By Akbar Ghobakhlou, Senior Lecturer, Department of Data Science & AI, Auckland University of Technology
AI listening devices could help find New Zealand’s last remaining possums – but only if they don’t mistake bird calls for pests. Here’s how a new fix works.
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By Euan Ritchie, Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
When news broke over the weekend that Australia’s first mainland bird flu case in a mammal – the death of a long-nosed fur seal – had been detected, I felt deep sadness and dread for what’s likely to come next. We should expect large scale deaths of mammals, in addition to birds.
The deadly strain of H5N1 bird flu has been spreading…
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By Laura Edwards, PhD Candidate, Vaccines and Antiviral Effectiveness, UNSW
Allen Cheng, Professor of Infectious Diseases, Monash University
Bette Liu, Associate Professor and NHMRC Career Development Fellow, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, UNSW
James Wood, Head of School of Population Health and Professor, Infectious Diseases Dynamics and Interventions, UNSW
New research suggests that with high levels of vaccination and immunity from previous infections, COVID antivirals are no longer working as well.
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By Narelle Miragliotta, Associate Professor in Politics, Murdoch University
The Secret Harbour byelection will take place on August 29. Traditionally a Labor seat, One Nation is posing a serious threat.
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By Hugh White, Emeritus Professor of Strategic Studies at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
Trump defies all we thought we knew about the US political system and the way electoral democracies work around the world.
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By Paul Crosby, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, Macquarie University
It’s AFL finals time – and in a season on track for record attendance, the league’s decision to freeze the price of entry-level finals tickets for an 11th straight year is smart economics.
Footy fans across Australia will be queuing up to get their hands on finals tickets, including for this weekend’s first-ever wildcard finals round.
Ticket pricing for…
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By Rebecca J. Collie, Professor of Learning Sciences, Monash University
Andrew J. Martin, Scientia Professor and Professor of Educational Psychology, UNSW
A new study suggests ‘effective teaching’ in Year 9 may play an important role in supporting students to stay on and finish Year 12.
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By T.J. Thomson, Associate Professor of Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University
“Pics or it didn’t happen” was a thing people used to say online when they wanted to verify a claim. Technology has changed this.
We now regularly see a mix of the surreal and the fantastic. World leaders saying things they didn’t. Public figures seemingly endorsing fake products. And disasters…
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By Rebekah Brammer, PhD Candidate, Humanities, Arts and social Sciences, University of New England
In April, Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff announced Brand Tasmania, Screen Tasmania and the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery would be folded into the Creative Industries, Sport and Visitor Economy division.
The decision “to streamline the state’s public service sector” has been known for some time.
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By Judy Ingham, Newsletter Producer, The Conversation
Every day, we publish a selection of your emails in our newsletter. We’d love to hear from you, you can email us at yoursay@theconversation.edu.au.
Monday August 24
“Opposing abortion is opposing a person’s rights, and their quality of life. Altering laws to limit or eliminate a person’s right to abortion is forcing the person to invest their life in a child. This is of course a joy for people usually, but when…
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