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Curious Kids: Where does my poo go when I flush the toilet? Does it go into the ocean?

  • Written by: Ian Wright, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
imageBig sewer pipes take all sewage to a place where it is treated. This place is called a sewage treatment plant.Flickr/Dean Hochman, CC BY-SA

This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children. The Conversation is asking kids to send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. All questions are welcome – serious, weird or wacky!...

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  • Written by: Bruce Wilson, Executive Director, The Conversation
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At The Conversation, we may not have millions of dollars to publicize our mission, but we do have loyal readers like you, who value our infusion of knowledge and expertise into the public dialogue. We have had remarkable success so far in reaching millions of readers,...

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Newspoll 54-46 to Labor as Turnbull's ratings fall back

  • Written by: Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne

This week’s Newspoll, conducted 17-20 August from a sample of 1770, has broken the string of six consecutive 53-47 leads for Labor. Labor had a 54-46 lead, a one point gain since last fortnight. Primary votes were 38% Labor (up 2), 35% Coalition (down 1), 9% Greens (down 2) and 9% One Nation (up 1). This is the Coalition’s 18th...

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  7. Trump changes his mind on Afghanistan, but will upping the ante win the war?
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  9. Official prayers in federal parliament are divisive and unconstitutional, and should be scrapped
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  13. Evidence is clear on the benefits of legalising same-sex marriage
  14. It's not just the buildings, high-density neighbourhoods make life worse for the poor
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  20. Being Here: the bold artistic vision and short life of Paula Modersohn-Becker
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  26. Being exploited and breaching your visa: the limited choices of the food delivery worker
  27. Curious Kids: Why do we count to 10?
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  29. Australia's screen future is online: time to support our new content creators
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  31. Women who sexually abuse children are just as harmful to their victims as male abusers
  32. Religious classes in schools must adapt to fit a changing Australia
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  34. National poll vs sample survey: how to know what we really think on marriage equality
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  38. From the edge of the Solar System, Voyager probes are still talking to Australia after 40 years
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  41. If High Court decides against ministers with dual citizenship, could their decisions in office be challenged?
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  43. Barcelona attack: a long war against Islamic terrorism is our reality
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