By Joanne Bennett, Senior Research Fellow Gulbali Institute, Charles Sturt University
Heidi Zimmer, Research Scientist (Botany), Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (joint venture between Parks Australia and CSIRO), Australian National Herbarium, CSIRO
Orchids aren’t just beautiful or rare – they’re ecological time capsules that offer clues to the long-term health of ecosystems.
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By Omid Zabihi, Research Fellow, Institute for Frontier Materials Carbon Fibre and Composites, Deakin University
Minoo Naebe, Professor, Program Lead Solving Plastic Waste Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), Deakin University
Just a tiny fraction of the plastic Australia uses each year gets recycled. This year’s oil shock could cause a rethink.
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By Pat Leslie, Senior Lecturer, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Governments are often criticised for lacking ambition and failing to tackle the long-term issues facing Australia. But it’s been done before, and can be again.
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By Warwick Smith, Honorary Fellow, School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will look at the latest unemployment figures – 4.3%, roughly 650,000 people out of work – and see a labour market that is still “too tight”.
In other words, not enough people are unemployed for inflation to come down. Although that figure reflects almost none of the economic fallout from the war in the Middle East, it will strengthen the case for further interest rate hikes.
The logic of these expected…
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By Peter Newman, Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University
Ray Wills, Adjunct Professor, The University of Western Australia
With the same fiscal support that Canberra found to back the oil industry, we could start to end our oil dependence.
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By Glen Fuller, Professor Communications and Media, University of Canberra
Plan your route, keep your bike by the door, and don’t worry about Lycra – small habits can get you back on the bike.
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By Tamara May, Psychologist and Research Associate in the Department of Paediatrics, Monash University
People with AuDHD often find their traits and experiences don’t neatly fit into either category – and they can find themselves pulled in different directions.
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By Rachel Gallagher, Lecturer, Griffith University
In the 1940s, tent cities and ‘shanty’ settlements appeared across Australia, as families struggled to find homes. The government acted then – and needs to now.
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By Hunter Bennett, Lecturer in Exercise Science, Adelaide University
Smartwatches aren’t always as accurate as you might think. In some cases, you’d be better off listening to your body.
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By Dr Ellen Ryan-Colton, Senior Research Officer, Australian National University
Christine Schlesinger, Professor in Environmental Science, Charles Darwin University
You might not have heard of buffel grass, a robust and invasive grass that has spread across tens of thousands of square kilometres of inland Australia. But you might know its effects.
Most people remember the deadly 2023 fires in Maui, Hawaii, which killed more than 100 people. Many will know of the worsening bushfires…
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