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World-first continental acoustic observatory will listen to the sounds of Australia

  • Written by: David M Watson, Professor in Ecology, Charles Sturt University
imageSolar-powered arrays can be left in remote locations, recording high-quality audio for years. Supplied

To me, the sound of a healthy wetland is like a symphony: crickets, frogs and splashing waterbirds; the dawn chorus with occasional jets flying overhead; even the odd donkey.

But add cane toads to the mix and it becomes a monotone dirge – the...

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Labor's dark vision would bring $164 billion tax hit over decade: Morrison

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Labor’s “dark vision” that valued “envy and populism” over growth would suffocate Australia’s economy, Treasurer Scott Morrison has said, claiming an ALP government would bring a $164 billion tax slug for households and businesses over ten years.

This would be “dumped straight on top of an economy that is...

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Government questions whether Dastyari fit to be a senator, in new row over Chinese donor

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten is again under pressure over the behaviour of high-profile Labor senator Sam Dastyari, who warned a political donor with Chinese Communist Party links that his phone was likely tapped.

Fairfax Media on Wednesday reported that before Dastyari and Huang Xiangmo spoke, the senator “gave Mr Huang...

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How we found 112 'recovery reefs' dotted through the Great Barrier Reef

  • Written by: Peter J Mumby, Chair professor, The University of Queensland
imageSome reefs are strong sources of coral larvae.Peter Mumby, Author provided

The Great Barrier Reef is better able to heal itself than we previously imagined, according to new research that identifies 112 individual reefs that can help drive the entire system towards recovery.

The back-to-back bleaching events in 2016 and 2017 that killed many corals...

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  1. Henry Reynolds: Triple J did the right thing, we need a new Australia Day
  2. Marriage bill clears Senate – now for the lower house
  3. Want to better understand Victoria's assisted dying laws? These five articles will help
  4. How 'brand you' came to be
  5. Withdrawing funding for hospitals' mistakes probably won't lead to better patient care
  6. Don Burke story reveals the pernicious culture of men protecting each other in the media
  7. The 2017 ARIA Awards are still off-key when it comes to gender
  8. Comic explainer: what is lone-actor terrorism?
  9. Why Victoria should rethink the abolition of defensive homicide
  10. Three charts on: poorer Australians bearing the brunt of rising housing costs
  11. What goes on inside a medically supervised injection facility?
  12. Indigenous cultural appropriation: what not to do
  13. Three new reports add clarity to Australia's space sector, a 'crowded and valuable high ground'
  14. Curious Kids: How do x-rays see inside you?
  15. Want to solve our STEM skills problem? Bring in the professionals
  16. A fresh start for climate change mitigation in New Zealand
  17. Explainer: why we shouldn't be so quick to trust energy modelling
  18. Heritage building preservation vs sustainability? Conflict isn't inevitable
  19. Here's how to keep up with the latest on Mt Agung, the Bali volcano
  20. Turnbull talks with rebel National on banks
  21. Australia's record on racial equality under the microscope
  22. The Queensland election outcome is a death knell for Adani's coal mine
  23. Starting next year, universities have to prove their research has real-world impact
  24. All hail new weather radar technology, which can spot hailstones lurking in thunderstorms
  25. In Bangarra's Ones Country, new voices show the many faces of Indigenous Australia
  26. No Don Burke, there is no link between autism and harassing behaviour
  27. Labor is right to block 'religious freedom' amendments to protect same-sex marriage bill
  28. Classifying 'national types of beauty': from cigarette cards to Miss Universe
  29. Low-income earners are more likely to die early from preventable diseases
  30. The new ticketing technology that may make scalping a thing of the past
  31. Universities are failing their students through poor feedback practices
  32. The economics of ridiculously expensive art
  33. 'I am not buying things': why some people see 'dumpster diving' as the ethical way to eat
  34. How Filipino artists are responding to President Duterte and the 'War on Drugs'
  35. Australian cities and their metropolitan plans still seem to be parallel universes
  36. Fifty years ago Jocelyn Bell discovered pulsars and changed our view of the universe
  37. Turnbull backed against the wall by rebel Nationals on bank inquiry
  38. We don't need to change how we subsidise 'breakthrough' cancer treatments
  39. Sexual Harassment, Sexual Politics and the Gatekeeper Millstone
  40. Despite what politicians and the media say, freedom of speech is alive and well on campus
  41. 'Loot boxes' and pay-to-win features in digital games look a lot like gambling
  42. We need robots that can improvise, but it's not easy to teach them right from wrong
  43. Student press in 1960s Australia was political, now it's more Prozac
  44. Delay in changing direction on how we tax drivers will cost us all
  45. Australia should be cautious about introducing laws on coercive control to stem domestic violence
  46. Decoding the music masterpieces: Bach’s Six Solo Cello Suites
  47. What's the net cost of using renewables to hit Australia's climate target? Nothing
  48. Science or Snake Oil: will horseradish and garlic really ease a cold?
  49. Queensland result, while decided on state issues, adds to Turnbull's burdens
  50. Conservative amendments to same-sex marriage bill would make Australia's laws the world's weakest

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