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Has auto-translation software finally stopped being so useless?

  • Written by Vidyasagar Potdar, Senior Research Fellow, School of Information Systems, Curtin University
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Will our digital phrasebook finally be able to handle more than just simple snippets?
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If you’ve ever put a phrase into an online translator and then laughed at the garbled results, your fun might be coming to an end. Google claimed last week to have eradicated 80% of the errors made by its translation software.

Translati...

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South Australian blackout: renewables aren't a threat to energy security, they're the future

  • Written by Samantha Hepburn, Director of the Centre for Energy and Natural Resources Law, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
imageSouth Australia's wind energy is providing secure energy to the state. Wind image from www.shutterstock.com

In the wake of South Australia’s wild weather and state-wide blackout, both Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg have emphasised the importance of energy security.

Turnbull stated that the blackout was a...

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Inconsistency bedevils Australia's prosecution of war criminals

  • Written by Gideon Boas, Associate Professor, Monash University Law School, Monash University
imageMillions were spent supporting an extradition process to make the prosecution of Dragan Vasiljković somebody else’s problem.AAP/Paul Miller

Australia has historically dealt with war criminals on its territory in a reactive fashion. It has undertaken domestic prosecutions sporadically, applied variable immigration screening procedures and...

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What's the link between hay fever and asthma, and how are they treated?

  • Written by Reena Ghildyal, Associate Professor in Biomedical Sciences, University of Canberra
imageHay fever and asthma are allergic conditions that inflame the lung and nose.Mladen Mitrinovic/Shutterstock

Spring is a favourite time of year for many – as the earth rejuvenates, lawns become green and trees blossom. But for the 15% of Australians who get hay fever, it can be a struggle to get through the season.

At least half of all people wi...

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  1. Australian corporate social responsibility reports are little better than window dressing
  2. Victoria needs a big-picture transport plan that isn't about winners v losers
  3. Simpler account switching would help keep our banks honest
  4. Governments and central banks should stop trying to stimulate the economy
  5. Women should be told about their breast density when they have a mammogram
  6. Marine parks and fishery management: what's the best way to protect fish?
  7. Why ‘green cities’ need to become a deeply lived experience
  8. Is protectionism a 'siren song' to the poor or to the wealthy?
  9. Why health implants should have open source code
  10. From Shakespeare in Hindi to tackling human trafficking: the best of OzAsia festival
  11. 'No jab, no pay' disadvantages migrant children
  12. Consumers don't understand smartphone contracts
  13. How to Think About 1.5 Degrees
  14. Health Check: what should breastfeeding women eat?
  15. The Conversation working with The ABC
  16. R D tax incentives need to be simple and underpin investor confidence
  17. Shrinking Mercury is all it's cracked up to be
  18. Yes, some Australian private schools are overfunded – here's why
  19. Art for innovation's sake? Lessons from our Canadian cousin
  20. Volatility, thy name is Trump
  21. 'We must keep the lights on': how a cyclone was used to attack renewables
  22. Wyatt Roy's trip to Iraq was nothing short of irresponsible
  23. How can Australia build on a century of struggle over Indigenous citizenship?
  24. 20 years on, what impact has the Nobel Prize for medicine had on our immune systems?
  25. The Nobel Prizes’ controversial push for popularity
  26. The story behind Australia's marine reserves, and how we should change them
  27. The superannuation myth: why it's a mistake to increase contributions to 12% of earnings
  28. Religion and the US election: does faith matter anymore?
  29. Cities in the sky: how do we decide where this urban journey is taking us?
  30. It's never been more important to keep an eye on space weather
  31. Trump, the media, and the populist politics of the pogrom
  32. The human clitoris is an object of beauty, pleasure and intrigue
  33. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the South Australia blackout
  34. SA blackout politics overshadow the real issues on power generation
  35. What's happening when our joints crack and is it bad?
  36. Why do we need 'Pokie-Leaks'? We already know how pokies work
  37. Friday essay: talking, writing and fighting like girls
  38. Everyone's different: what parts of the brain make our personalities so unique?
  39. Suspending welfare payments won’t help young people get jobs
  40. The big picture of the universe reveals the family tree of galaxies
  41. Climate change is happening in your garden: here's how to spot it
  42. Vital Signs: President Trump would cause financial Armageddon
  43. Australia can't afford to turn inwards, Morrison says
  44. Grattan on Friday: Turnbull's challenge is to avoid the Gillard trap
  45. Turnbull turns South Australia crisis into row over renewables
  46. Whether China is dumping steel in Australia under the 'market economy' label is very subjective
  47. Neither Hillary, nor Donald, better None of the Above
  48. Hold it right there: how (and why) to stop light in its tracks
  49. Can we use a simple blood test to detect cancer?
  50. Unknown Land: mapping and imagining Western Australia

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