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Australia will finally ban cosmetic testing on animals

  • Written by: Clive Phillips, Professor of Animal Welfare, Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics, The University of Queensland
imageIn Australia animal testing is currently required for some potentially toxic new cosmetic ingredients.Understanding Animal Research/Flickr, CC BY-SA

Last week, a bill was put before the House of Representatives that would ban animal testing of industrial chemicals intended solely for use in cosmetics.

The proposed bill would affect a wide variety...

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Naracoorte, where half a million years of biodiversity and climate history are trapped in caves

  • Written by: Liz Reed, Research Fellow, University of Adelaide
imageEnormous sediment cones in a cave at Naracoorte. Two people in overalls show the scale of the area. Steven Bourne, Author provided

In 1857, guided by the flickering light of a candle deep in a cave at Naracoorte in South Australia, the Reverend Julian Tenison-Woods stumbled across thousands of tiny bones of rodents and small marsupials buried at...

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Academic Chongyi Feng: profits, freedom and China’s 'soft power' in Australia

  • Written by: Chongyi Feng, Associate Professor in China Studies, University of Technology Sydney
imageChina's 'soft power' extends far and wide in Australia.Shutterstock

In March this year, University of Technology Sydney associate professor Chongyi Feng was detained by Chinese officials, unable to board his flight home to Sydney. He was held and interrogated for ten days before being allowed to return to Australia. Here, the expert in intellectual...

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Time for a 'digital' reality check on Fairfax and The New York Times

  • Written by: Merja Myllylahti, Project manager and author for Journalism, Media and Democracy (JMAD) Research Center, Auckland University of Technology

I think it’s time to take a reality check on the state of news publishers digital transformation. While digital revenue streams may be delivering, there’s still a strong reliance on print for revenue and research shows readers engage more with print.

Media economist Robert G. Picard. summarises well the key problem with digital...

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  2. Why touted public transport savings from competitive tendering are too high
  3. Only Heaven Knows brings 1940s queer Sydney roaring back to life
  4. No more playing games: AlphaGo AI to tackle some real world challenges
  5. Islam and the fine line of academic freedom
  6. Sunday penalty rates to be phased down
  7. Manchester, ritual emotion and the healing power of song
  8. Australia's digital strategy needs major readjustment
  9. Anti-siphoning changes a blow to sports fans who want to watch on free-to-air TV
  10. Improving sleep in children with ADHD has some lessons for all parents
  11. As Britain reels from another terror attack, political leaders wobble towards an election
  12. The Australia-China Relations Institute doesn't belong at UTS
  13. How can Australia have too many doctors, but still not meet patient needs?
  14. The NBN: how a national infrastructure dream fell short
  15. Why is it so difficult to prosecute returning fighters?
  16. Erasing history: why Islamic State is blowing up ancient artefacts
  17. Hidden feather patterns tell the story of birds
  18. We can't recycle our way to 'zero waste'
  19. How to escape the media's obsession with Trump and filter him from the web
  20. Australia-China Relations Institute responds to questions on research and funding
  21. Trump’s Paris Retreat is Beijing’s Opportunity
  22. Sex and women's diseases: it's common and important to include men's perspectives
  23. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Paris Agreement and national security
  24. Retelling the biblical Book of Exodus through the eyes of children
  25. One year on, is Australia's cybersecurity strategy on track? Experts respond
  26. 15th-century Chinese sailors have a lesson for Trump about climate policy
  27. Catholic schools' 'alternative' to Safe Schools isn’t all that alternative
  28. Cartels caught ripping off Australian consumers should be hit with bigger fines
  29. Weekly Quiz: in which country is Manuka honey produced?
  30. Health Check: is it safe to express milk before giving birth?
  31. Cheaper cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco slows smoking's downward spiral
  32. Even for those who believe in 'the full Gonski', Labor’s $22 billion figure makes no sense
  33. Fifty years on from the Six Day War, the prospects for Middle East peace remain dim
  34. Australia can’t lose in the global race for cheaper, cleaner energy
  35. Note to Margaret Court: the Bible isn't meant to be read that literally
  36. Time for China and Europe to lead, as Trump dumps the Paris climate deal
  37. Explainer: how much landfill does Australia have?
  38. What causes Alzheimer’s disease? What we know, don’t know and suspect
  39. Making sense of Russiagate: what do Russians think?
  40. A new discovery of gravitational waves has black holes in a spin
  41. Flat white urbanism: there must be better ways to foster a vibrant street life
  42. Worshipping at the church of Ford: how modern brand devotion connects people online
  43. Vital Signs: have we finally reached 'peak' house prices?
  44. Friday essay: power, perils and rites of passage – the history of the female tattoo
  45. Explainer: how does funding work in the Catholic school system?
  46. Grattan on Friday: Now it's the ASIO chief who is the target of the vocal right
  47. In defence of grammar pedantry
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  49. Politics podcast: Matt Canavan on Adani
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