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Seven things to keep in mind if you're going to March for Science

  • Written by: Will J Grant, Senior Lecturer, Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University
imageWhat message is this really sending?Shutterstock

On April 22 scientists around the world are downing microscopes, pipettes and lasers and declaring it’s time take a public stand and be counted. Standing shoulder to shoulder with their scientific kindred, they’ll raise fists to the sky, united with one voice and shouting “science...

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Extinction or survival: how storytellers explore the ethics of colonising other planets

  • Written by: Siobhan Lyons, Scholar in Media and Cultural Studies, Macquarie University
imageColonising other planets may be possible, but does that mean we should?Mars image from www.shutterstock.com

NASA’s recent discovery of seven new Earth-sized planets, 40 light years away, has generated more excitement in the hunt for life off our own. Many influential thinkers have turned their attention to the colonisation of other planets...

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Prisoners are excluded from the NDIS – here's why it matters

  • Written by: Jesse Young, Research Fellow and PhD Candidate, University of Melbourne
imageThe NDIS is designed to provide personalised support to all Australians with a disability.from shutterstock.com

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is designed to provide access to personalised supports and services for all Australians with a disability. However, the NDIS specifically excludes prisoners.

Inadequate disability-specific...

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Gas crisis? Or glut? Why Japan pays less for Australian LNG than Australians do

  • Written by: Michael West, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Sydney
imageA global cartel has manufactured a 'gas crisis' in Australia. Lennart Tange/fllickr, CC BY-SA

It is bizarre that gas customers in Japan buy Australian gas more cheaply than Australians. Some of this gas is drilled in the Bass Strait, piped to Queensland, turned into liquid and shipped 6,700 kilometres to Japan … but the Japanese still pay...

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  1. Julie Bishop sends sharp message to China about democracy
  2. The Cherry Blossom Uprising: Monitory Democracy in Korea
  3. New skulls from China have scientists and the media in a muddle
  4. Women troll on dating apps just as often as men
  5. Contested spaces: 'virtuous drivers, malicious cyclists' mindset gets us nowhere
  6. Why we're wasting money on medical tests and how behavioural insights can help
  7. One Nation's preference deal in the WA election comes back to bite it
  8. Dr Google probably isn't the worst place to get your health advice
  9. A murky cauldron – modern witchcraft and the spell on Trump
  10. How Facebook and Google changed the advertising game
  11. The decoupling delusion: rethinking growth and sustainability
  12. Turnbull's refusal to rule out preferencing Hanson raises questions about the 'real Malcolm'
  13. The Conversation's FactCheck granted accreditation by International Fact-Checking Network at Poynter
  14. Labor wins WA in a landslide as One Nation fails to land a blow
  15. Labor romps to landslide win in WA election
  16. Labor very likely to win WA election as One Nation slumps
  17. Our gas market hits the red zone , as predicted
  18. Vale Bill Leak: a satirist who played hard and took no prisoners
  19. Banning foreign political donations won't fix all that ails our system
  20. Companies should stick to the standards to avoid misleading investors
  21. New law will force some (but not all) organisations to reveal data breaches
  22. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Western Australian election
  23. Goodbye glamour-puss and rugged hero: smokers lose brand identity with plain cigarette packaging
  24. So long, Climate Institute – too sensible for the current policy soap opera
  25. Contested spaces: living off the edge in a city mall where design fuels conflict
  26. Why is it still so hard for patients in need to get medicinal cannabis?
  27. Not 'all is forgiven' for asylum seekers returned to Sri Lanka
  28. Children prefer to read books on paper rather than screens
  29. Friday essay: video games, military culture and new narratives of war
  30. Five myths about the new cervical screening program that refuse to die
  31. Young workers expect their older colleagues to get out of the way
  32. Faking it: we should make manipulating algorithms for political purposes a crime
  33. Why 'green-black' alliances are less simple than they seem
  34. Grattan on Friday: One Nation blows WA campaign but will Hanson’s supporters care?
  35. Politics podcast: WA election – Mark McGowan accuses Turnbull of bluffing
  36. Research Check: will using lice products give my children behavioural problems?
  37. Australians' attitudes to vaccination are more complex than a simple 'pro' or 'anti' label
  38. What our backyards can tell us about the world
  39. The daily life of a Neanderthal revealed from the gunk in their teeth
  40. Democracy needs more trees and less Trump
  41. Weekly Dose: while the media panic about ice, we should worry about carfentanil
  42. FactCheck: does Western Australia have the highest unemployment in the country?
  43. The great movie scenes: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
  44. Contested spaces: we need to see public space through older eyes too
  45. Face Value: sentiment analysis shows business leaders are positive about the year ahead
  46. DNA reveals Aboriginal people had a long and settled connection to country
  47. Roe 8: Perth's environmental flashpoint in the WA election
  48. Indonesia vows to tackle marine pollution
  49. Selective schools increasingly cater to the most advantaged students
  50. Banning orders won't solve alcohol-fuelled violence – but they can be part of the solution

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The strategic rise of Bali as Australia’s next essential healthcare support hub

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Cost Savings and Benefits of Using Used Pallets in Logistics

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How Fulfilment Services in Australia Help Businesses Scale Efficiently

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