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The search for extraterrestrial life in the water worlds close to home

  • Written by: Andrew Martin, Sea ice microbial physiologist, University of Tasmania
imageA likely candidate for life: Saturn's icy moon Enceladus.NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute

The discovery of seven exoplanets around a star 40 light years from our Sun has raised the possibility that they could harbour life.

Why? Because the astronomers who made the discovery believe some of the planets may have liquid water. And on Earth,...

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Friday essay: the revolutionary vision of Jane Austen

  • Written by: Gillian Dooley, Adjunct associate, Flinders University
imageEmma Thompson as Elinor Dashwood in the 1995 film of Sense and Sensibility: a competent moral agent drawing only on her intelligence and experience.Columbia Pictures Corporation

It started with a throwaway line in a conversation with an Adelaide musical entrepreneur. We were planning a day of Jane Austen-related activities, and I suggested that we...

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Do you know what's in the herbal medicine you're taking?

  • Written by: Nicholas Fuller, Research Fellow, Clinical Trials Development & Analysis, University of Sydney
imageVitamins are often seen as benign since they're meant to be natural, but the list of ingredients isn't always accurate.from www.shutterstock.com.au

Complementary medicine has received a lot of attention in the past couple of weeks. First, a study focused on potential safety concerns about taking herbal products. Second, ABC’s Four Corners look...

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Our big cities are engines of inequality, so how do we fix that?

  • Written by: Somwrita Sarkar, Senior Lecturer in Design and Computation, University of Sydney
imageIf a second airport creates another centre of activity in western Sydney, then it won't just be air travellers who benefit.Stilgherrian/flickr, CC BY

Australia’s global cities are a very large part of the nation’s economic success, but they are also generating significantly unequal incomes. Our recent research found that as Australian...

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  1. Tony Abbott says government's challenge is 'to be worth voting for'
  2. Grattan on Friday: Penalty rates – Shorten's own goal becomes Turnbull's political problem
  3. Politics podcast: Hugh Saddler on Australia's energy crisis
  4. Cutting Sunday penalty rates will hurt young people the most
  5. How do we keep gardening in the face of a changing climate?
  6. YouTube star PewDiePie rails against 'the media', but he's a part of it too now
  7. Sunday penalty rates cut opens new fight between government and opposition
  8. Explainer: how Australia decides who is a genuine refugee
  9. 'I can live with either one': Palestine, Israel and the two-state solution
  10. In the rooms of power and ordinary people, Bligh's banking appointment is a masterstroke
  11. Some brain training programs are backed by evidence. Here's how to pick them
  12. WA's decision to allow internet voting in state election is a very positive step
  13. A critical guide to the Oscar Best Pic contenders – and why Moonlight should win
  14. Gambling lobby gives big to political parties, and names names
  15. Why there's no legal barrier to a Melbourne drug injecting room, despite political setbacks
  16. Too hot to learn – why Australian schools need a national policy on coping with heatwaves
  17. Push for longer hours makes headlines, but more Australians want to work less
  18. Seven Earth-sized planets discovered orbiting a nearby star
  19. Australia’s 2016 environment scorecard: rains return but in some cases too late
  20. Shorten goes on front foot over renewables 50% 'target'
  21. Fact or fiction – is sugar addictive?
  22. New physics syllabus raises the bar, but how will schools clear it?
  23. No mandatory novels or poetry – what you need to know about the new HSC English curriculum
  24. Dutton blows Turnbull's credibility – for now and perhaps for later
  25. Yes, we can do on-the-spot drug testing quickly and safely
  26. How South Australia can function reliably while moving to 100% renewable power
  27. Business students willing to sacrifice future salary for good corporate social responsibility: study
  28. City streets become a living lab that could transform your daily travel
  29. Intrigue, lucky charms and painful longing: the art of Helen Britton
  30. Life imprisonment raises questions about proportionality, equity and human dignity
  31. Essendon air crash: what will the investigators be looking for?
  32. Playing politics with renewables: how the right is losing its way
  33. Trump, déjà un mois, et ce n’est que le début…
  34. How predictable are the Oscars? More than you might think
  35. Netanyahu's visit prompts Australia to rethink its relationship with Israel
  36. No animal required, but would people eat artificial meat?
  37. Tax and dividend: how conservatives can grow to love carbon pricing
  38. What's most likely to kill you? Measuring how deadly our daily activities are
  39. Why algorithms won't necessarily lead to utopian workplaces
  40. Government losing the argument on energy, according to poll
  41. Trump and the cycle of dehumanisation
  42. How we kept disease-spreading Asian Tiger mozzies away from the Australian mainland
  43. Trainspotting on stage brings a disturbing reality vividly to life
  44. Mount Isa contamination 'within guidelines' but residents told to clean their homes
  45. There are some difficult questions to ask Netanyahu, but boycotting his visit won't answer them
  46. APRA fiddles on bank risk while Rome burns
  47. Which supplements work? New labels may help separate the wheat from the chaff
  48. Labor's climate policy could remove the need for renewable energy targets
  49. Bystanders often don't intervene in sexual harassment – but should they?
  50. PewDiePie, new media stars and the court of public opinion

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For a long time, you might have defaulted to overseas suppliers when sourcing fabricated metal components for a project. The unit price was lower on paper, and the maths seemed straightforward. That...

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How to Rent a Car for Uber in Melbourne: What Every New Driver Needs to Know

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When Should You Speak to a Lawyer About a Legal Issue?

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

As Australian healthcare providers grapple with unprecedented operational bottlenecks, a new nearshore model is quietly transforming patient care delivery. Forward-thinking organisations,  including...

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Cost Savings and Benefits of Using Used Pallets in Logistics

In today’s competitive logistics and supply chain industry, businesses are constantly looking for ways to reduce operational costs without compromising efficiency and reliability. One of the most prac...

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How Fulfilment Services in Australia Help Businesses Scale Efficiently

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