By Peter Londey, Honorary Lecturer in History, Australian National University
The Theban Sacred Band – made up of ‘lovers and their loves’ came to be known for their strength, discipline, and ferocity.
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By Robert Munn, Senior Lecturer, University of Otago
GLP-1 drugs show promise for more than weight loss. They also cut substance abuse and are changing how we think about the brain’s reward system.
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By Kate Mounsey, Associate Professor and Program Coordinator, Biomedical Science, University of the Sunshine Coast
Lucy R Miles, Higher Degree by Research PhD Student, Novel Biopesticides, University of the Sunshine Coast
Robert J Harvey, Professor of Pathophysiology, Associate Dean (Research) School of Health, University of the Sunshine Coast
Roy Barkan, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Health, University of the Sunshine Coast
The honeybee mite, Varroa destructor, finally breached Australia’s biosecurity defences four years ago, and is here to stay. Even more concerning, our standard treatments – such as specialised pesticides – are already failing.
What does this mean for Australians, and what…
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By Cassandra Atherton, Professor of Writing and Literature, Deakin University
Paul Hetherington, Emeritus Professor of Writing, Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra
Prose poetry had a slow start in Australia. Long after 19th-century French poets, such as Aloysius Bertrand, Charles Baudelaire and Arthur Rimbaud, wrote groundbreaking works of prose poetry, including Gaspard de la nuit (1842), Le…
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By Ray Steinwall, Adjunct Professor, UNSW Law, UNSW Sydney
The new law targeting supermarket prices will be tough to apply. But it does put the big supermarkets on notice that their pricing practices are being watched.
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By Phoebe Hayman, PhD Candidate and Casual Academic in Politics, La Trobe University
Emily Foley, Postdoctoral research fellow, Flinders University; University of Canberra
Nicholas Barry, Lecturer, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University
This election is likely to be watched closely across the country because of what it reveals about the changing party system in Australia.
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By Joanne Orlando, Researcher, Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
Kate Highfield, Associate Professor, Education, University of Canberra
Thembi Mason, Senior Lecturer, School of Education, RMIT University
The research tells us there is no ‘magic screen time number’ to guarantee quality learning. It depends how the technology is used and for what.
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By Cassandra Steer, Associate Expert, National Security College; Chief Executive Officer, Australasian Centre for Space Governance, Australian National University
Only by fostering a deeper sense of ‘space citizenship’ will everyone benefit from our journeys to the Moon – and beyond.
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By Bronwyn Reid O'Connor, Lecturer in Mathematics Education, University of Sydney
Ben Zunica, Lecturer in Mathematics Education, University of Sydney
The t-shirt is yellow, 100% cotton and meant for “everyday wear”. Across the front, it declares in italic script, “I’m too pretty to do math”.
While some may see it as a joke, it is sparking widespread criticism from some of Australia’s science leaders.
The shirt, created by Australian label Lioness, has raised…
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By Maggie Hames, PhD Student, University of Otago
Mei Peng, Associate Professor, University of Otago
New research shows hunger can make us imagine tastes more vividly – helping explain those powerful cravings that lead to bad choices.
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