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Cave dig shows the earliest Australians enjoyed a coastal lifestyle

  • Written by: Sean Ulm, Deputy Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, James Cook University
imageThree main excavation squares within Boodie Cave.Peter Veth, Author provided

Archaeological excavations in a remote island cave off northwest Australia reveal incredible details of the early use by people of the continent’s now-submerged coast.

Out latest study reveals that at lower sea levels, this island was used as a hunting shelter between...

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The Victorian firefighter dispute comes to a resolution, but for how long?

  • Written by: David Hayward, Professor of Public Policy and Acting Director, VCOSS-RMIT Future Social Service Institute, RMIT University
imageUnder the proposed reforms, the CFA will become a volunteer-only organisation.AAP/David Crosling

In announcing his proposed fire service restructure, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews will be hoping he has finally put an end to the state’s bitter firefighter dispute.

Two new fire services are to be created. One will be focused on urban areas...

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Full response from the AiGroup for a FactCheck on how Australia's top tax rates compare internationally

  • Written by: Sunanda Creagh, Editor, The Conversation
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In relation to this FactCheck on the AiGroup’s Innes Willox’s statement that Australia has “one of the highest progressive tax rates in the developed world”, a spokesman for the AiGroup sent the following sources and comment:

Innes was referring to top marginal tax rates. Data for 2016 show that Australia has a...

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  5. Friday essay: the feminist picture book revolution
  6. Explainer: what is a special counsel and what will he investigate in the Trump administration?
  7. Maybe we can, but should we? Deciding whether to bring back extinct species
  8. Australians don't loiter in public space – the legacy of colonial control by design
  9. Climate Council: climate, health and economics are against Carmichael mine
  10. Study confirms 'flushing' blocked fallopian tubes can improve fertility and reduce need for IVF
  11. Few Australians trust social media with personal information but do little about it
  12. Grattan on Friday: Budget-making is undermined by the continuous election campaign
  13. Politics podcast: Dennis Richardson on telling it like it is
  14. Shinzo Abe pushes ahead on constitutional reform amid heated debate within Japan
  15. Four ways junk food brands befriend kids online
  16. $89b shipbuilding plan is a major step forward – but sovereignty remains a problem
  17. Challenges persist for multiple legal actions regarding MH17
  18. The - Roger - Stone Age Man
  19. We don't have a gas shortfall worth worrying about
  20. Anti-Chinese and anti-Christian sentiment is not new in Indonesia
  21. Programs that prepare students for university study may no longer be free
  22. FactCheck: do Australian banks have double the return on equity of banks in other developed economies?
  23. Health Check: why can you feel groggy days after an operation?
  24. Australian fashion is thriving, so where are the policies to take it to the world?
  25. I'm not a racist, but: how we monitor discrimination
  26. What comes first: the free-range chicken or the free-range egg?
  27. Two pictures of rental housing stress and vulnerability zero in on areas of need
  28. Get used to your commute: data confirms houses near jobs are too expensive
  29. The lengthy childhood of endangered orangutans is written in their teeth
  30. New Zealand's Alpine Fault reveals extreme underground heat and fluid pressure
  31. Writing the WA wheatbelt, a place of radical environmental change
  32. Beyond Brexit: ‘Global Britain’ looks to the emerging Anglosphere for new opportunities
  33. Science or Snake oil: do Band-Aids really 'heal cuts twice as fast'?
  34. Guilt-free online shopping: can parcel deliveries ever be truly carbon-neutral?
  35. Expert culture has killed the innovator in workplaces
  36. Ratings agency S P keeps Australia's AAA rating but doubtful about government's surplus timetable
  37. Physicists use Einstein's 'spooky' entanglement to invent super-sensitive gravitational wave detector
  38. This South Pacific island of rubbish shows why we need to quit our plastic habit
  39. White House under siege as scandal follows scandal – and it won't end any time soon
  40. The ABC's Ask the Doctor sends mixed messages about obesity
  41. Guy Ritchie's King Arthur – a triumph of modern spectacle
  42. Scrounging for money: how the world's great writers made a living
  43. Research shows the banks will pass the bank levy on to customers
  44. Biophilic urbanism: how rooftop gardening soothes souls
  45. The Belt and Road Initiative: China's vision for globalisation, Beijing-style
  46. Violence against nurses is on the rise, but protections remain weak
  47. Curious Kids: why are some shells smooth and some shells corrugated?
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