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Security gets $1.2b, community programs to counter violent extremism $40m – that's a foolish imbalance

  • Written by: Clarke Jones, Research Fellow, Research School of Psychology, Australian National University
imagePolice raided several Sydney properties over the weekend in relation to possible terror plots.AAP/Dean Lewins

The arrests and raids in Sydney over the weekend, as well as the 12 so-called “terrorist plots” disrupted by police since September 2014, ought to raise questions over whether Australia’s efforts to counter violent...

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The good news and bad news about the rare birds of Papua New Guinea

  • Written by: Robert Davis, Senior Lecturer in Vertebrate Biology, Edith Cowan University

The rainforests of Papua New Guinea are home to one of the richest bird populations in the world. But many are threatened by logging and palm oil farming.

Now, a team of researchers led by Edith Cowan University have surveyed the PNG island of New Britain to see how the bird population is faring.

The good news: several bird species, like the...

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Bottleshops affect people's health, so our laws need to reflect that

  • Written by: Janani Muhunthan, PhD candidate, George Institute for Global Health
imageBottleshops affect the health and well-being of people across the suburb, not just the health of people who buy the alcohol.from www.shutterstock.com

When a new alcohol supermarket opens up in your neighbourhood you might think it’s a great place to get a cheap bottle of wine. But what if one is set to open in a disadvantaged area with a high...

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Universities unveil plan to reduce sexual harassment and sexual assault on campus

  • Written by: Katelin Morris, Editor, The Conversation
imageThe Universities Australia action plan was released on Tuesday.AAP/David Moir

Australian universities have announced a ten-point plan in response to the release of a national survey into sexual assault and harassment on university campuses, released on Tuesday by the Australian Human Rights Commission.

The survey found:

  • 1.6% of student respondents...

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  2. A full ban on political donations would level the playing field – but is it the best approach?
  3. Why are there so few women screen composers?
  4. Universities have a problem with sexual assault and harassment: here's how to fix it
  5. Voluntary assisted dying is not a black-and-white issue for Christians – they can, in good faith, support it
  6. Three charts on: who is the typical investor in the Australian property market?
  7. Vanishing Australian backyards leave us vulnerable to the stresses of city life
  8. Planners know depressingly little about a city's impacts on our mental health
  9. Facebook is fighting social media identity theft in India, but it's a global problem
  10. Spilling blood in art, a tale of tampons, Trump and taboos
  11. How to know what you're getting when you buy free-range eggs
  12. Showdown on same-sex marriage looming within the Liberals
  13. New research highlights challenges of building networks for employees and entrepreneurs
  14. Les Murray's death deprives football in Australia of its most passionate and inspiring voice
  15. Explainer: how to extend your phone's battery life
  16. Australia leads the world in hepatitis C treatment – what's behind its success?
  17. We’ve got to stop meeting like this
  18. How farming giant seaweed can feed fish and fix the climate
  19. Is there such a thing as a 'true self'?
  20. Cancer immunotherapy drugs like Keytruda and Opdivo hold hope for some, but there's still a way to go
  21. Downsizing cost trap awaits retirees – five reasons to be wary
  22. Snakebites are rarer than you think, but if you collapse, CPR can save your life
  23. Ice causes death in many ways, overdose is just one of them
  24. Who are you calling 'anti-science'? How science serves social and political agendas
  25. Loss, trials, and compassion: the music of Australia's Jewish refugees
  26. Discontents: identity, politics and institutions in a time of populism
  27. Pig-hunting dogs and humans are at risk of a disease that can cause miscarriages and infertility
  28. Government calls for release of costings as Labor unveils trusts crackdown
  29. The government is backing the wrong industries, as our economy changes: Productivity Commission
  30. Turnbull's chief-of-staff is the new defence head
  31. Shorten pledges republic vote in first term
  32. Here's an important reason the gender pay gap isn't closing
  33. A delightfully playful portrait, a historic moment for landscape painting
  34. Boris Johnson puts on the charm offensive to entice Australia into Britain's post-Brexit future
  35. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Matt Canavan and dual citizenship
  36. Everyone falls for fake emails: lessons from cybersecurity summer school
  37. Stroke survivors and their carers often have poor mental health. Here's how we can help them
  38. Speaking With: Cameron Murray on grey corruption and the 'Game of Mates'
  39. Australian recycling plants have no incentive to improve
  40. How trade policies can support global efforts to curb climate change
  41. The restorationist impulse: why we hanker for the old ways
  42. Saving Sirius: why heritage protection should include social housing
  43. Friday essay: tall ships, tall tales, and the mysteries of Eugenia Falleni
  44. Paying CEOs with stock options doesn't drive their business strategy: research
  45. A guide to deconstructing the battery hype cycle
  46. Why are only some viruses transmissible by blood and how are they actually spread?
  47. Australians are now using cards more often than cash to pay for things
  48. Grattan on Friday: If High Court disqualifies Canavan, Joyce will be scratching for cabinet replacement
  49. A new look at a lost dinosaur dig in the Australian outback
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