By Kirsten Parris, Professor, Urban Ecology, The University of Melbourne
Hugh Possingham, Professor, Conservation Biology, The University of Queensland
The future of a proposed rocket-launch facility in South Australia is uncertain. But tensions between space exploration and conservation remain.
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By Jeff Borland, Professor of Economics, The University of Melbourne
The jobless rate hasn’t been this high since November 2021. But this is why it’s unlikely to stop the Reserve Bank from lifting interest rates next Tuesday.
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By Lizzie Knight, Program Director, Education and Skills, Grattan Institute
Ben Jefferson, Associate, Education and Skills Program, Grattan Institute
The federal government is unambiguous about the need for more nurses, builders and electricians. But the plan to find and fund these workers is less clear.
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By Ava Kalinauskas, Senior Research Associate, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney
Tariffs and regulation of tech giants are already causing friction. But one of his biggest tasks may be convincing Australians the US alliance still matters.
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By Kate Cantrell, Senior Lecturer in Humanities, University of Southern Queensland
Charles Spencer’s book is as much about him as about the sister he claims to speak for. Beneath the score-settling, it’s a story of a brother still grieving.
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By Dimitri Perrin, Head of School (Computer Science) and Co-Director (Centre for Data Science), Queensland University of Technology
Anthropic announced today that its Claude artificial intelligence (AI) system identified a previously unknown biological system in the DNA of viruses that infect bacteria.
The press release is the first from Anthropic’s new life sciences laboratory. It highlights some similarities to CRISPR, the natural bacterial defence system that scientists now use as…
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By Meena Jha, Associate Professor, College of Information & Communication Technology, School of Engineering and Technology, CQUniversity Australia
An OpenAI artificial intelligence (AI) agent gained unauthorised access to an Australian government Medicare statistics portal in June, accessing both public and non-public information.
The incident occurred on June 18, but OpenAI didn’t notify Services Australia until September 10. The Australian Signals Directorate – the government…
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By Mark Macleod, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Children's Literature, Charles Sturt University
Terry Denton was wickedly funny, unpretentious and won multiple awards for his illustrations – and sold millions with Andy Griffiths. He will be dreadfully missed.
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By Diego Bezerra, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland
Daniel Dunn, Associate Professor of Marine Conservation Science and Director of the Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science (CBCS), The University of Queensland
Ross Dwyer, Senior Lecturer, Animal Ecology, University of the Sunshine Coast
Sharks and rays have been swimming through the oceans for millions of years – but we still don’t really know where.
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By Brooke Nickel, NHMRC Emerging Leader Research Fellow, School of Public Health, University of Sydney
Tessa Copp, NHMRC Emerging Leader Research Fellow in Reproductive Health, School of Public Health, University of Sydney
If you’re looking for #womenshealth on Instagram, a new study shows you’d better be prepared for lots of adverts dressed up as health advice.
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