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why homicide rates in Australia are declining

  • Written by: Terry Goldsworthy, Associate Professor in Criminology, Bond University
why homicide rates in Australia are decliningLatest figures reveal homocides in Australia are at historic lows. AAP/James Ross

According to the latest figures, homicides in Australia are at historic lows and compare well against international trends.

So what do the trends tell us and why is the homicide rate in Australia declining?

Perceptions and realities

A search of the Factiva media database...

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We're using lasers and toaster-sized satellites to beam information faster through space

  • Written by: Gottfried Lechner, Associate Professor and Director of the Institute for Telecommunications Research, University of South Australia, University of South Australia
We're using lasers and toaster-sized satellites to beam information faster through spaceThe electromagnetic spectrum we can access with current technologies is completely occupied. This means experts have to think of creative ways to meet our rocketing demands for data.NASA Johnson/Flickr, CC BY-NC

Satellites are becoming increasingly important in our lives, as they help us meet a demand for more data, exchanged at higher speeds. This...

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Australia's slipping student scores will lead to greater income inequality

  • Written by: Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW
Australia's slipping student scores will lead to greater income inequalityWhile no test is perfect but the Programme for International Student Assessment rankings are pretty useful for understanding the skills young people are being equipped with.www.shutterstock.com

The latest Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results are bad news for Australian students, parents, employers and policymakers. Pretty...

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Angus Taylor's troubles go international, in brawl with Naomi Wolf

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Angus Taylor's troubles go international, in brawl with Naomi WolfMorrison would rather live with a problem minister in a key post than give a scalp to Labor.Mick Tsikas/AAP

Scott Morrison said it with a straight face, and repetition for emphasis. “I’m very pleased, very pleased, with the performance of all of my ministers,” he declared on Thursday.

This ringing if unconvincing universal...

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  1. Early medical abortion is legal across Australia but rural women often don't have access to it
  2. All hail apostrophes - the heavy lifters who 'point a sentence in the right direction'
  3. It's the 10-year anniversary of our climate policy abyss. But don't blame the Greens
  4. Morrison cuts a swathe through the public service, with five departmental heads gone
  5. Tick, tock... how stress speeds up your chromosomes' ageing clock
  6. The government wants to privatise visa processing. Who will be held accountable when something goes wrong?
  7. Scientists fear insect populations are shrinking. Here are six ways to help
  8. Left-leaning Australians may look to New Zealand with envy, but Ardern still has much work to do
  9. Explainer: the ideas of Kant
  10. To restore public confidence in apartments, rewrite Australia's building codes
  11. To stop a tech apocalypse we need ethics and the arts
  12. how hospital design supports children, young people and their families
  13. spending dips and saving soars as we stash rather than spend our tax cuts
  14. Fingerprint login should be a secure defence for our data, but most of us don't use it properly
  15. a mixed bag theologically and politically, with bravura performances
  16. the medevac repeal and what it means for asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru
  17. Having problems with your kid's tantrums, bed-wetting or withdrawal? Here's when to get help
  18. The top ranking education systems in the world aren't there by accident. Here's how Australia can climb up
  19. Global emissions to hit 36.8 billion tonnes, beating last year's record high
  20. Medevac repealed after government comes to secret arrangement with Jacqui Lambie
  21. Did people or climate kill off the megafauna? Actually, it was both
  22. Neaera, the Athenian child slave raised to be a courtesan
  23. why army veterans are twice as likely to end up in prison
  24. How do you stop the youth exodus from private health insurance? Cut premiums for under-55s
  25. Shark nets are destructive and don't keep you safe – let's invest in lifeguards
  26. Homes can be better prepared for cyclones. But first we must convince the owners
  27. how climate change will affect food production and security
  28. Time to end drug company distortion of medical evidence
  29. Aussie students are a year behind students 10 years ago in science, maths and reading
  30. a deeply serious arboreal adventure with a message for our times
  31. Australia's threatened birds declined by 59% over the past 30 years
  32. How plant-based meat is stretching New Zealand's cultural and legal boundaries
  33. The government is hyping digitalised services, but not addressing a history of e-government fails
  34. Limiting cash payments to $10,000 is more dangerous than you might think
  35. Islamophobic attacks mostly happen in public. Here's what you can do if you see it or experience it
  36. Students with disabilities need inclusive buildings. We can learn from what's already working
  37. Haring Basquiat at the NGV
  38. Why is my poo green?
  39. Market-led infrastructure may sound good but not if it short-changes the public
  40. brain stimulation holds huge promise, but is critically under-regulated
  41. Earth has a couple more chances to avoid catastrophic climate change. This week is one of them
  42. Westpac ticking every anti-money-laundering box wouldn't make much difference to criminals
  43. Lessons on terrorism and rehabilitation from the London Bridge attack
  44. We can reverse antibiotic resistance in Australia. Here's how Sweden is doing it
  45. Cancel culture, cleanskin, hedonometer ... I'm not sure I like any of Macquarie Dictionary's words of the year
  46. we should use genetics, geology and more to repatriate Aboriginal remains
  47. For hydrogen to be truly 'clean' it must be made with renewables, not coal
  48. how hospital design has been a matter of life and death
  49. Scientists re-counted Australia's extinct species, and the result is devastating
  50. New research shows prejudice still high in Australia, but many people seeking to promote social inclusion

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