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Latest twist in the Adani saga reveals shortcomings in environmental approvals

  • Written by: Samantha Hepburn, Director of the Centre for Energy and Natural Resources Law, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
Latest twist in the Adani saga reveals shortcomings in environmental approvalsAdani faces court over allegations of concealing the amount of coal water released in Caley Valley Wetlands last year. Ian Sutton/flickr, CC BY-NC-SA

It was reported this week that the federal Environment Department declined to prosecute Adani for failing to disclose that its Australian chief executive, Jeyakumar Janakaraj, was formerly the...

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How the new mozzie emoji can create buzz to battle mosquito-borne disease

  • Written by: Cameron Webb, Clinical Lecturer and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney
How the new mozzie emoji can create buzz to battle mosquito-borne diseaseSet to land in mid 2018, the new mosquito emoji will give people a new way to talk about mozzies. Cameron Webb , Author provided

Mosquitoes are coming. The Unicode Consortium has just announced that alongside your smiling face – or perhaps crying face – emoji you’ll soon be able to add a mosquito.

The mosquito emoji will join the...

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The dystopian mash-up Altered Carbon is peak Anthropocene TV

  • Written by: Mitch Goodwin, Curriculum Design Lab, Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne
The dystopian mash-up Altered Carbon is peak Anthropocene TVIn Altered Carbon, the streetscape reflects the sodden bitumen and garbled neon of Blade Runner’s Los Angeles.Mythology Entertainment, Skydance Television

The opening image of Altered Carbon is of a male human form. We see him from below, suspended in the shimmering blue expanse of water, beams of angelic light creating a silhouette of his...

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Neighbourhood living rooms – we can learn a lot from European town squares

  • Written by: Dina Bacvic, Architect and Urban Designer, Plus Architecture, and Tutor, University of Melbourne
Neighbourhood living rooms – we can learn a lot from European town squaresCampo Santa Maria Nova, in Venice, is a fine example of a compact, human-scale European plaza.Dina Bacvic, Author provided

Australian urban design has historically focused on providing and improving access to public green spaces. As cities increase in density, this is a crucial part of creating healthy, engaged communities. But Australian urban...

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  16. In Harley Windsor, Australia has its first Indigenous Winter Olympian – why has it taken so long?
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