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Home grown cannabis to be legal in the ACT. Now what?

  • Written by: Nicole Lee, Professor at the National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University
Home grown cannabis to be legal in the ACT. Now what?Two cannabis plants per person and four per household will be legal in the ACT from January 31.Esteban Lopez/Unsplash

The Australian Capital Territory took the next step towards regulation of the illicit drug market yesterday with new legislation passing through parliament.

The legislation, which won’t come into effect until January 31, 2020,...

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sediments reveal a famous early human cave site was also home to hyenas and wolves

  • Written by: Mike W Morley, Senior research fellow, Flinders University
sediments reveal a famous early human cave site was also home to hyenas and wolvesSampling sediments in Denisova Cave.Author provided

Denisova Cave in Siberia’s Altai Mountains is one of the world’s most important archaeological sites. It is famous for preserving evidence of three early human groups: Neanderthals, early Homo sapiens, and a third group known as the Denisovans.

Fossil bones, stone tools and ancient DNA...

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Warren placed second after Biden, as Trump's ratings rise. But could the impeachment scandal make a difference?

  • Written by: Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne

Two weeks after the September 12 Democratic presidential debate, Joe Biden continues to lead with 29.0% in the RealClearPolitics Democratic national average, followed by Elizabeth Warren at 21.4%, Bernie Sanders at 17.3%, Pete Buttigieg at 5.8% and Kamala Harris at 5.0%.

No other Democrat candidates have more than 3% support. And the last three...

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Why are scientists so excited about a recently claimed quantum computing milestone?

  • Written by: Christopher Ferrie, Senior Lecturer, UTS Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research and ARC DECRA Fellow, University of Technology Sydney
Why are scientists so excited about a recently claimed quantum computing milestone?Researchers from Google may have demonstrated 'quantum supremacy' for the first time, opening pathways to a new era of computation.Google

A quantum computer may have solved a problem in minutes that would take the fastest conventional supercomputer more than 10,000 years. A draft of a paper by Google researchers laying out the achievement leaked in...

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  1. A landmark report confirms Australia is girt by hotter, higher seas. But there is still time to act
  2. Defiant Scott Morrison tells the world Australia is 'doing our bit' on climate change
  3. 8 reasons why impeaching Donald Trump is a big risk for the Democrats. (And 3 reasons why it's not)
  4. Still serving guests while your male relatives relax? Everyday sexism like this hurts women's mental health
  5. they're trending down while Australia's population booms
  6. When it comes to climate change, Australia's mining giants are an accessory to the crime
  7. a psychologist tells us what we can learn from the success of the Richmond Tigers
  8. Australia's carbon market needs to be faster and smarter. Blockchain can help
  9. Don't blame parcel delivery vans for clogging up city traffic, look to the tradies
  10. What might Lily and Abbey say to Scott Morrison about Greta Thunberg?
  11. tapestries interweave traditions with a new sense of place
  12. With 15 other children, Greta Thunberg has filed a UN complaint against 5 countries. Here’s what it’ll achieve
  13. Here is a global solution to the plastic waste crisis
  14. In a virtual universe of 'perfect' bodies, Instagram's new policy offers important protection for young users
  15. Australia's mining know-how makes it the perfect $150m partner for NASA's Moon and Mars shots
  16. Australia is the runaway global leader in building new renewable energy
  17. Swollen executive pay packets reveal the limits of corporate activism
  18. why the Nationals shouldn't politicise the science replication crisis
  19. Merchants of misinformation are all over the internet. But the real problem lies with us
  20. Politicians who become lobbyists can be bad for Australians' health
  21. Queer Eye's Jonathan Van Ness shines a spotlight on the changing face of HIV
  22. it’s a word we use a lot, but what exactly is it?
  23. The ban on live sheep exports has just been lifted. Here’s what’s changed
  24. Albanese slams Morrison for using a "loud hailer" to talk to China from US
  25. a searing comics anthology on sexual violence
  26. Why can't rape survivors in Tasmania reveal their name, even when they want to?
  27. Do new cancer drugs work? Too often we don't really know (and neither does your doctor)
  28. Highly touted UN climate summit failed to deliver
  29. why can't we just build a pipe to move water to areas in drought?
  30. daughters of Robert Menzies and Arthur Calwell say parliament wasn't always a 'fort'
  31. 1 in 3 new mums struggle to get their baby to sleep, but some women have a tougher time
  32. 'Transformer' rooms and robo-furniture are set to remake our homes – and lives – before our eyes
  33. Yes, the US-Australia alliance is important, but Scott Morrison needs to take a careful approach with Donald Trump
  34. neither science nor history favours a dairy monopoly
  35. debunking the myths around self-injury
  36. We can make roof tiles with built-in solar cells – now the challenge is to make them cheaper
  37. How raising tax for high-income earners would reduce inequality, improve social welfare in New Zealand
  38. Leila Waddell, Australian violinist, philosopher of magic and fearless rebel
  39. native water rats have worked out how to safely eat cane toads
  40. where do phobias come from?
  41. Activists are using the climate emergency as a new legal defence to justify law-breaking
  42. the idea behind Labor's National Rental Affordability Scheme is worth saving
  43. Fairest and best? Status counts in the Brownlow Medal
  44. Users (and their bias) are key to fighting fake news on Facebook – AI isn't smart enough yet
  45. City share-house rents eat up most of Newstart, leaving less than $100 a week to live on
  46. In a chatty world, losing your speech can be alienating. But there's help
  47. How Australians talk about tucker is a story that'll make you want to eat the bum out of an elephant
  48. 'Edible forests' can fight land clearing and world hunger at the same time
  49. 10 ways to get the most out of silent reading in schools
  50. From crime fighters to crime writers

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Emergency planning is one of those things many workplaces know they should think about, but it oft...

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Every excavation project in Australia — from a backyard deck footing to a multi-storey commercial bu...

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Finding a dentist you trust is one of those decisions that quietly affects your health for years, ...

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