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2932ArticleUninspiring Leaders, Stressed Voters & Shadow of Trump Make for an Uncertain Contest
The usual story for a first-term government is a loss of seats, as voters send it a message, but ultimate survival. It...
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Islands are Critical to Flora Conservation
More than 20% of Earth’s plant species are found only on islands – and time is running out to save them Islands have...
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Sharks Found to Prey on Invasive Spiky Urchins
New video shows sharks making an easy meal of spiky sea urchins, shedding light on an undersea mystery Long-spined sea urchins have...
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Get Set for More Extreme Weather this Spring & Summer
Australia is no stranger to extreme weather. From heatwaves and droughts to flooding rains, hailstorms or fire weather, our continent experiences it...
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Bowman: ‘Give Up on Normal’, Climate Adaptation Needed Urgently
Heavy winds struck south-east Australia over the weekend as a series of cold fronts moved across the continent. It followed a high...
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Australian Teenagers – Curious but Disruptive in Maths
Featured image above courtesty Taylor Flowe/Unsplash, CC BY Australian teenagers have more disruptive maths classrooms and experience bullying at greater levels than...
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Climate Change an ‘Intergenerational Crime’
‘An intergenerational crime against humanity’: what will it take for political leaders to start taking climate change seriously? In February 2024, I attended...
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Reconstructed Ancient Landscapes
We reconstructed landscapes that greeted the first humans in Australia around 65,000 years ago Seventy thousand years ago, the sea level was much...
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Seabirds Return to Pest-free Macquarie Island
Ridding Macquarie Island of pests pays off as seabirds come back from the brink – but recovery has just begun One of the...
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More Reading Testing Needed in Early Years
If we want more Australian students to learn to read, we need regular testing in the early primary years When you send your...
