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riders daring to fly in a crazy desert race

  • Written by: Eric Brymer, Reader, Psychology with Outdoor and Adventure studies, Leeds Beckett University
riders daring to fly in a crazy desert raceFinke desert racers travel at more than 160 kilometres an hour, risking life and limb. Madman Films

Review: Finke: There & Back, directed by Dylan River

The Finke Desert Race takes place in the harsh desert environment near Alice Springs. Scores of motorbikes and cars are raced over two days along an off-road track that stretches approximately...

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Now Australian cities are choking on smoke, will we finally talk about climate change?

  • Written by: Blanche Verlie, Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Sydney

I moved to Sydney less than five weeks ago and the city has been shrouded in smoke haze on and off since then. I joke this is my “Sydney hazing” but it’s only now – having worked on climate change for over a decade – that I’m suddenly feeling burnt out. This is not in any way to compare my experience to those...

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ancient penguins were as tall as people. We've discovered the species that started the downsizing trend

  • Written by: Jacob Blokland, Palaeontology PhD Candidate and Casual Academic, Flinders University
ancient penguins were as tall as people. We've discovered the species that started the downsizing trendThe newly discovered _Kupoupou stilwelli_ would have once swam in the waters around Chatham Island near New Zealand.Illustration by Jacob Blokland, Author provided

A new species of extinct penguin has been discovered. It’s helping us bridge the gap between modern penguins and their counterparts from the Paleocene epoch - the 10-million-year...

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Private health premium increases might be the lowest in years, but that doesn't mean they're justified

  • Written by: Nathan Kettlewell, Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Economics Discipline Group, University of Technology Sydney
Private health premium increases might be the lowest in years, but that doesn't mean they're justifiedThose facing large price increases might drop or downgrade their cover.Wayhome studio/Shutterstock

Every year private health insurers raise premiums and every year we rue the hit to our hip pocket. This cycle is heavily regulated: insurers apply to the health minister who must approve premium hikes unless deemed contrary to the public interest....

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  1. So your kid's finished their first year of school. Here's what they should have learnt
  2. 5 human rights issues that defined 2019
  3. As heat strikes, here's one way to help fight disease-carrying and nuisance mosquitoes
  4. Expect family talks about climate change this Christmas? Take tips from Greta Thunberg
  5. Don't blame the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. It's climate and economic change driving farmers out
  6. seven reasons to be wary of waste-to-energy proposals
  7. In our time of climate crisis, the exhibition Water is a subtly crafted plea
  8. We're still fighting city freeways after half a century
  9. Why were tourists allowed on White Island?
  10. why do we get bruises?
  11. To save koalas from fire, we need to start putting their genetic material on ice
  12. (Almost) everyone's a winner? Art is meant to break rules and prizes must adapt
  13. Unlawful metadata access is easy when we’re flogging a dead law
  14. Why the profit motive fails in education
  15. a particle new to physics might solve the dark matter mystery
  16. The water crisis has plunged the Nats into a world of pain. But they reap what they sow
  17. 2019 was a year of global unrest, spurred by anger at rising inequality – and 2020 is likely to be worse
  18. Key trade rules will become unenforceable from midnight. Australia should be worried
  19. Antibiotic resistance is an even greater challenge in remote Indigenous communities
  20. PISA doesn't define education quality, and knee-jerk policy proposals won't fix whatever is broken
  21. Toxic sport cultures are damaging female athletes' health, but we can do better
  22. How our screen stories of the future went from flying cars to a darker version of now
  23. The problem with transport models is political abuse, not their use in planning
  24. Work is a fundamental part of being human. Robots won't stop us doing it
  25. Why White Island erupted and why there was no warning
  26. Job losses expected as NZ's broadcasting sector faces biggest overhaul in a decade
  27. Can Indigenous Australians be deported as 'aliens'? A High Court decision will show us the strength of modern colonial power
  28. 'One of the most poignant opera scenes I have ever experienced': Pinchgut’s Farnace
  29. Andrew Hastie on foreign influence, security and veteran mental health
  30. Litigation is the real reason financial reports are becoming harder to read
  31. 'How do I clean my penis?'
  32. Voters send sharp message to politicians about trust: ANU Australian Election Study
  33. Finally, your electricity bill looks set to fall. Here's how much you could save
  34. Estonia didn't deliver its PISA results on the cheap, and neither will Australia
  35. What is sodium lauryl sulfate and is it safe to use?
  36. 50 years on from the Melbourne Transportation Plan, what can we learn from its legacy?
  37. Science needs true diversity to succeed -- and Australian astronomy shows how we can get it
  38. Evangelical churches believe men should control women. That's why they breed domestic violence
  39. State Library Victoria proves libraries aren't just about books: they're about community
  40. Albanese accuses Facebook of shrugging off fakery
  41. Chinese students top the PISA rankings, but some Shanghai parents are turning away from the school system
  42. Michelle Grattan on Angus Taylor, medevac and cuts to the public service
  43. China's failed gene-edited baby experiment proves we're not ready for human embryo modification
  44. Remember the arts? Departments and budgets disappear as politics backs culture into a dead end
  45. how do we know if a dinosaur skeleton is from a child dinosaur or an adult dinosaur?
  46. Western Australia looks set to legalise voluntary assisted dying. Here's what's likely to happen from next week
  47. living with fire and facing our fears
  48. how designing hospitals for Indigenous people might benefit everyone
  49. why homicide rates in Australia are declining
  50. We're using lasers and toaster-sized satellites to beam information faster through space

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