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Explainer: what is genderqueer?

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imageThe gender binary does not adequately describe the experience of people who identify as genderqueer.Black Hill Design/www.shutterstock.com

Germaine Greer – feminist, academic and no stranger to controversy – has angered transgender activists and found herself the subject of an online petition following comments she made during a BBC...

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Alan Finkel announced as Australia's new Chief Scientist

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imageAlan Finkel participates in a debate with Nobel Laureate, Brian Schmidt.AAP Image/Alan Porritt

Engineer, entrepreneur and philanthropist, Dr Alan Finkel, has been announced as Australia’s new Chief Scientist.

He will take over the role once the sitting Chief Scientist, Professor Ian Chubb, finishes his five-year stint in the job on December 31...

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  40. Farewell to Lomborg – what did the episode teach us?
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