When a bushfire burns is one country, smoke drift means it can become the world’s problem. But the law lacks the teeth to hold those responsible to account.
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En muchos casos, seguimos siendo contagiosos cuando ya han desaparecido los síntomas. Pero hay cosas fáciles de hacer para minimizar el riesgo de contagio.
From Peter O'Connor waving the Irish flag in 1906 to rainbow colours at Sochi, athletes have always used the Olympics to share their politics.
Today’s graduates may average five separate careers and around 17 different employers in their working life. This means an important skill these days is flexibility and the ability to adapt.
Many believe a move to the winter would be beneficial for football, particularly as our summers grow hotter. But competing directly with AFL and NRL could pose a serious risk to the sport’s future.
L’expérience à laquelle sont confrontés les peuples aborigènes face aux incendies hors normes en Australie est bien différente de celle des peuples non-indigènes.
F1 has promised a move to ‘credible offsets and breakthrough C02 sequestration programs’. But there’s a persistent lack of clear detail in the how, what and where.
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As Australia picks up the pieces after the fires, we must understand the unique grief Aboriginal people experience from a loss of country.
Décryptage des méga-incendies qui ravagent l’île-continent depuis des mois.
Australia está sufriendo una de sus peores temporadas de incendios forestales debido a una combinación de temperaturas elevadísimas y meses de severas sequías. El cambio climático tampoco es ajeno a la catástrofe.
Bees innocuously buzzing ‘round the birdbath may be a barometer for burgeoning bee invasions.
Active supervision of children at public pools is crucial. But with a few creative policy interventions, we can make it easier for solo parents to visit the pool with kids in tow.
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Lecturer in Accounting and Personal Financial Planning, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor in Public Health, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University
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PhD Candidate, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer in Law and Emerging Technologies, Western Sydney University
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Associate professor accounting, Western Sydney University
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Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Researcher, Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer in Physics, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Business, Western Sydney University
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Professor, Western Sydney University
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Cognitive Neuroscientist, Western Sydney University; University of Sydney
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Associate Professor in Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University
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Adjunct Fellow, Humanitarian and Development Research Initiative, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer in Microbiology, Western Sydney University
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Emeritus Professor, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University