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The science backs Harry and Meghan turning in their royal privilege. Fame and fortune aren't the keys to happiness

  • Written by: Jolanda Jetten, Professor, School of Psychology, ARC Laureate Fellow, The University of Queensland

If you’ve ever dreamt of fame and fortune, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle turning their backs on the royal lifestyle might seem churlish. So too their desire to be “financially independent”.

As a senior royal, Harry is at the height of his popularity – a popularity that marrying Markle has only amplified.

On top...

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Scientists hate to say 'I told you so'. But Australia, you were warned

  • Written by: Will Steffen, Emeritus Professor, Australian National University
Scientists hate to say 'I told you so'. But Australia, you were warnedWithout a radical change of course on climate change, Australians will struggle to survive on this continent, let alone thrive.AAP/Dave Hunt

Those who say “I told you so” are rarely welcomed, yet I am going to say it here. Australian scientists warned the country could face a climate change-driven bushfire crisis by 2020. It arrived on...

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We found the world's oldest asteroid strike in Western Australia. It might have triggered a global thaw

  • Written by: Aaron J. Cavosie, Senior research fellow, Curtin University
We found the world's oldest asteroid strike in Western Australia. It might have triggered a global thawThe ancient landscape at Yarrabubba preserves traces of the world’s oldest known asteroid impact.Shutterstock

The world’s oldest remaining asteroid crater is at a place called Yarrabubba, southeast of the town of Meekatharra in Western Australia.

Our new study puts a precise age on the cataclysmic impact – showing Yarrabubba is...

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even hustlers need side hustles in the gig economy

  • Written by: Sophie Pezzutto, PhD Candidate in Anthropology, Australian National University
even hustlers need side hustles in the gig economyAustralian trans performer Marissa Minx on set in Los Angeles, recording exclusive behind-the-scenes footage for her fans.Sophie Pezzutto, Author provided

“Porn is the billboard. Cam is the product,” my housemate and porn performer in Las Vegas tells me.

She makes most of her money from camming: a form of live streaming, where viewers...

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  1. Juries need to be told how they're allowed to use the internet to ensure fair trials
  2. Bushfire education is too abstract. We need to get children into the real world
  3. I’m taking antibiotics – how do I know I've been prescribed the right ones?
  4. New year, new strategy? Unheralded change to budget targets creates space for stimulus
  5. Australia needs more engineers. And more of them need to be women
  6. It's hard for people with severe mental illness to get in the NDIS – and the problems don't stop there
  7. Many of our plants and animals have adapted to fires, but now the fires are changing
  8. how schools can help students cope after the bushfires
  9. Conservation scientists are grieving after the bushfires -- but we must not give up
  10. Preventing suicide in nursing homes is possible. Here are 3 things we can do to make a start
  11. You think this is a witch hunt, Mr President? That's an insult to the women who suffered
  12. Cousin took a DNA test? Courts could use it to argue you are more likely to commit crimes
  13. Unbuilding cities as high-rises reach their use-by date
  14. Prisoner numbers in Australia have decreased, but we're not really sure why yet
  15. Morrison should control that temper in Liberal climate debate
  16. Australia's threatened bats need protection from a silent killer: white-nose syndrome
  17. exceptional singing and music obscure the political heart of this classic Australian musical
  18. CSIRO wants our laws turned into computer code. Here's why that's a bad idea
  19. A brain transplant for one of Australia's top telescopes
  20. What makes a good psychologist or psychiatrist and how do you find one you like?
  21. Who can break up the 'Big 3' monopoly on men's tennis? Here's what the numbers say
  22. Forest thinning is controversial, but it shouldn’t be ruled out for managing bushfires
  23. scientists create first ever living, programmable organism
  24. How effective is the pill?
  25. Celebrity concern about bushfires could do more harm than good. To help they need to put boots on the ground
  26. Six million hectares of threatened species habitat up in smoke
  27. Before we rush to rebuild after fires, we need to think about where and how
  28. Australian sea lions are declining. Using drones to check their health can help us understand why
  29. With costs approaching $100 billion, the fires are Australia's costliest natural disaster
  30. In cases of cardiac arrest, time is everything. Community responders can save lives
  31. So the government gave sports grants to marginal seats. What happens now?
  32. The Olympics have always been a platform for protest. Banning hand gestures and kneeling ignores their history
  33. how fraudsters take advantage of those in need
  34. Catherine Hay Thomson, the Australian undercover journalist who went inside asylums and hospitals
  35. 'What subjects do I choose for my last years of school?'
  36. To improve firefighters' mental health, we can't wait for them to reach out – we need to 'reach in'
  37. the end of the checkout signals a dire future for those without the right skills
  38. Yes, native plants can flourish after bushfire. But there’s only so much hardship they can take
  39. Take care when examining the economic impact of fires. GDP doesn't tell the full story
  40. Homosexuality may have evolved for social, not sexual reasons
  41. what's just happened and what's in store for Putin beyond 2024?
  42. How an Aussie invention could soon cut 5% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions
  43. infusing the present moment with layers of the past
  44. Moving the A-League to the winter would improve the play, but will it attract the fans?
  45. why does reading in the back seat make you feel sick?
  46. The Dish in Parkes is scanning the southern Milky Way, searching for alien signals
  47. So, you want to live tiny? Here's what to consider when choosing a house, van or caravan
  48. Might the bushfire crisis be the turning point on climate politics Australian needs?
  49. We have already had countless bushfire inquiries. What good will it do to have another?
  50. a short history of female swimwear

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