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Friday essay: when did Australia’s human history begin?

  • Written by: Billy Griffiths, Research fellow, Deakin University
imageFossilised ancient human footprints at the Mungo National Park. How are we to engage with a history that spans 65,000 years?Michael Amendolia/AAP

In July, a new date was published that pushed the opening chapters of Australian history back to 65,000 years ago. It is the latest development in a time revolution that has gripped the nation over the...

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How 'liar loans' undermine sound lending practices

  • Written by: Maria Yanotti, Lecturer of Economics and Finance Tasmanian School of Business & Economics, University of Tasmania
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How truthful are we when it comes to negotiating loans in Australia?

With increasing pressure on the housing market, some of us might be tempted to stretch the truth to secure a mortgage on our dream property - but research shows that this practice can have serious repercussions.

Recent news reports have alerted borrowers to the dangers of...

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Vital Signs: Australia's mining boom transition is on shaky ground

  • Written by: Richard Holden, Professor of Economics and PLuS Alliance Fellow, UNSW

Vital Signs is a weekly economic wrap from UNSW economics professor and Harvard PhD Richard Holden (@profholden). Vital Signs aims to contextualise weekly economic events and cut through the noise of the data affecting global economies.

This week: Australia continues to grow jobs, but wages aren’t keeping up and policymakers are running out...

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What prospective parents need to know about gene tests such as 'prepair'

  • Written by: Gina Ravenscroft, Research Fellow in neuromuscular disease and genetics, University of Western Australia
imageCouples who are carriers of genes for recessive diseases don't show any symptoms.Photo by Drew Hays on Unsplash, CC BY

Researchers recently renewed calls for all prospective parents to be offered testing for gene mutations that could be transferred to their child. This came after a study published in the journal Genetics in Medicine found 88% of...

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  1. This is how to create social hubs that make 20-minute neighbourhoods work
  2. NAPLAN has done little to improve student outcomes
  3. Grattan on Friday: In 2017 Australia has delivered to LGBTI community but failed its First Peoples
  4. When masturbation on screen isn't maligned
  5. Bee aware, but not alarmed: here's what you need to know about honey bee stings
  6. How the same-sex marriage survey got us talking about – and trusting – data
  7. FactCheck: has Queensland Labor created 'more than four times' as many jobs as the LNP?
  8. Wonder Woman and Aquaman are the only charismatic leads in Justice League
  9. War and democracy – who decides?
  10. The blockchain does not eliminate the need for trust
  11. Why there should be no room in the law for celebrants to discriminate on same-sex marriage
  12. The public should be 'shocked, dismayed and disgusted' at the major banks
  13. Same-sex marriage results crush the idea that Australian voters crave conservatism
  14. The race to save up to 50 shipwrecks from looters in Southeast Asia
  15. The NSW assisted dying bill isn't as robust as Victoria's model
  16. We've found an exo-planet with an extraordinarily eccentric orbit
  17. Don't give up on Pacific Island nations yet
  18. Natural hazard risk: is it just going to get worse or can we do something about it?
  19. NAPLAN only tells part of the story of student achievement
  20. Increasing wages would make the Australian economy safer
  21. Politics podcast: the Greens' Jordon Steele-John on being an 'accidental' senator
  22. High Court strikes again – knocking out replacement senator Hollie Hughes
  23. How social conservatism among ethnic communities drove a strong 'no' vote in western Sydney
  24. Explainer: mass coral spawning, a wonder of the natural world
  25. The road to same-sex marriage support has been long – and the fight isn't over yet
  26. What the numbers say (and don't say) in the same-sex marriage survey
  27. No, you shouldn't eat your placenta, here's why
  28. Full response from One Nation Queensland leader Steve Dickson for a FactCheck on fathers dying by suicide
  29. The Conversation will no longer be publishing columns
  30. Same-sex marriage result delivers much-needed good news for embattled Turnbull
  31. Same-sex marriage survey by the stats: a resounding 'yes' but western Sydney leads 'no' vote
  32. The marriage equality survey is won, but the battle against discrimination continues
  33. Australians vote overwhelmingly to legalise same-sex marriage
  34. Turnbull is on the winning side on marriage equality, but his troubles are far from over
  35. How to talk to your kids about today's same-sex marriage postal survey result
  36. As Australians say 'yes' to marriage equality, the legal stoush over human rights takes centre stage
  37. How the 'yes' vote will impact workers and HR
  38. Talking Ordinary: from Simic to Farrell
  39. Adani aside, North Queensland voters care about crime and cost of living
  40. QLD Election FactCheck: are 'up to 21 fathers' dying by suicide every week?
  41. Curious Kids: Do most volcanologists die from getting too close to volcanoes?
  42. Mungo Man returns home: there is still much he can teach us about ancient Australia
  43. Time for a global agreement on minerals to fuel the clean energy transition
  44. Three charts on: brain cancer in Australia
  45. Rembrandt, capitalism and great art: the Dutch golden age comes to Sydney
  46. A city that forgets about human connections has lost its way
  47. Shorten goes for broke in byelection with mega stakes for Turnbull
  48. Four reasons Victorian MPs say 'no' to assisted dying, and why they're misleading
  49. The Trans-Pacific Partnership is back: experts respond
  50. Newspoll 55-45 to Labor as Turnbull's better PM lead falls to 2. Qld and Alabama polling

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