By Tim Harcourt, Industry Professor and Chief Economist, University of Technology Sydney
The NRL wants to expand to 20 teams by the end of the decade, with many pros and cons to consider for each hopeful vying to join the league.
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By Megan C Evans, Senior Lecturer, Public Sector Management, School of Business, UNSW Sydney
Brendan Wintle, Professor in Conservation Science, School of Ecosystem and Forest Science, The University of Melbourne
Hugh Possingham, Professor of Conservation Biology, The University of Queensland
Our government has great aspirations. It has committed to end extinctions and expand our protected areas to cover 30% of every Australian ecosystem by 2030. This is part of its Nature Positive Plan, aligned with the 2022 Kunming-Montreal global biodiversity…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Municipal workers clean a makeshift camp outside the International Organization for Migration office after police forces attempt to evacuate the camp in Tunis, Tunisia, April 11, 2023. © 2023 Hassene Dridi/AP Photo (Beirut) – Tunisian authorities have arrested at least nine people amid escalating government actions in recent weeks to muzzle free speech, prosecute dissent, and crack down on migrants and asylum seekers, Human Rights Watch said today. Tunisian authorities should respect and protect space for independent civil society to operate fully and freely.Between…
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By Lisa J. Hackett, Lecturer, Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, University of New England
Jo Coghlan, Associate Professor Humanities Arts and Social Sciences University of New England Armidale NSW, University of New England
Historical romance allows readers to imagine a better past. For many, this is more important than historical accuracy – which can be ‘the icing on the cake’.
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By Sandra van der Laan, Professor of Accounting, University of Sydney
Lee Moerman, Professor of Accounting, University of Wollongong
Next-of-kin often feel pressured to make hasty funeral arrangements. Most contact a funeral director and tee up a conventional service plus burial or cremation. But what are the other options?
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By Jonathan Graffam, PhD Candidate in Theatre, Monash University
If you’re in need of a queerly spiritual intervention, or more simply looking for a show that will stay with you, I urge you to experience Homo Pentecostus at Matlhouse.
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By Adam D Hines, Research fellow, Queensland University of Technology
How exactly do anaesthetic drugs shut down the brain? We still don’t have a complete picture, but a new study just got us a step closer.
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By Ian Lowe, Emeritus Professor, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University
For decades, Australia has sold uranium – but said no to nuclear reactors. That’s set to change, whether in nuclear submarines or even in plans for power plants.
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By Treasure McGuire, Assistant Director of Pharmacy, Mater Health SEQ in conjoint appointment as Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Bond University and as Associate Professor (Clinical), The University of Queensland
Before menopause, women’s hearts tend to be protected by their circulating hormones. In midlife, they may well get a shock when a doctor outlines their health risks.
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By Grant Linley, PhD Candidate in Ecology, Charles Sturt University
Dale Nimmo, Professor in Ecology, Charles Sturt University
Are wombats the accidental heroes of the Australian bush? After the Black Summer bushfires, we set up 56 cameras to capture animal activity in areas with and without wombat burrows to find out.
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