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Despite a reduction in executions, progress towards the abolition of the death penalty is slow

  • Written by: Amy Maguire, Senior Lecturer in International Law and Human Rights, University of Newcastle
Despite a reduction in executions, progress towards the abolition of the death penalty is slowAt the moment, at least 21,919 people are known to be facing death sentences around the world.Shutterstock

Amnesty International has released its latest figures on the use of capital punishment globally. In 2017, at least 993 executions were carried out in 23 countries. At least 2,591 death sentences were issued across 53 countries.

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We've made 'smart egg-cartons' to transport cells to cure diabetes

  • Written by: Aurelien Forget, Associate Lecturer in Macromolecular Chemistry, Queensland University of Technology
We've made 'smart egg-cartons' to transport cells to cure diabetesIsolated pancreas cells stained bright green are shown sitting in the wells of the transport "egg carton". Aurelien Forget , Author provided

We have developed “smart egg-carton” packages for transporting live human pancreas cells for transplantation to diabetic patients. The egg-cartons provide oxygen and allow physical separation to...

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In both schooling and sport, Australia has slowly come to recognise its Aboriginal talent pool

  • Written by: Colin Tatz, ANU Visiting Professor, Politics and International Relations, Australian National University
In both schooling and sport, Australia has slowly come to recognise its Aboriginal talent poolIndigenous Australians – just on 3% of the population – comprise at least 10%, and generally 12%, of elite footballers.AAP/Julian Smith

The year was 1979, not 1879, when Fr Eugene Perez, a Catholic priest in the Kimberleys, asserted that “his” Aborigines “correspond to the Palaeolithic age”, “primitives who...

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New Zealand puts an end to new permits for exploration of deep-sea oil and gas reserves

  • Written by: James Renwick, Professor, Physical Geography (climate science), Victoria University of Wellington
New Zealand puts an end to new permits for exploration of deep-sea oil and gas reservesNew Zealand's government will not grant any new permits for exploration of offshore oil and gas reserves.from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-SA

The New Zealand government’s announcement that it will not issue any new permits for offshore exploration for oil and gas deposits is exciting, and a step in the right direction.

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  2. Clive Hamilton and Richard Rigby on Chinese influence in Australia
  3. The far-right's creeping influence on Australian politics
  4. Stop treating students like customers and start working with them as partners in learning
  5. the world economy can benefit from a vindicated Trump
  6. Precarious employment is rising rapidly among men: new research
  7. On Friday the 13th, leave the superstitions at home
  8. the story of Fook Shing, colonial Victoria's Chinese detective
  9. do I have to drink eight glasses of water per day?
  10. Looking past the Gold Coast the world sees today
  11. Why the Australian Christian right has weak political appeal
  12. New electoral law could still hobble charities
  13. What Wikipedia can teach us about blockchain technology
  14. Live sheep exports tarnish Australia's reputation and should be stopped
  15. Alexis Wright wins 2018 Stella Prize for Tracker, an epic feat of Aboriginal storytelling
  16. So your birth didn't go according to plan? Don't blame yourself
  17. Four years after the Euromaidan revolution in Ukraine: key gains and losses
  18. What goes into breaking records at the Commonwealth Games
  19. A sperm race to help save one of New Zealand’s threatened birds, the sugar-lapping hihi
  20. Are Australians ready to embrace libertarianism?
  21. Would regulation cement Facebook's market power? It's unlikely
  22. Ocean heat waves and weaker winds will keep Australia warm for a while yet
  23. like a broken record, high temperatures further stress our ecosystems
  24. Chill out. A slightly warmer office won't make it too hot to think
  25. Ancient stone tools found on Sulawesi, but who made them remains a mystery
  26. Response to rumours of a Chinese military base in Vanuatu speak volumes about Australian foreign policy
  27. How Beethoven's 'mistake' became one of our most famous tunes
  28. Captured! Radio telescope records a rare 'glitch' in a pulsar's regular pulsing beat
  29. The science of elite long distance running
  30. Why teachers are turning to Twitter
  31. is it true pasta doesn't make you gain weight, and could even help you lose it?
  32. Voices of residents missing in a time of crisis for public housing
  33. Keytruda may be a miracle cancer drug, but can those who need it afford it?
  34. punk's not dead, just patching itself up
  35. Commonwealth Games injuries highlight a problematic culture in elite sports
  36. ASEAN-Australia special summit has much work to do on women's role in peace and security
  37. Location and voice technology are the future of retail
  38. Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook apology is the linguistic equivalent of 'shit happens'
  39. Tony Abbott and the revenge of the ‘delcons’
  40. Newspoll not all bad news for Turnbull as Coalition's position improves
  41. your guide to the 2018 Stella shortlist
  42. Materials that make heat worse for our kids demand a rethink by designers
  43. Australia's history of live exports is more than two centuries old
  44. That contract your computer made could get you in a legal bind
  45. Do athletes really need protein supplements?
  46. How does glow in the dark paint work?
  47. how asteroids made an impact on Australia
  48. When it comes to China's influence on Australia, beware of sweeping statements and conflated ideas
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