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Why a wetland might not be wet

  • Written by: Deborah Bower, Lecturer in Ecosystem Rehabilitation, University of New England
Why a wetland might not be wetWetlands can have decades-long dry periods.Felicity Burke/The Conversation, CC BY-SA

Lake Eyre is one of Australia’s most iconic wetlands, home to thousands of waterbirds that migrate from all over Australia and the world. But it is often dry for decades between floods.

Many people think wetlands are swamps or ponds that die when dry. But...

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Barnaby Joyce stalks Deputy Prime Minister McCormack

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

As if the Liberals aren’t having enough trouble with the transaction costs of regime change to discourage any party from the coup road, now the Nationals are displaying angst over their leadership.

There’s unhappiness that Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack isn’t cutting through publicly, or throwing around enough weight...

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Peter Jennings on Morrison's Jerusalem move

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

Director of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), Peter Jennings, says it would be “silly” to claim - as Scott Morrison does - that there is no connection between this week’s announcement about the possible relocation of Australia’s embassy to Jerusalem and Saturday’s Wentworth byelection.

This kind of...

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  1. Prime Minister’s Prize for Science 2018 goes to 'Earth-watcher' Kurt Lambeck
  2. Senate inquiry calls for tougher rules on pet food in Australia
  3. Moving the Australian embassy to Jerusalem makes sense: here's why
  4. Why legislation should ban schools from discriminating against LGBTIQ+ students and teachers
  5. Why do we need food?
  6. Shifting the Australian embassy in Israel to Jerusalem would be a big, cynical mistake
  7. The Modern Slavery Bill is a start, but it won't guarantee us sweeter chocolate
  8. The war in Syria may be ending, but is likely to bring a fresh wave of suffering
  9. Why R2D2 could be your child's teacher sooner than you think
  10. Stressed about managing your child's behaviour? Here are four things every parent should know
  11. New blood test could spare cancer patients from needless chemotherapy after surgery
  12. Our relationship with dick pics: it's complicated
  13. China's economic interest in the Pacific comes with strings attached
  14. Government raises glimmer of hope for New Zealand deal on refugees
  15. How the government's plan to oppose Hanson's motion became a vote to support it
  16. Remembering Sidney Jeffryes and the darker side of our tales of Antarctic heroism
  17. artwork by an algorithm is up for auction, so does that mean AI is now creative?
  18. Green light for Tasmanian wilderness tourism development defied expert advice
  19. How catching malaria gave me a new perspective on saving gorillas
  20. The off-topic Conversation #169
  21. Fifty years later, Peter Norman's heroic Olympic stand is finally being recognised at home
  22. There's no argument or support for allowing schools to discriminate against LGBTIQ teachers
  23. New autism guidelines aim to improve diagnostics and access to services
  24. Australian study reveals the dangers of 'toxic masculinity' to men and those around them
  25. Morrison government courts controversy on Jerusalem ahead of Wentworth byelection
  26. Yes, a tsunami could hit Sydney – causing flooding and dangerous currents
  27. How the Australian government is failing on countering violent extremism
  28. should we use food as a reward for kids?
  29. Does your child struggle with spelling? This might help
  30. now it's younger Australians moving out of the big cities
  31. Modern Art from The Hermitage showcases the French gems of two great merchant collectors
  32. How biomethane can help turn gas into a renewable energy source
  33. The Senate is set to approve it, but what exactly is the Trans Pacific Partnership?
  34. Conservatives may come to regret stirring hornets' nest of religious freedom
  35. Turnbull did not suggest ABC sack journalists: report
  36. Australians care about animals – but we don't buy ethical meat
  37. For the sake of our retirement savings, it's time to reform the investment management boys' club
  38. A new take on An Enemy of the People fizzes with contemporary relevance
  39. the new eugenics is the same as the old, just in fancier clothes
  40. Labor slips in Newspoll, but gains in Ipsos, in Wentworth and in Victoria
  41. VR technology gives new meaning to ‘holidaying at home’. But is it really a substitute for travel?
  42. Local film and TV content makes up just 1.6% of Netflix’s Australian catalogue
  43. gene therapy is still in its infancy but the future looks promising
  44. Big firms voice lack of faith in 'cumbersome' and 'impractical' Emissions Reduction Fund
  45. All eyes on November's G20 meeting as tensions between China and the US ratchet up
  46. Four fundamental principles for upholding freedom of speech on campus
  47. why do some dogs get ‘snow nose’ in winter?
  48. Is it time to move beyond the limits of 'built environment' thinking?
  49. Coalition trails 47-53% in Newspoll, as Ipsos finds 74% oppose law discriminating against gay students and teachers
  50. We need to know more about charities to be sure they are helping their cause, not themselves

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