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how to get rid of mould to protect your health

  • Written by: Michael Taylor, Adjunct academic, Flinders University
how to get rid of mould to protect your healthMould isn't just unsightly – it can be dangerous for our health.From shutterstock.com

As Townsville residents continue the clean-up following January’s flooding, microscopic fungi, commonly called mould, will be a concern for many.

Homes and buildings affected by the floods will likely remain inaccessible for a period of time, and with...

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Five tips to help your kid succeed in sport – or maybe just enjoy it

  • Written by: Mitchell Smith, Lecturer in Skill Acquisition and Motor Control, University of Newcastle
Five tips to help your kid succeed in sport – or maybe just enjoy itIf children enjoy sport, they're more likely to continue to play over a lifetime. Adrià Crehuet Cano / Unsplash, CC BY

Are you signing up your child to a recreational, representative or school sporting program for the new school year?

You may be doing so under false assumptions – and risk undermining your child’s success or...

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Cities turn to desalination for water security, but at what cost?

  • Written by: Ian Wright, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
Cities turn to desalination for water security, but at what cost?The largest desalination plant in Australia, Victoria's A$3.5 billion 'water factory' can supply nearly a third of Melbourne's needs.Nils Versemann/Shutterstock

This is the first of two articles looking at the increasing reliance of Australian cities on desalination to supply drinking water, with less emphasis on alternatives such as recycling and...

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Eight great Australian fictional scientists worth reading about

  • Written by: Anna-Sophie Jürgens, Postdoctoral Fellow in Comparative Literature, Popular Entertainment Studies and Science in Fiction Studies, Australian National University
Eight great Australian fictional scientists worth reading aboutReading fiction about scientists can help us to think differently about science.Shutterstock

Australian scientists have led many crucial scientific breakthroughs – from the manufacturing and processing of penicillin, to the first in-vitro fertilisation pregnancy. Yet there is still a need for science to be more widely appreciated in our...

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  1. Crossbenchers must decide between something or nothing on medical transfers bill
  2. How antiquated legal language undermines complainants in cases of sexual assault
  3. Landmark Rocky Hill ruling could pave the way for more courts to choose climate over coal
  4. Forty years on from the Iranian Revolution, could the country be at risk of another one?
  5. If Beale Street Could Talk is a sumptuous, emotional follow up to Moonlight
  6. Labor maintains Newspoll lead but Morrison's ratings up, and Abbott behind in Warringah
  7. Health Check: why do we itch?
  8. Don't click that link! How criminals access your digital devices and what happens when they do
  9. is it more dangerous for police to pursue a suspect than to call off the pursuit?
  10. Understanding Hayne. Why less is more
  11. Words that matter. What’s a franking credit? What’s dividend imputation. And what's "retiree tax"?
  12. The science of parkour, the sport that seems reckless but takes poise and skill
  13. Morrison promises $78 million for combatting domestic violence
  14. Could Tony Abbott lose to an independent? If the zeitgeist is any guide, he's on thin ice
  15. a big drop in a bucket that's already full
  16. Universities have made progress on responding to sexual assault, but there's more to be done
  17. Physical restraint doesn't protect patients – there are better alternatives
  18. Labor leads 53-47% in Newspoll as Shorten struggles with medical transfer bill
  19. The Crown is Māori too
  20. Frydenberg is wrong to support Ivanka and Donald Trump on the World Bank. It'd be better to let it die
  21. The Queensland Dragon Heath is like a creature in the mist
  22. Cladding fire risks have been known for years. Lives depend on acting now, with no more delays
  23. Tim Wilson's 'retirement tax' website doesn't have a privacy policy. So how is he using the data?
  24. I have PCOS and I want to have a baby, what do I need to know?
  25. what is a lawyer's duty to their client and are there exceptions?
  26. Michelle Grattan on the backlash to the banking report and the medical transfer bill
  27. Don't overlook residents' role in apartment building safety
  28. New Caledonian crows smart enough to plan three steps ahead to solve tricky problem
  29. A World Heritage Site at catastrophic risk
  30. Why do parents kill their children? The facts about filicide in Australia
  31. In debates about drug use, fun is important
  32. lost and found in the Tasmanian bush
  33. Vital Signs. If needed, this man can and will cut rates during the election campaign
  34. Defence mechanisms. Why NAB chairman Ken Henry lost his job
  35. Suspense over medical transfers bill goes down to the wire
  36. NAB's Andrew Thorburn and Ken Henry quit after royal commission lashing
  37. After the floods come the mosquitoes – but the disease risk is more difficult to predict
  38. The Lawyer X scandal is a massive blow to the criminal justice system: here's why
  39. Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, prodigiously talented painter
  40. Why are Australians still using Facebook?
  41. The collapse of the US-Russia INF Treaty makes arms control a global priority
  42. What has Australia learned from Black Saturday?
  43. Climate change is poised to deliver more Black Saturdays in decades to come
  44. Ten years ago, climate adaptation research was gaining steam. Today, it's gutted
  45. How a bushfire can destroy a home
  46. 70 years before Black Saturday, the birth of the Victorian CFA was a sad tale of politics as usual
  47. Dry lightning has set Tasmania ablaze, and climate change makes it more likely to happen again
  48. Ice melt in Greenland and Antarctica predicted to bring more frequent extreme weather
  49. Does microdosing improve your mood and performance? Here's what the research says
  50. One in six Australian women in their 30s have had an abortion – and we're starting to understand why

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How Industrial Drying Equipment Supports Efficient Processing

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Designing Eco-Friendly Custom Water Bottles for Your Next Event

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Running a small business in Australia demands much more than just delivering a great product or serv...

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