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Fifteen years after looting, thousands of artefacts are still missing from Iraq's national museum

  • Written by: Craig Barker, Education Manager, Sydney University Museums, University of Sydney

On April 10 2003, the first looters broke into the National Museum of Iraq. Staff had vacated two days earlier, ahead of the advance of US forces on Baghdad. The museum was effectively ransacked for the next 36 hours until employees returned.

Fifteen years after looting, thousands of artefacts are still missing from Iraq's national museumThe National Museum of Iraq in the wake of looting in 2003.Jamal Saidi

While the staff - showing enormous...

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A new wave of rock removal could spell disaster for farmland wildlife

  • Written by: Damian R. Michael, Senior Research Officer, Australian National University
A new wave of rock removal could spell disaster for farmland wildlifeRocks being removed to make way for farming.YouTube

My (DM’s) perception of threatened species habitats changed the first time I encountered a population of endangered lizards living under small surface rocks in a heavily cleared grazing paddock. That was 20 years ago, at a time when land managers were well aware of the biodiversity values of...

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Sensors in public spaces can help create cities that are both smart and sociable

  • Written by: Christian Tietz, Senior Lecturer in Industrial Design, UNSW
Sensors in public spaces can help create cities that are both smart and sociableOverflowing bins are one way to spoil the amenity of public space, but sensors can now alert councils when bins need emptying.Wikimedia

How are smart cities meant to meet citizen needs? Big data from a network of sensors can give managers and planners a real-time, big-picture overview of traffic flows, public transport patronage, and water and...

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An ugly set of numbers triggers havoc in the Turnbull government

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

Barnaby Joyce, a National, hasn’t a vote for the Liberal leadership. But he’s a man of opinions and now he’s on the backbench there are no restraints on his expressing them.

On Monday night, amid the feeding frenzy over Newspoll, Joyce declared that if, as Christmas approached, polling indicated Turnbull was heading to electoral...

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  2. AGL's plan to replace Liddell is cheaper and cleaner than keeping it open
  3. When taxpayers do wrong, they cop penalties but erring tax officers do not
  4. a new podcast tackling tricky questions from inquisitive young minds
  5. Will sorting classrooms by ability improve marks? It depends on the mix
  6. Aftershocks hit Papua New Guinea as it recovers from a remote major earthquake
  7. After 30 Newspoll losses, Turnbull is down, but certainly not out
  8. I'm not signing up to become a space tourist just yet...
  9. A sexist policy may end the career of one of the Commonwealth's greatest female runners
  10. Why mandatory retirement ages should be a thing of the past
  11. Tim Winton's answer to toxic masculinity: god?
  12. Why Australia imports so many veggie seeds (and do we really need to treat them with fungicides?)
  13. Why don't dogs live as long as humans?
  14. Too wet? Too cold? Too hot? This is how weather affects the trips we make
  15. We need evidence-based law reform to reduce rates of Indigenous incarceration
  16. Menopausal mood swings can signal more serious mental illness
  17. Government loses 30th consecutive Newspoll, despite slight improvement
  18. New data tool scores Australia and other countries on their human rights performance
  19. Labor maintains its lead as voters reject company tax cuts; wins on redrawn boundaries
  20. Michelle Grattan on how the Coalition might respond to the upcoming 30th Newspoll
  21. What is pentosan polysulphate sodium (PPS) and why are AFL players using it?
  22. The Nationals should support carbon farming, not coal
  23. How to stop haemorrhaging data on Facebook
  24. Universities should take stronger leadership on knowledge and how it matters
  25. Move over Canada and EU, Australia is best placed to benefit in the US-China trade tug-of-war
  26. on the trail of the London thylacines
  27. Why Australia should be wary of the rise of the warrior cop, with tools to match
  28. blending science with science fiction
  29. Cancer costs Australia nearly $2 billion per year in lost labour
  30. Solar PV and wind are on track to replace all coal, oil and gas within two decades
  31. Building for the community is a win for the Gold Coast Games
  32. Australia's stubborn growth problems are moving at a geologic pace
  33. Coal fires Tony Abbott's pre-Newspoll play
  34. The Commonwealth Games opening ceremony highlighted the chasm between Indigenous representation and reality
  35. 'Super gonorrhoea' raises the stakes in the war against superbugs
  36. Michael Keating on a Fair Share
  37. Cameron McAuliffe on NIMBYs, urban planning and making community consultation work
  38. Outlawing fake news will chill the real news
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  40. Why we are measuring the health of Australian vegetation poorly
  41. how hard is it to adopt in Australia?
  42. From 'good temper and pluck' to fierce international rivalry: the story of netball
  43. Mary Beard and the long tradition of women being told to shut up
  44. ten things you didn't know about the Commonwealth
  45. Indigenous voices are speaking loudly on social media but racism endures
  46. Five things to consider before ordering an online DNA test
  47. Esports are taking off and the Commonwealth Games needs to catch up
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