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While the details are yet to be announced, a deal on the long-running dispute marks a win for Timor Leste.
Plants produce toxic fruit for everything from deterring fungi to causing constipation.
En 1826, on découvrit des objets venus d’Europe à Tikopia, dans les îles Salomon : venaient-ils de l’Astrolabe et de la Boussole, les navires disparus de La Pérouse ?
The French La Pérouse expedition left Botany Bay in 1788, and then vanished, rumoured to be wrecked in the Solomon Islands. But an Indian newspaper article might reveal the fate of its survivors.
The right kind of algae can be converted to biofuel, and there are potential side benefits for carbon capture.
Georgina, age 5, wants to know why rainbows are round.
A Fremantle monument to three white explorers was revised in 1994 to acknowledge the violence committed against Indigenous owners. As Australia struggles to reconcile its racist past, perhaps this monument shows a way forward.
Most Australians value science. But we do have some hesitations about the pace of scientific advances, and we’re not sure if scientists are prestigious or not.
Much international media focus has been on Kenya’s election being a trigger for violence, but that’s only part of the story. The ongoing grievances of Kenyans must be addressed.
The primacy given to the car has shaped our cities, the roads that serve them and our very thinking about the place of driving in our lives. And it’s a mindset that leaves cyclists highly vulnerable.
On Q&A, an audience member said renewable energy is ‘now cheaper than coal’. Senator Matt Canavan disagreed, saying renewables are not ‘at the moment, cheaper than coal’. Let’s look at the numbers.
Science provides a useful way to explore and understand the natural world. But it also has a richness, diversity and creativity that is often overlooked.
The government seems determined to give voters a voice on marriage equality, and equally determined not to be bound by what those voters say.
Australia is good at ‘hard hat’ responses to crises such as cyclones. But a new environmental declaration on the Pacific Islands points out that the best approach is more well-rounded and subtle.
Bodies established around the world to hear ‘black’ voices have an enduring problem: they advise, but are rarely – if ever – heard.
The closest relative of Kangaroo Island’s trapdoor spider lives in South Africa - and the arachnid could have arrived in Australia by oceanic migration.
Solar PV and wind energy have overtaken coal as the leading sources of new electricity generation worldwide, with falling prices and new storage technologies making clean energy ever more attainable.
The two major sources of data show conflicting trends on income inequality.
The government seems hell-bent on pre-crime arrest, prosecution, and punishment for terror offenders – while falling short in providing the necessary long-term support.
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Clinical Psychologist and Associate Professor, School of Medicine and Psychology, Australian National University
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Professor of Engineering, Australian National University
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PhD student, Department of International Relations, Australian National University
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Emeritus Professor of History, School of History, ANU, Australian National University
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PhD Candidate, ANU School of Regulation and Global Governance (RegNet), Australian National University
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Deputy Director, Global Institute for Women's Leadership, Australian National University
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Demographer, POLIS Centre for Social Policy Research, Australian National University
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Professor of Criminology, Australian National University
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Professor in the School of Regulation and Global Governance, Australian National University
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DECRA/Research Fellow, Climate Science, Australian National University
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Research Fellow, Restorative Justice, Australian National University
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Researcher, Sign on Screen Project, Australian National University
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Lecturer in Anthropology, Australian National University
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Emeritus Professor of History, Australian National University
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Associate Lecturer, Australian National University; Deakin University