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Viruses aren't all nasty – some can actually protect our health

  • Written by: Cynthia Mathew, Research Assistant, University of Canberra
Viruses aren't all nasty – some can actually protect our healthBacteriophages are viruses that attack and infect bacteria.From shutterstock.com

Viruses are mostly known for their aggressive and infectious nature.

It’s true, most viruses have a pathogenic relationship with their hosts – meaning they cause diseases ranging from a mild cold to serious conditions like severe acute respiratory syndrome...

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Australian metadata laws put confidential interviews at risk, with no protections for research

  • Written by: Mark Pearson, Professor of Journalism and Social Media, Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research, Griffith University, Griffith University
Australian metadata laws put confidential interviews at risk, with no protections for researchInterviews from a range of sensitive research topics may be at risk. These include immigration, crime and corruption.Shutterstock

Each year, academics and students make countless applications for research ethics approval, based on the promise of confidentiality to their interview subjects. Interviewees sometimes offer academic researchers...

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New survey reveals which religions New Zealanders trust most – and least – after Christchurch shootings

  • Written by: Simon Chapple, Director, Institute for Governance and Policy Studies, Victoria University of Wellington
New survey reveals which religions New Zealanders trust most – and least – after Christchurch shootingsThe data show no evidence of local anti-Semitism or Islamophobia – but this does not mean that hate towards minority religious groups does not exist in New Zealand. AAP/Mick Tsikas, CC BY-ND

In a survey of 1000 New Zealanders, taken a month after the Christchurch mosque shootings of 15 March 2019, we asked respondents how much they trusted...

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8chan's demise is a win against hate, but could drive extremists to the dark web

  • Written by: Renee Barnes, Senior Lecturer, Journalism, University of the Sunshine Coast
8chan's demise is a win against hate, but could drive extremists to the dark webDon't mourn 8chan, but don't think online extremists aren't already taking their hate elsewhere.Shutterstock.com

The news that 8chan, the far-right online community allegedly home to mass shooting manifestos, has been effectively removed from the internet is cause for celebration, but should also make us pause and consider the implications.

8chan...

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  1. The most influential American author of her generation, Toni Morrison's writing was radically ambiguous
  2. According to TV, heart attack victims are rich, white men who clutch their hearts and collapse. Here's why that's a worry
  3. Will the High Court ruling on public servant’s tweets have a 'powerful chill' on free speech?
  4. A new Australian film set in an immigration detention centre is a jarring mix of violence, satire and humanism
  5. Most migrants on bridging visas aren't 'scammers', they're well within their rights
  6. Meet the 'Hercules parrot' from prehistoric New Zealand – the biggest ever discovered
  7. Almonds don't lactate, but that's no reason to start calling almond milk juice
  8. Have a question about climate? The Conversation and Stuff can help with their New Zealand-based initiative
  9. What sort of housing do older Australians want and where do they want to live?
  10. The China-Trump trade conflict has spread to Australia. We're now at risk of global currency war
  11. will we be less healthy because of climate change?
  12. Want to beat climate change? Protect our natural forests
  13. India revokes Kashmir’s autonomy, risking yet another war with Pakistan
  14. How good was John Clarke? Some reflections on his poetics of tinkering
  15. Curious Kids: why is urine yellow?
  16. Gas prices are set to stay high. The government's moves, while welcome, won't achieve much
  17. ACCC seeks to clip wings of tech giants like Facebook and Google but international effort is required
  18. John Marsden says parents and schools are failing kids, but his book offers little evidence
  19. why is air colder the higher up you go?
  20. Enough inquiries that go nowhere – it's time for a royal commission into veteran suicide
  21. Why do I grunt when I bend over?
  22. AI is here to stay. Now we need to ensure that everyone benefits
  23. These 'job snob' claims don't match the evidence
  24. Will time tear us apart? Exploring the appeal of Joy Division 40 years on
  25. Australian media regulators face the challenge of dealing with global platforms Google and Facebook
  26. We can cut private health insurance costs by fixing how we pay for hip replacements and other implants
  27. Focus on managing social housing waiting lists is failing low-income households
  28. Why a code of conduct may not be enough to change the boys' club culture in the Liberal Party
  29. More than 1,700 activists have been killed this century defending the environment
  30. Australia should explore nuclear waste before we try domestic nuclear power
  31. footage reveals that fierce leopard seals work together when king penguin is on the menu
  32. Think your metadata is only visible to national security agencies? Think again
  33. Why drug cheats are still being caught seven years after the 2012 London Olympics
  34. Mums in prison or whose babies are in care need breastfeeding support too
  35. Why investigative reporting in the digital age is waving, not drowning
  36. Indigenous art centres that sustain remote communities are at risk. The VET sector can help
  37. Apartment life for families means living at close quarters, but often feeling isolated too
  38. The National Breastfeeding Strategy is a start, but if we really valued breast milk we'd put it in the GDP
  39. remembering and reflecting on Australia's biggest prison escape 75 years on
  40. Koala-detecting dogs sniff out flaws in Australia's threatened species protection
  41. Australia likely to tick off on US request to help protect shipping in Middle East
  42. Nuclear becomes latest round in energy wars
  43. Albanese says Voice must be in the Constitution
  44. Australia depends less on Chinese trade than some might think
  45. Beefing up security isn't the only way to make hospitals safer
  46. Want to avoid a botched beauty procedure? This is what you need to be wary of
  47. An astronomy expert explains how The Bachelor's research will help us discover new planets
  48. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Labor's hard reality
  49. The Hong Kong protesters have turned militant and more strategic – and this unnerves Beijing
  50. Who is Raheem Kassam? Calls to ban the far-right speaker blur line between free speech and hate speech

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