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Breeding single-sex animal populations could help prevent disease and poverty

  • Written by: Tomer Ventura, Senior Lecturer, School of Science and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast
Breeding single-sex animal populations could help prevent disease and povertyThe giant freshwater prawn is native to the Indo-West Pacific from northwest India to Vietnam, Philippines, New Guinea and northern Australia. It has been introduced into many countries for aquaculture.https://www.shutterstock.com

The creation of all-male or all-female groups of animals, known as monosex populations, has become a potentially useful...

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If Auckland's plan to include Māori histories in city centre upgrade is genuine, it must act on inequalities

  • Written by: Fleur Palmer, Associate Professor, Auckland University of Technology
If Auckland's plan to include Māori histories in city centre upgrade is genuine, it must act on inequalitiesAuckland Council's upgrade plans highlight the importance of local Māori communities as part of the process.from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-ND

Public submissions opened this week for a major overhaul of the waterfront and centre of New Zealand’s biggest city, Auckland (Tāmaki Makaurau).

The Auckland Council’s upgrade plans...

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Asking questions about Gladys Liu is not racist

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

What’s the betting that when Scott Morrison and Donald Trump are exchanging views on China in Washington in a week or so, the President might be curious about Gladys Liu?

If he is, the Prime Minister will no doubt have some flattering words about the first Chinese-born federal parliamentarian, who is now Liberal MP for the marginal Melbourne...

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NZ children see more than 40 ads for unhealthy products each day. It's time to change marketing rules

  • Written by: Tim Chambers, Research Associate in the Centre of Health Economics and Policy Innovation, Imperial College London
NZ children see more than 40 ads for unhealthy products each day. It's time to change marketing rulesResearch shows that New Zealand children are exposed to an average of 46 ads for unhealthy products every day.from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-ND

Unhealthy products - including junk food, alcohol and gambling - are leading causes of cancer, obesity, diabetes, mental illness and many social harms. In New Zealand, alcohol alone contributes to an estim...

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  2. In an age of Elsa/Spider-Man romantic mash ups, how to monitor YouTube's children's content?
  3. busting the myths around sexual fetishism
  4. Australia's top scientist Alan Finkel pushes to eradicate bad science
  5. This extinct kangaroo had a branch-crunching bite to rival today's giant pandas
  6. The Great Barrier Reef is in trouble. There are a whopping 45 reasons why
  7. How philosophy 101 could help break the deadlock over drug testing job seekers
  8. Marau Ta'aroa, the Sydney-schooled 'last Queen of Tahiti'
  9. Fancy an e-change? How people are escaping city congestion and living costs by working remotely
  10. Keen IT students can improve their marks when given a chance to learn from their mistakes
  11. Worried about agents of foreign influence? Just look at who owns Australia's biggest companies
  12. Liu defends herself after concerns about her Chinese associations
  13. Independent MP Helen Haines on using 'soft power'
  14. Brian Toohey's Secret warns against Australia being 'joined at the hip' with US
  15. The Joker’s origin story comes at a perfect moment: clowns define our times
  16. Why do astronomers believe in dark matter?
  17. Will a vegetarian diet increase your risk of stroke?
  18. Why Gladys Liu must answer to parliament about alleged links to the Chinese government
  19. Why Victoria’s new anti-vilification bill strikes the right balance in targeting online abuse
  20. Forensic science isn't 'reliable' or 'unreliable' – it depends on the questions you're trying to answer
  21. Australia's political lobbying regime is broken and needs urgent reform
  22. Another official Australian report has been doctored to gloss over rising inequality
  23. Trees can add $50,000 value to a Sydney house, so you might want to put down that chainsaw
  24. We need to stop perpetuating the myth that children grow out of autism
  25. regenerative farming can help grow food with less impact
  26. why companies should let their workers join the climate strike
  27. Liberal moderate Russell Broadbent will not vote for government's mandatory sentencing legislation
  28. what science says about how to lose weight and whether you really need to
  29. Climate change is bringing a new world of bushfires
  30. How might an apology feature in the new religious freedom bill?
  31. India's moon mission should be considered a success, and a lesson in spacefaring
  32. Here's what you can eat and avoid to reduce your risk of bowel cancer
  33. Arts education helps school students learn and socialise. We must invest in it
  34. Don't practice 'promiscuous partisanship', former public service commissioner warns bureaucrats
  35. the costs multiply in tropical cities
  36. How rivalries between doctors and pharmacists turned into the 'turf war' we see today
  37. In Ride Like a Girl, Rachel Griffiths feminises the traditionally male hero's journey
  38. Keep your job options open and don't ditch science when choosing next year's school subjects
  39. why Australians think sporting bodies provide strongest leadership for public good
  40. when your favourite programs come back from the dead
  41. Women have made many inroads in policing, but barriers remain to achieving gender equity
  42. Drugs don't affect job seeking, so let's offer users help rather than take away their payments
  43. New law gives NZ police discretion not to prosecute drug users, but to offer addiction support instead
  44. Mark Butler calls for "ruthless" re-examination of Labor policies, including on climate
  45. why does Saturn have rings?
  46. Environment laws have failed to tackle the extinction emergency. Here's the proof
  47. There's an obvious reason wages aren't growing, but you won't hear it from Treasury or the Reserve Bank
  48. People want and need more housing choice. It's about time governments stood up to deliver it
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  50. Rudd's rental affordability scheme was a $1 billion gift to developers; Abbott was right to axe it

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