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Friday essay: trace fossils – the silence of Ediacara, the shadow of uranium.

  • Written by: Alice Gorman, Senior Lecturer in archaeology and space studies, Flinders University
imageMarcoo was a 1.4 kilotonne ground-level nuclear test carried out at Maralinga in 1956. The contaminated debris was buried at this site in the 1967 clean-up known as Operation Brumby.Author provided

As an archaeologist working in the remote areas around Woomera and the Nullarbor Plain, my understanding of South Australia was first informed by rocks...

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ADHD: claims we're diagnosing immature behaviour make it worse for those affected

  • Written by: Alison Poulton, Senior Lecturer in Paediatrics, Sydney Medical School Nepean, University of Sydney
imageArguments that immature children are incorrectly diagnosed with ADHD are simplistic. from www.shutterstock.com.au

A recent study on prescriptions of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications for children in Western Australia found a similar trend to that already shown by data from the US and other countries.

Children at the...

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Grattan on Friday: Malcolm Turnbull should walk away from the refugee deal

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

It’s the last thing Malcolm Turnbull would want to do, or will do. But what he should do is walk away from the deal he struck with the Obama administration for the US to take refugees from Nauru and Manus Island.

He should then persuade his cabinet to grant a one-off amnesty, and let these people settle in Australia.

It would be a drastic and,...

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New coal plants wouldn't be clean, and would cost billions in taxpayer subsidies

  • Written by: Frank Jotzo, Director, Centre for Climate Economics and Policy, Australian National University
imageEven the cleanest coal plants add millions of tonnes of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere each year. Coal image from www.shutterstock.com

Following a campaign by the coal industry, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has argued for new coal-fired power stations in Australia. But these plants would be more expensive than renewables and carry a huge...

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  1. The government is right to fund energy storage: a 100% renewable grid is within reach
  2. Sensible reform to finance affordable housing deserves cross-party support
  3. Turnbull's $1.75 million donation is bad news for Australian democracy
  4. Turnbull’s energy game-changer
  5. Do vegetarians live longer? Probably, but not because they're vegetarian
  6. US embassy says refugee deal stands, but Trump casts new doubt in tweet
  7. Finding flow: learning Ruby on the job
  8. Why do we need a phonics test for six-year-olds?
  9. Make housing affordable and cut road congestion all at once? Here's a way
  10. What's the benefit in making human-animal hybrids?
  11. Educating Australia – why our schools aren't improving
  12. Work hour limits need to change for better mental health and gender equality
  13. Hugh Mackay: the state of the nation starts in your street
  14. Fornication, fluids and faeces: the intimate life of the French court
  15. Dietary guidelines don't work. Here's how to fix them
  16. Why we can't spin a silken yarn as strong as a spider can
  17. Turnbull's right: we need cheap, clean and reliable power – here's how
  18. Turnbull finally reveals his Liberal donation was $1.75 million
  19. Turnbull's energy policy vision: heavy on direction, light on action
  20. Sobering health stats in latest Productivity Commission report
  21. Turnbull believes in timely disclosure of donations – just not his
  22. When the drugs don’t work: how we can turn the tide of antimicrobial resistance
  23. Enough with the Doctor Who gender debate – it's time
  24. Interactive: a snapshot of political donations in Australia for 2015-16
  25. Why, only now, are we finding out who the biggest donors in an election year were?
  26. What has Turnbull agreed to do for Trump?
  27. What economists and tax experts think of the company tax cut
  28. What did Galaxy's poll tell us about freedom of speech and 18C? Not what the IPA said it did
  29. It's time to focus on an endgame for tobacco regulation
  30. Listen up: a plan to help scientists get their research heard by decision-makers
  31. Dunstan, Christies and me: growing up in the ‘Athens of the South’
  32. Turnbull will acknowledge people's pain in speech on agenda
  33. The search for an economic solution for South Australia
  34. More than half the world's most important natural sites are under threat: it's time to protect them
  35. Shallow impact: when crackpot conspiracy theories are touted as news, we all lose
  36. Explainer: what is modern monetary theory?
  37. How should we talk about Trump?
  38. Explainer: what are executive orders? And what force do they have in US politics?
  39. Does more mental health treatment and less stigma produce better mental health?
  40. White House promises Trump ban won't affect Australians
  41. The off-topic Conversation #116
  42. Why the media need to tread carefully when reporting research findings
  43. How Australia can spread the benefits of our bulging infrastructure pipeline
  44. FactCheck: What are the facts on Australia's foreign aid spending?
  45. Methodology: finding the numbers on Australia's foreign aid spending over time
  46. Teased and bullied – the challenges of starting school with a stutter
  47. If GPs pass on cost from rebate freeze, poorer, sicker patients will be hardest hit
  48. Australia needs more than the New York Times' view of the world
  49. Celebrity charities just compete with all other charities – so why start one?
  50. The great Australian plays: A Cheery Soul gave us a supreme theatrical monster

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