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Did people or climate kill off the megafauna? Actually, it was both

  • Written by: Frédérik Saltré, Research Fellow in Ecology & Associate Investigator for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, Flinders University
Did people or climate kill off the megafauna? Actually, it was bothWhen freshwater dried up, so did many megafauna species.Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, Author provided

Earth is now firmly in the grips of its sixth “mass extinction event”, and it’s mainly our fault. But the modern era is definitely not the first time humans have been implicated in the extinction...

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Neaera, the Athenian child slave raised to be a courtesan

  • Written by: Marguerite Johnson, Professor of Classics, University of Newcastle
Neaera, the Athenian child slave raised to be a courtesanGustave Boulanger, The Slave Market, 1886.Wikimedia Commons

In this series, we look at under-acknowledged women through the ages.

The ancient worlds of Greece and Rome have perhaps never been as popular as they presently are. There are numerous television series and one-off documentaries covering both “big picture” perspectives and...

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How do you stop the youth exodus from private health insurance? Cut premiums for under-55s

  • Written by: Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute
How do you stop the youth exodus from private health insurance? Cut premiums for under-55sAs more young people drop their private health cover, premiums go up for everyone.Josep Suria/Shutterstock

Young people don’t see private health insurance as good value for money. And they’re right: the cost of their expected use of private health care is significantly below what they pay in insurance premiums.

Unsurprisingly, more and...

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  1. Shark nets are destructive and don't keep you safe – let's invest in lifeguards
  2. Homes can be better prepared for cyclones. But first we must convince the owners
  3. how climate change will affect food production and security
  4. Time to end drug company distortion of medical evidence
  5. Aussie students are a year behind students 10 years ago in science, maths and reading
  6. a deeply serious arboreal adventure with a message for our times
  7. Australia's threatened birds declined by 59% over the past 30 years
  8. How plant-based meat is stretching New Zealand's cultural and legal boundaries
  9. The government is hyping digitalised services, but not addressing a history of e-government fails
  10. Limiting cash payments to $10,000 is more dangerous than you might think
  11. Islamophobic attacks mostly happen in public. Here's what you can do if you see it or experience it
  12. Students with disabilities need inclusive buildings. We can learn from what's already working
  13. Haring Basquiat at the NGV
  14. Why is my poo green?
  15. Market-led infrastructure may sound good but not if it short-changes the public
  16. brain stimulation holds huge promise, but is critically under-regulated
  17. Earth has a couple more chances to avoid catastrophic climate change. This week is one of them
  18. Westpac ticking every anti-money-laundering box wouldn't make much difference to criminals
  19. Lessons on terrorism and rehabilitation from the London Bridge attack
  20. We can reverse antibiotic resistance in Australia. Here's how Sweden is doing it
  21. Cancel culture, cleanskin, hedonometer ... I'm not sure I like any of Macquarie Dictionary's words of the year
  22. we should use genetics, geology and more to repatriate Aboriginal remains
  23. For hydrogen to be truly 'clean' it must be made with renewables, not coal
  24. how hospital design has been a matter of life and death
  25. Scientists re-counted Australia's extinct species, and the result is devastating
  26. New research shows prejudice still high in Australia, but many people seeking to promote social inclusion
  27. The PISA world education test results are about to drop. Is Australia getting worse?
  28. Comeback city? Lessons from revitalising a diverse place like Dandenong
  29. a virtuoso of white on white who left the art world too soon
  30. are your kids cheating on their virtual partners?
  31. Banning Huawei could cut off our nose to spite our face. Good 5G matters
  32. Australia’s proposed defamation law overhaul will expand media freedom – but at what cost?
  33. Did Hanson mislead the government on union bill or did it misread her?
  34. Clive James spent his salad days in good company
  35. Parents of teens, here's what you really need to know about MDMA
  36. Virtual reality won't make cows happier, but it might help us see them differently
  37. Michelle Grattan on the defeat of the government's union legislation
  38. Clive James raised awareness of leukaemia, part of his rich and valuable legacy
  39. ’Tis the season to say things we later regret – and new research tells us why
  40. The majority of music students drop out before the end of high school – is the ATAR to blame?
  41. let's not weep for Westpac's board, but directors do need help
  42. Non-native species should count in conservation – even in Australia
  43. On the Battle of Seattle's 20th anniversary, let's remember the Aussie coders who created live sharing
  44. How Indigenous songs recount deep histories of trade between Australia and Southeast Asia
  45. Own goals and defeat of union legislation give Scott Morrison a horror week
  46. To really fix Victoria's mental health system, we'll need to bridge the state/Commonwealth divide
  47. how romance scammers make you fall in love with them
  48. courts flex new muscle to protect plant breeders' intellectual property
  49. Robodebt failed its day in court, what now?
  50. A hot and dry Australian summer means heatwaves and fire risk ahead

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