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Barbie has evolved over time. But a new study shows she isn’t ready to ditch the high heels just yet.
New research shows increased mental health support would help break the cycle of incarceration - and drive down recidivism.
The ancient dream of turning lead into gold is now a reality – but it’s not quite what the alchemists might have hoped for.
Food co-ops are local groups where people join together to buy food in bulk, usually straight from farmers or wholesalers.
New research shows successive NZ governments keep opting for expensive short-term fixes after floods and other disasters. But there are two other choices available.
Cities seeking to create greener, more liveable neighbourhoods can revitalise disused spaces in various ways. Encouraging and supporting communities is key.
A machine learning study of millions of online posts found five basic kinds of users – including ‘disagreers’ who mainly like to contradict others.
People living in remote Indigenous communities have much higher rates of chronic disease compared to the overall Australian population. This program could help.
The new study shows what the polar regions might look like in the future as the planet warms.
Inside one of Australia’s maximum-security prisons, inmates and prison officers have created an indoor farm, growing herbs and leafy greens for the on-site café.
A new review has identified more than 150 factors that influence the risk of knee osteoarthritis. These are the key ones to consider.
Young people are viewing harmful content unintentionally, according to new research from the Classification Office. But parents need to resist simply taking away devices.
The first detailed study of Australian tropical oyster reefs reveals the main species, yet to be named, is related to the Sydney rock oyster – and is just as delicious.
New Zealand’s clean slate scheme is meant to let people leave their criminal past behind. But people are waiting seven years to leave their past behind, hurting their job prospects.
Forest logging records, satellite data, on-ground surveys and drone photography show nearly 20% of logged areas in Victoria failed to regenerate over the past 40 years.
When it comes to consciousness, theories are like toothbrushes. Everybody has their own and nobody wants to use anybody else’s.
Historically, climate disasters were thought of as rare, singular events. But thanks to climate change, disasters are escalating.
Use electric fans as your first cooling strategy, and only turn on the aircon when the indoor temperature exceeds 27°C.
A controversial idea suggests the ancestors of echidnas were more like the platypus. For the first time, fossil evidence might support it.
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Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Professor of Transport, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Health Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Geochronology, Curtin University
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Matthew Flinders Professor of Global Ecology and Node Leader in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures, Flinders University
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Visiting Fellow, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University
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Associate Professor, Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures, James Cook University
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Professor, School of Mathematical And Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
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