nicotine for vaping should be legalised in Australia: 40 international and Australian experts
  23. Speaking with: Juan Francisco Salazar about colonising Antarctica and Mars
  24. To a modern audience, Othello is simply another story of domestic abuse
  25. Both statins and a Mediterranean-style diet can help ward off heart disease and stroke
  26. You can't eat with us! When the working class meet high-end cooking shows
  27. Government review supports Australia's marine reserves – now it’s time to move on
  28. Explainer: how the Paralympics classification system keeps things fair
  29. Australia must heed the lessons of ‘hybrid warfare’ to avoid falling behind on the battlefield
  30. How happiness improves business results
  31. Please can we give up on complementary, alternative and 'integrative therapies' now?
  32. Apple and Ireland are betting on 'Nation Inc' and a world of shareholder citizens
  33. China’s G20 summit was big on show, but short on substance
  34. Company results wrap: news publishers are transforming, but into what?
  35. Sydney property market spreads price shocks to other capital cities
  36. NT royal commission is the cost of failing to meet international standards on torture
  37. Vitamin D may protect against severe asthma attacks and hospitalisation
  38. Improving teaching in rural schools - we need to stop borrowing approaches from overseas
  39. The ethical and cultural case for culling Australia's mountain horses
  40. With energy, ideas and cheek to spare, Richard Neville was the boy of OZ
  41. Extinction alert: saving the world from a deadly asteroid impact
  42. Company results wrap: retail sales flat, but some retailers buck the trend
  43. FactCheck Q A: is $30 billion spent every year on 500,000 Indigenous people in Australia?
  44. Absurdist, poignant slapstick – plus a brass band – in En Avant, Marche!
  45. US-China ratification of Paris Agreement ramps up the pressure on Australia
  46. Can, or should, we save ARENA?
  47. Brazil ousting demonstrates the new coup rocking Latin America
  48. Health Check: is it bad to regularly sleep wearing earplugs?
  49. Protected areas are helping save our favourite animals – but let's not forget the others
  50. If the TPP dies, Australia has other game changing trade options

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