By Toni Pikoos, Adjunct Research Fellow, Swinburne University of Technology; Federation University Australia
Ben Buchanan, Adjunct Research Fellow, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University
For nearly three years, we’ve assessed Australians’ mental health before they have cosmetic surgery. So what difference has it made?
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By Laura Manenti, Experimental particle physicist, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney
A new map offers a new perspective on the city, revealing the steady, ever-present natural radiation emerging from the ground beneath our feet.
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By Anna Marie Brennan, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Waikato
Satellite remote sensing allows rapid, detailed disaster response and planning. But the rules governing who controls and has access to the data aren’t keeping up.
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By Michelle Moffitt, Associate Professor in Microbiology, Western Sydney University
Farmers and nursery managers often use fungicide is to tackle plant rust disease, but we need to find ways to decrease our reliance on fungicide treatment.
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By Judy Ingham, Newsletter Producer, The Conversation
On the legality of US threats against Iran, the haunting story of Lord of the Flies and more: an edited selection of your views.
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By Brian Thornton, Senior Lecturer in Journalism, University of Winchester
The MoJ has publicly disclosed for the first time that trial records will now be kept at least as long as the prison sentence – and possibly indefinitely.
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By Seth Ashley, Professor of Communication, Boise State University
The ‘equal time’ rule has been around for a century and aims to promote broadcasters’ editorial independence and free expression – an idea that is now under threat from the FCC.
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By Charles Conteh, Professor of Public Policy and Administration, Department of Political Science, Brock University
Canada can draw lessons from its centuries-long coexistence with an often-erratic neighbour to successfully navigate the economic volatility of the present era.
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By Matthew I. Thompson, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Media, Art, and Performance, University of Regina
Whether capturing them on film, containing them in amusement parks, or subjecting them to scientific experiments, our curiosity about whales and dolphins has compelled us to capture them out of the ocean.
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By Reza Hasmath, Professor in Political Science, University of Alberta
Canada has spent decades confronting the gender pay gap, enacting legislation and building public awareness around the fact that women earn about 84 cents for every dollar men make. That gap persists because of systemic barriers, and is wider for women who face multiple forms of discrimination.
Yet an equally significant wage penalty for ethnic and racial minorities rarely commands the same attention, and has not prompted a comparable…
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