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2.0KArticleProposed National Digital ID Scheme
A national digital ID scheme is being proposed. An expert weighs the pros and (many more) cons In 2018-19, identity crime directly and...
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Effects of Giving Money to People Experiencing Homelessness
We gave $7,500 to people experiencing homelessness — here’s what happened next Homelessness is a deeply misunderstood and complex issue. When...
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We Must Find Better Ways to Protect Giant Trees
The photo said it all. On the back of a logging truck, a tree so large it could barely fit. It was...
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‘Soul Destroying’ Housing Waitlist
‘It’s soul-destroying’: how people on a housing wait list of 175,000 describe their years of waiting Nationally, about 175,000 households are on the...
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The 140y.o. Thylacine Brain
A 140-year-old Tassie tiger brain sample survived two world wars and made it to our lab. Here’s what we found Researchers often think...
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Why Can’t we Just Tow Stranded Whales & Dolphins Out to Sea?
On Tuesday night, a pod of almost 100 long-finned pilot whales stranded itself on a beach on Western Australia’s south coast. Over...
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Small Ocean Critters use their Poo to Help Seaweeds have Sex
Finding a good partner in life is a tricky endeavour, so imagine how much more difficult this task becomes when you’re rooted...
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Imagine the Outcry if Factories Killed as Many People as Wood Heaters
Imagine a fleet of ageing factories operating in neighbourhoods across Australia. On most days the smoke from their stacks is hardly noticed....
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Marine Species Being Pushed towards Poles
Marine species are being pushed towards the poles. From dugong to octopuses, here are 8 marine species you might spot in new places...
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Simon Crean, Former Labor & ACTU leader, Dies Aged 74
Simon Crean, a former Labor opposition leader, has died suddenly while in Germany, aged 74. Crean, who served in parliament from 1990...
