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Your headphones aren't spying on you, but your apps are. Here is why

  • Written by: David Glance, Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, University of Western Australia
imageBose headphonesBose Corp Media

Lawyers in the US are claiming that headphone and speaker company Bose, is secretly collecting information about what users listen to when they use its bluetooth wireless headphones.

Edelson, the lawyers acting on behalf of customer Kyle Zak of Illinois, claim that information about what Zak has been listening to...

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Turnbull expects to meet Trump next week

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Malcolm Turnbull has flagged he expects to meet US President Donald Trump in New York next week, although late Tuesday his office said the government was still waiting for the formal invitation.

The occasion is the 75th anniversary of the Coral Sea battle.

Speaking at the Al Minhad Air Base in the United Arab Emirates during an Anzac commemoration...

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Witch-hunts and surveillance: the hidden lives of queer people in the military

  • Written by: Shirleene Robinson, Associate Professor and Vice Chancellor's Innovation Fellow, Macquarie University

Last year, I interviewed a man who had joined the Royal Australian Navy aged 19 in 1967, as Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War escalated. He had a family tradition of military involvement, with a father who had also served in the Navy, and he signed up for what was to be an initial nine-year stint.

The man’s military career came...

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Stitching lives back together: men's rehabilitation embroidery in WWI

  • Written by: Emily Brayshaw, Lecturer, Fashion and Design History, Theory, and Thinking, University of Technology Sydney
imagePart of a black cotton cushion cover depicting the Australian coat of arms embroidered by Lance Corporal Alfred Briggs (Albert Biggs), 20 Battalion, AIF.Courtesy of Australian War Memorial

Albert Biggs, a labourer from Sydney who enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force under the name Alfred Briggs, was 23 when he arrived in Gallipoli on 22...

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  5. Chevron: a game-changer for multinational tax avoiders
  6. Guardians of the Galaxy, Volume 2: a scientist's review
  7. 457 visa changes won't impact on wider temporary education workforce. And maybe that's deliberate
  8. Research Check: are Aussie women ageing up to 20 years faster than US women?
  9. Why and how businesses should protect against data breaches from within
  10. Australian politics explainer: the Prices and Incomes Accord
  11. The Hobbit hits the headlines again, but is the mystery of its origins really solved?
  12. Logies 2017 – Samuel Johnson wins gold for Molly at a wonderfully daggy ceremony
  13. Macron likely to defeat Le Pen in French Presidential election runoff
  14. Lies, monsters and Kate Mulvany's intensely human portrayal of Richard 3
  15. Want to boost the domestic gas industry? Put a price on carbon
  16. The real reason Scott Morrison is playing down the budget
  17. Why China will be watching how we commemorate Anzac Day
  18. Bigfoot, the Kraken and night parrots: searching for the mythical or mysterious
  19. East Timor, war, coffee and Australia's debt of honour
  20. Bayes' Theorem: the maths tool we probably use every day, but what is it?
  21. Parking isn't as important for restaurants as the owners think it is
  22. Science or Snake Oil: can turmeric really shrink tumours, reduce pain and kill bacteria?
  23. How Dutton comes out of dispute about Manus claim goes to the question of character
  24. Pence visit reassures that the US remains committed to the Asia-Pacific
  25. Dark Mofo's slaughtered bull and the ethics of using animals in art
  26. Five ways to boost your nutrition before pregnancy
  27. How a more divided Turkey could change the way we think about Gallipoli
  28. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on 457 visas and the citizenship changes
  29. Step up for science at the crossroads for humanity
  30. Imposing GST on low-value imports doesn't level the playing field
  31. Crop probiotics: how more science and less hype can help Australian farmers
  32. Myths about musculoskeletal pain and Aboriginal Australians prevent high quality care
  33. Peter Doherty: why Australia needs to march for science
  34. Weekly Quiz: in what year were women granted the right to vote in Australia?
  35. Trump and North Korea: military action will be a disaster, so a more patient, thoughtful solution is required
  36. Friday essay: King, Queen and country - will Anzac thwart republicanism?
  37. Water, water, everywhere in our Solar system but what does that mean for life?
  38. Vital Signs: where are all the jobs?
  39. Vested interests behind ‘city shapers’ often subvert higher-density policies
  40. Why terms like 'shred, burn and melt' belong in the kitchen, not the gym
  41. Super funds targeted in Shorten's housing affordability package
  42. Grattan on Friday: Malcolm Turnbull forges 'values' into political weaponry
  43. Australians largely support science, but not all see the benefits
  44. Australian governments are treading lightly around Airbnb
  45. Will Jakarta's new governor stand firm against hardline religious groups?
  46. Why I’m supporting Saturday’s March for Science
  47. From the heart: why writers are putting themselves in nonfiction
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