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To address the ecological crisis, Aboriginal peoples must be restored as custodians of Country

  • Written by: Zena Cumpston, Research Fellow, University of Melbourne

In the wake of devastating bushfires across the country, and with the prospect of losing a billion animals and some entire species, transformational change is required in the way we interact with this land.

Australia’s First Peoples have honed and employed holistic land management practices for thousand of generations. These practices are...

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How hard is it to scramble Rubik’s Cube?

  • Written by: Tim Garoni, Associate Professor, School of Mathematics, Monash University
How hard is it to scramble Rubik’s Cube?What a scramble.Shutterstock.com

Rubik’s Cube has been one of the world’s favourite puzzles for 40 years. Several different methods have been devised for solving it, as explained in countless books. Expert “speedcubers” can solve it in a matter of seconds.

In addition to such feats of astounding dexterity, there are many...

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With four days remaining, Sanders leads narrowly in Iowa, but Biden leads nationally

  • Written by: Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne
With four days remaining, Sanders leads narrowly in Iowa, but Biden leads nationallyWhile Bernie Sanders is polling strongest in Iowa, Joe Biden remains the national frontrunner for the Democratic nomination.AAP/EPA/Peter Foley

Four days before the US Iowa Democratic caucuses next Tuesday AEDT, the RealClearPolitics poll average has Bernie Sanders narrowly leading with 23.8%, followed by Joe Biden on 20.2%, Pete Buttigieg 15.8%,...

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Proposed Queensland laws silencing charities risk breaching the Constitution

  • Written by: Anne Twomey, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Sydney
Proposed Queensland laws silencing charities risk breaching the ConstitutionCharities that engage in advocacy on policy issues can be silenced by administrative burdens.from www.shutterstock.com

The Queensland government’s proposed electoral laws risk being struck down by the High Court if they remain in their current form. This is because they hamper the ability of charities to advocate for their causes and limit...

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  1. 'Futuring' can help us survive the climate crisis. And guess what? You're a futurist too
  2. Heat kills. We need consistency in the way we measure these deaths
  3. Media 'impartiality' on climate change is ethically misguided and downright dangerous
  4. We have the vaccine for climate disinformation – let's use it
  5. How does bushfire smoke affect our health? 6 things you need to know
  6. Friday essay: Beethoven - an icon at risk of overexposure?
  7. we've observed a spinning star that drags the very fabric of space and time
  8. Want to send your child to a school outside your zone? This system could give you the choice
  9. As cities grow, the Internet of Things can help us get on top of the waste crisis
  10. how do voices come out of our mouths?
  11. The uncomfortable truth about super: there's no ‘one-size-fits-all’ contribution
  12. Coronavirus adds to Scott Morrison's many woes
  13. The 'sports rorts' affair shows the government misunderstands the role of the public service
  14. Will my child get coronavirus at school? Here's some perspective for Aussie parents
  15. How to listen to podcasts
  16. animal skin fashion, exports and ethical trade
  17. Don't believe the myths – taxing sugary drinks makes us drink less of it
  18. Two satellites just avoided a head-on smash. How close did they come to disaster?
  19. Trump's Middle East 'vision' is a disaster that will only make things worse
  20. The Australian government needs to step up its fight to free Kylie Moore-Gilbert from prison in Iran
  21. Kids learn best when you add a problem-solving boost to ‘back-to-basics’ instruction
  22. Plants safely store toxic mercury. Bushfires and climate change bring it back into our environment
  23. Building standards give us false hope. There's no such thing as a fireproof house
  24. How the term 'Anthropocene' jumped from geoscience to hashtags
  25. Bees learn better when they can explore. Humans might work the same way
  26. After 40 years of Australian-Chinese sister cities, how are they faring?
  27. Politicians not bureaucrats are the ones in touch, Morrison claims in sports affair
  28. Fear spreads easily. That's what gives the Wuhan coronavirus economic impact
  29. Comma again? Philip Pullman's Oxford comma rage doesn't go far enough
  30. Had constipation? Here are 4 things to help treat it
  31. Humans are good at thinking their way out of problems – but climate change is outfoxing us
  32. Scott Morrison's 'resilience' speech overshadowed as McKenzie crisis deepens
  33. The US presidential primaries are arcane, complex and unrepresentative. So why do Americans still vote this way?
  34. Gwyneth Paltrow’s The Goop Lab whitewashes traditional health therapies for profit
  35. Not all Australian parents can access quality childcare and preschool – they can't just 'shop around'
  36. Seniors struggle with technology, and often their kids won't help
  37. How to cope with extreme heat days without racking up the aircon bills
  38. How contagious is the Wuhan coronavirus and can you spread it before symptoms start?
  39. how drug slang affects the way we use and understand drugs
  40. What we know suggests the economic impact of Wuhan coronavirus will be limited
  41. Fire almost wiped out rare species in the Australian Alps. Feral horses are finishing the job
  42. Stone tools reveal epic trek of nomadic Neanderthals
  43. Pulling out weeds is the best thing you can do to help nature recover from the fires
  44. no lift in wage growth, no lift in economic growth and no progress on unemployment in year of low expectations
  45. ACT cannabis laws come into effect on Friday, but they may not be what you hoped for
  46. More than skin deep, beauty salons are places of sharing and caring
  47. this is what Australia can learn from India
  48. Indigenous languages matter – but all is not lost when they change or even disappear
  49. Thinking about thinking helps kids learn. How can we teach critical thinking?
  50. Australia's National Digital ID is here, but the government's not talking about it

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