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How Melbourne's west was greened

  • Written by: Casey Furlong, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
imageThe Greening the Pipeline 100-metre pilot park at Williams Landing is the first step in transforming 27 kilometres of the heritage-listed main outfall sewer into a linear park and bike track. Greening the Pipeline, courtesy of Melbourne Water

This article is part of a series, Healthy Liveable Cities, in the lead-up to the Designing Healthy...

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Noble horses and 'black monsters': the politics of colonial compassion

  • Written by: Jane Lydon, Wesfarmers Chair of Australian History, University of Western Australia
imageGeorge Hamilton, Meeting natives on the Campaspi plains, Victoria, June 1836.National Library of Australia

In 1866, Adelaide colonist George Hamilton published An Appeal for the Horse, arguing against the harsh treatment of animals. He claimed that in “treating [the horse] as a machine, [people] have forgotten the higher attributes of his...

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More sightings of an endangered species don't always mean it's recovering

  • Written by: David Lindenmayer, Professor, The Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
imageLeadbeater's possum sightings are up – but that doesn't mean the critically endangered species is recovering.David Lindenmeyer, Author provided

If more sightings of an endangered species are recorded, does that mean its numbers are increasing? Australia’s native forest logging industry is arguing yes.

On the basis of an increase in...

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Translation technology is useful, but should not replace learning languages

  • Written by: Michael Haugh, Professor of Linguistics and Head of School of Languages and Cultures, The University of Queensland
imageThe benefits of language-learning go far beyond being able to translate.9to5google.com

For many years now, there have been calls for Australians to learn languages, particularly Asian languages, as the world economy pivots to the Asia-Pacific. But the number of students learning languages in Australia has remained stubbornly low.

Rapid improvements...

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