Low bar for 'genuine consultation' set by UWA case feeds into crisis of legitimacy for Australian institutions
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Ethics and avoiding conflicts of interest are vital in the public service – can New Zealanders be confident in the system?
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3 reasons the announcement to dump radioactive waste in South Australia is extremely premature
Radioactive waste from nuclear medicine facilities around Australia will be trucked to and buried near the South Australian town of Kimba, the federal government announced this wee...
Stephen Sondheim showed me the beauty, terror and exquisite pain of being alive
Sonya Suares, Guest Lecturer, WAAPA, Edith Cowan University
Nick Simpson-Deeks, Vidya Makan and company in the Watch This production of Sunday in the Park With George, 2019. Watch This/Jodie Hutchinson, Author providedWhat did Stephen Sondheim mean to me? This is an attempt to bring order to the chaos.My first encounter with his work is a re-run of the 1962 film adaptation of West Side Story (1957). I am...
Not again ... how to protect your mental health in the face of uncertainty and another COVID variant
Unsplash/Niklas Hamann, CC BYReports about the latest COVID variant of concern, Omicron, have exploded all over the news. No sooner had we learned its name, it had arrived in Australia. Waves of familiar dread are washing ashore for many, just when there was fresh hope we would soon put all this behind us. Will there be masks and lockdowns again?...
Students who cheat don't just have to worry about getting caught. They risk blackmail and extortion
ShutterstockWhen students use a commercial contract cheating service, getting caught by their lecturers is just one of many serious consequences that could damage them and those who trust them. They also expose themselves to blackmail and extortion. Despite these risks, one in ten students at Australian higher education institutions have used a...
More than 200 Australian birds are now threatened with extinction – and climate change is the biggest danger
ShutterstockUp to 216 Australian birds are now threatened – compared with 195 a decade ago – and climate change is now the main driver pushing threatened birds closer to extinction, landmark new research has found.The Mukarrthippi grasswren is now Australia’s most threatened bird, down to as few as two or three pairs. But 23...
The ostentatious story of the 'young pope' Leo X: his pet elephant, the cardinal he killed and his anal fistula
Portrait of Pope Leo X with Cardinals Giulio de' Medici and Luigi de' Rossi, circa 1518The Capodimonte Museum/Wikimedia CommonsGiovanni di Lorenzo de’ Medici, who died 500 years ago today, has a claim to be one of the most miscast popes of all time. Perhaps the youngest pontiff of the last thousand years, he was the last non-priest to be...
Low bar for 'genuine consultation' set by UWA case feeds into crisis of legitimacy for Australian institutions
Scott Lewis/Flickr, CC BYWhen Martin Forsey was presented with a proposal for change at his workplac...
Tauel Harper, Senior Lecturer, Media and Communication, UWA, The University of Western Australia05-12-2021
Ethics and avoiding conflicts of interest are vital in the public service – can New Zealanders be confident in the system?
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Barbara Allen, Senior Lecturer in Public Management, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington05-12-2021
3 reasons the announcement to dump radioactive waste in South Australia is extremely premature
Radioactive waste from nuclear medicine facilities around Australia will be trucked to and buried ne...
Ian Lowe, Emeritus Professor, School of Science, Griffith University05-12-2021
ASEAN rebuffs Myanmar's military junta as Aung San Suu Kyi faces long jail term
AAP/APOn Tuesday the judge in a show trial of Myanmar’s 76-year-old Aung San Suu Kyi delayed t...
Adam Simpson, Senior Lecturer, International Studies, University of South Australia05-12-2021
Stephen Sondheim showed me the beauty, terror and exquisite pain of being alive
Nick Simpson-Deeks, Vidya Makan and company in the Watch This production of Sunday in the Park With ...
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Not again ... how to protect your mental health in the face of uncertainty and another COVID variant
Unsplash/Niklas Hamann, CC BYReports about the latest COVID variant of concern, Omicron, have explod...
Julie Ji, Postdoctoral research fellow, School of Psychological Science, The University of Western Australia04-12-2021
Students who cheat don't just have to worry about getting caught. They risk blackmail and extortion
ShutterstockWhen students use a commercial contract cheating service, getting caught by their lecturers is just one of many serious consequences that …
More than 200 Australian birds are now threatened with extinction – and climate change is the biggest danger
ShutterstockUp to 216 Australian birds are now threatened – compared with 195 a decade ago – and climate change is now the main driver pus…
The ostentatious story of the 'young pope' Leo X: his pet elephant, the cardinal he killed and his anal fistula
Portrait of Pope Leo X with Cardinals Giulio de' Medici and Luigi de' Rossi, circa 1518The Capodimonte Museum/Wikimedia CommonsGiovanni di Lorenzo de…
Breathtaking wilderness in the heart of coal country: after a 90-year campaign, Gardens of Stone is finally protected
Julie Favell, Author providedIn the rocky upland wilderness of Wiradjuri Country two hours west of Sydney lies a new protected area with a nine-decade…
7 Tips For Efficient Hot Water System Maintenance
Your hot water system is one of the most hardworking elements of your home, but it can be easy to overlook its maintenance since it functions when…
The Jenkins review has 28 recommendations to fix parliament's toxic culture – will our leaders listen?
Lukas Coch/AAPIn the wake of Brittany Higgins’ shocking allegations about being raped in a ministers’ office by a colleague, Prime Ministe…
What's the secret to making sure AI doesn't steal your job? Work with it, not against it
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We shouldn't lift all COVID public health measures until kids are vaccinated. Here's why
ShutterstockAustralia’s vaccination rollout got off to a slow start, but we’ve since become one of the most vaccinated countries in the wo…
His spirit will return to Country. Vale David Dalaithngu, the actor who shaped Australian cinema
AAP Image/Terry TrewinAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article includes names and images of people who have died.I opene…
Wealthy nations starved the developing world of vaccines. Omicron shows the cost of this greed
Themba Hadebe/APWe don’t yet know how dangerous the new Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 will turn out to be. Early evidence suggests it may be mor…
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Bitcoin mining has always been an important part of the crypto world. This process is innovative in itself because it resolves the double-spending problem associated with virtual currencies, and it is also the backbone for the decentralization of cryptocurrencies. But as the technology evolved over time, there are essential trends of Bitcoin mi...
Simple Ways to Solve Equations with Infinite Solutions
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Before understanding our title topic, let us first know what does an expression and equation mean. Algebra (a subject that involves mathematical symbols and the rules for manipulating these symbols) deals with expressions and equations. Expression: Expression is like a phrase. It can be a number, a variable, or a combination of both numbers and v...
JEE Advanced Cut-Off - Check Previous Year Cut-off (2018, 2019 and 2020)
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At that time, if you are making plans for confirmation in any prestigious IIT organisation in the nation, JEE is likely to be at the forefront of your thoughts. Take note, though, that while you may have planned your professional life, you are indeed not a professional in your field. This is the rationale behind why it is vital to keep as knowledge...