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Australia's first service sector recession will be unlike those that have gone before it

  • Written by: Isaac Gross, Lecturer, Monash University
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Australia is on the brink of its first recession in almost 30 years.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics will deliver the official economic growth figure for the March quarter on Wednesday.

If it is negative (as is likely because of the downturn and the bushfires, but not guaranteed because of the surge in spending as Australians...

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6 easy ways to stop light pollution from harming our wildlife

  • Written by: Emily Fobert, Research Associate, Flinders University
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As winter approaches, marine turtle nesting in the far north of Australia will peak. When these baby turtles hatch at night, they crawl from the sand to the sea, using the relative brightness of the horizon and the natural slope of the beach as their guide.

But when artificial lights outshine the moon and the sea, these hatchlings...

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Lab experiments in the pandemic moved online or mailed home to uni students

  • Written by: Brian Abbey, Professor of Physics, La Trobe University
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The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken university education, with most teaching moved off campus and students learning online at home.

But a cornerstone of undergraduate science education has been a challenge: the laboratory class.

The real joy of science is in discovery and the links between knowledge and understanding crystallise...

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3 ways plus a potted history

  • Written by: Donna Lee Brien, Professor, Creative Industries, CQUniversity Australia
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As winter begins, porridge makes an excellent choice for breakfast. For many, porridge is redolent with memories of childhood. It is warm, filling, high in fibre and associated with lowering blood cholesterol.

It’s very reliability may also be comforting in unsettling times; as actor Stephen Fry once tweeted:...

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