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It's time to stand tall for imperilled giraffes

  • Written by: Bill Laurance, Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
imageGiraffes' future is much less secure than many people had imagined.Craig Fraser/Shutterstock

Pardon the pun, but it’s time to stick our necks out for giraffes. We have mistakenly taken the world’s tallest mammal for granted, fretting far more about other beloved animals such as rhinos, elephants and great apes.

But now it seems that all...

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Size does matter: Australia's addiction to big houses is blowing the energy budget

  • Written by: André Stephan, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Melbourne
imageAustralia's average house size has more than doubled since 1950. Melbourne houses image from www.shutterstock.com

Australia’s houses are getting bigger, but usually not more sustainable. In our recent study, we looked at the energy use of Australian houses, including the energy required to build, maintain and power our homes.

Perhaps...

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Regional areas need fast Internet and more than the Regional Broadband Scheme

  • Written by: David Glance, Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, University of Western Australia
imageInternet in the countrywestyorkshiredale.anglican.org

There is no question that rural areas of all parts of the world need broadband. However, at the moment, only 29% of the world’s rural population have some form of internet, meaning that 2.4 billion people are disconnected. Even where the Internet exists in regional areas, it is often based...

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More Articles …

  1. Change process but not Section 18C, says Jewish council
  2. Woolworths case loss raises questions about the ACCC's supermarket strategy
  3. Is global shipping in the doldrums?
  4. Payne ill health leads to deferral of Australia-Japan talks
  5. Goodbye Georgia Blain: a brave and true chronicler of life
  6. The keys to unlock Northern Australia have already been cut
  7. Online 'Dallas Buyers Club' promises medications, fast
  8. Eradicating fire ants is still possible, but we have to choose now
  9. A year in review: our 2016 stakeholder report
  10. We should follow other countries' lead on hate speech by changing 18C
  11. Comic explainer: how memory works
  12. A machine astronomer could help us find the unknowns in the universe
  13. NAPLAN results reveal little change in literacy and numeracy performance – here are some key takeaway findings
  14. The tax office's transparency reporting is looking a little opaque
  15. There's little to gain and much to lose from lowering the minimum driving age
  16. Australia still to deliver on 'open government' rhetoric
  17. We don’t know enough about mental health in Australian medical students
  18. Diversity, the Stella Count and the whiteness of Australian publishing
  19. Chief Scientist's report lays a solid foundation for reforming Australia's electricity network
  20. The Christmas Film Recommendables - Part 9
  21. Overconfident CEOs are less socially responsible
  22. FactCheck: is Australia’s level of media ownership concentration one of the highest in the world?
  23. Women are missing in sport leadership, and it's time that changed
  24. Methane from food production might be the next wildcard in climate change
  25. Health Check: what makes it so hard to quit drugs?
  26. It's not just a drop in GDP that should worry us
  27. For Australia to improve in maths, policymakers need to make a plan and stick to it
  28. Why we should care more about the Logies
  29. Can New Zealand's new prime minister Bill English get used to playing the lead?
  30. The empire strikes back
  31. Why secure and affordable housing is an increasing worry for age pensioners
  32. Australia is ripe for shareholder activism
  33. How HIV's evasion tactics could help fight the flu
  34. Review: the fine art of scorn from Twain to Trump
  35. Trump has embraced pseudoscience and its deceptive tactics in a post-truth world
  36. The Christmas Film Recommendables - Part 8
  37. Australia's harness racing leads the world in banning the whip on horses
  38. New evidence gives supporters of chiropractic a headache
  39. Disgruntlement on show after COAG meeting
  40. To protect markets we need strict penalties for insider trading
  41. Victoria's model for assisted dying laws may be narrow enough to pass
  42. The Christmas Film Recommendables - Part 7
  43. Fifty years on, Pine Gap should reform to better serve Australia
  44. The latest Productivity Commission report isn't strong enough on improving consumer protection
  45. What Conversation articles had the biggest impact on you in 2016?
  46. Sex lives of reptiles could leave them vulnerable to climate change
  47. The case for a fixed 15% fee on all student loans
  48. Kidman sale finally gets green light
  49. Emissions trading for electricity is the sensible way forward
  50. Who's listening? The ethical and legal issues of developing a health app

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