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My time as a 'scary girl' with Doctor Who

  • Written by: Julie Collins, Lecturer in Indigenous studies, University of New England
imageSylvester McCoy was Doctor Who in 1987, when Julie Collins appeared as Leader of the Red Kangs in the TV show.BBC films

In 1987, I appeared as Fire Escape, the Leader of the Red Kangs, in a Doctor Who tale of dystopian mayhem: Paradise Towers. In a dilapidated Tower Block, colour-coded gangs of “Kangs” - delinquent teenage girls - ran...

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In the absence of national leadership, cities are driving climate policy

  • Written by: Lesley Hughes, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University
imageThe City of Sydney is aiming to get 50% of its electricity from renewables by 2030.HjalmarGerbig/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY

Imagine a future in which every one of Australia’s 537 local government areas, including all our capital cities and major regional centres, achieve net zero greenhouse emissions. It might sound like a pipe dream, but it...

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Curious Kids: what started the Big Bang?

  • Written by: Steven Tingay, Professor of Radio Astronomy, Curtin University
imageIn the beginning, the Universe expanded very, very fast.Flickr/Jamie, 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!


What started the Big Bang? – Pippi, 8, Canberra.

This...

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