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Here is a global solution to the plastic waste crisis

  • Written by Andrew Forrest, PhD Candidate, University of Western Australia
Here is a global solution to the plastic waste crisisInformal settlments line a plastic-choked river in Manila, Philippinesnewsinfo.inquirer.net

Since the mass production of plastic began, almost six billion tonnes of it - approximately 91% - has remained in our air, land and water. Plastic production and use is embedded in the global economy, and in our natural environment. This culture of waste is...

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In a virtual universe of 'perfect' bodies, Instagram's new policy offers important protection for young users

  • Written by Hiba Jebeile, PhD candidate/Research Dietitian, University of Sydney
In a virtual universe of 'perfect' bodies, Instagram's new policy offers important protection for young usersInsecurities young people have about their bodies are often exacerbated by unrealistic content on social media.From shutterstock.com

Instagram recently announced posts promoting diet products and cosmetic procedures will no longer be visible to users under the age of 18. While the initiative is being led by Instagram, the policy will also be in...

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Australia's mining know-how makes it the perfect $150m partner for NASA's Moon and Mars shots

  • Written by Andrew Dempster, Director, Australian Centre for Space Engineering Research; Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, UNSW

In the wake of Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s meeting with US President Donald Trump, the Australian government announced on Sunday a commitment of A$150million “into our local businesses and new technologies that will support NASA on its inspirational campaign to return to the Moon and travel to Mars”.

It is unclear at this...

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Australia is the runaway global leader in building new renewable energy

  • Written by Matthew Stocks, Research Fellow, ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science, Australian National University

In Australia, renewable energy is growing at a per capita rate ten times faster than the world average. Between 2018 and 2020, Australia will install more than 16 gigawatts of wind and solar, an average rate of 220 watts per person per year.

This is nearly three times faster than the next fastest country, Germany. Australia is demonstrating to the...

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More Articles ...

  1. Swollen executive pay packets reveal the limits of corporate activism
  2. why the Nationals shouldn't politicise the science replication crisis
  3. Merchants of misinformation are all over the internet. But the real problem lies with us
  4. Politicians who become lobbyists can be bad for Australians' health
  5. Queer Eye's Jonathan Van Ness shines a spotlight on the changing face of HIV
  6. it’s a word we use a lot, but what exactly is it?
  7. The ban on live sheep exports has just been lifted. Here’s what’s changed
  8. Albanese slams Morrison for using a "loud hailer" to talk to China from US
  9. a searing comics anthology on sexual violence
  10. Why can't rape survivors in Tasmania reveal their name, even when they want to?
  11. Do new cancer drugs work? Too often we don't really know (and neither does your doctor)
  12. Highly touted UN climate summit failed to deliver
  13. why can't we just build a pipe to move water to areas in drought?
  14. daughters of Robert Menzies and Arthur Calwell say parliament wasn't always a 'fort'
  15. 1 in 3 new mums struggle to get their baby to sleep, but some women have a tougher time
  16. 'Transformer' rooms and robo-furniture are set to remake our homes – and lives – before our eyes
  17. Yes, the US-Australia alliance is important, but Scott Morrison needs to take a careful approach with Donald Trump
  18. neither science nor history favours a dairy monopoly
  19. debunking the myths around self-injury
  20. We can make roof tiles with built-in solar cells – now the challenge is to make them cheaper
  21. How raising tax for high-income earners would reduce inequality, improve social welfare in New Zealand
  22. Leila Waddell, Australian violinist, philosopher of magic and fearless rebel
  23. native water rats have worked out how to safely eat cane toads
  24. where do phobias come from?
  25. Activists are using the climate emergency as a new legal defence to justify law-breaking
  26. the idea behind Labor's National Rental Affordability Scheme is worth saving
  27. Fairest and best? Status counts in the Brownlow Medal
  28. Users (and their bias) are key to fighting fake news on Facebook – AI isn't smart enough yet
  29. City share-house rents eat up most of Newstart, leaving less than $100 a week to live on
  30. In a chatty world, losing your speech can be alienating. But there's help
  31. How Australians talk about tucker is a story that'll make you want to eat the bum out of an elephant
  32. 'Edible forests' can fight land clearing and world hunger at the same time
  33. 10 ways to get the most out of silent reading in schools
  34. From crime fighters to crime writers
  35. young disabled New Zealanders on the barriers to a better life
  36. To go to China you have to be invited: Morrison
  37. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the family law inquiry
  38. why don't we have electric aircraft?
  39. how ancient virtues can guide our responses to the climate crisis
  40. A shot of hope in the face of climate despair
  41. It's safest to avoid e-cigarettes altogether – unless vaping is helping you quit smoking
  42. What is the charge of concealment of birth and why is it still happening in Australia?
  43. We want to learn about climate change from weather presenters, not politicians
  44. on the ending of a friendship
  45. Ignoring young people's climate change fears is a recipe for anxiety
  46. Another stolen generation looms unless Indigenous women fleeing violence can find safe housing
  47. Why do men have nipples?
  48. putting government money where policy needs to go
  49. We don't need another inquiry into family law – we need action
  50. NBN's new price plans are too little, too late

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