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Fishing is worth more than jobs and profits to Australia's coastal towns

  • Written by: Michelle Voyer, Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Wollongong

Many of the iconic coastal villages of Australia have a close association with professional fishing. In New South Wales, towns up and down the coast historically supported fishing fleets which supplied the seafood needs of locals, Sydney and the broader state community.

But the NSW fishing industry has changed significantly in the past 30 years,...

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Apple Pay dispute may mean less opportunity to pay with your mobile

  • Written by: Steve Worthington, Adjunct Professor, Swinburne University of Technology

As people increasingly reach for their phone to pay for goods in Australia, existing players in the contactless payment industry are trying to seek competitive advantage. Four of Australia’s leading banks are trying to secure collective bargaining rights for technology that grants access to Apple Pay.

This service is currently is only...

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The slow climb from innovation to cure: treating anaemia with gene editing

  • Written by: Merlin Crossley, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Education and Professor of Molecular Biology, UNSW Australia
imageGene editing technology may soon prevent the formation of sickle-shaped red blood cells in a common and deadly form of anaemia. Shutterstock/Uber Images

The ability to precisely edit DNA via CRISPR technology has emerged as the one of the most powerful advances in biology. A new paper showing repair of a genetic mutation in human blood cells...

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