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Aussie students are a year behind students 10 years ago in science, maths and reading

  • Written by: Sue Thomson, Deputy CEO (Research), Australian Council for Educational Research
Aussie students are a year behind students 10 years ago in science, maths and readingThe latest OECD PISA results show Australia is doing worse than last time in science and maths.from shutterstock.com

Australian 15-year-old reading scores are way below those of their peers in ten countries – including Singapore, Estonia, Canada, Finland, Ireland, Korea and Poland.

And around 41% of Australian 15 year olds have failed to meet...

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a deeply serious arboreal adventure with a message for our times

  • Written by: Brigid Maher, Senior Lecturer in Italian Studies, La Trobe University
a deeply serious arboreal adventure with a message for our timesA holm oak: the longer Cosimo spends in the trees, the greater his identification with the natural world.Wikimedia Commons

In our series, Guide to the classics, experts explain key works of literature.

Many young children have flirted with the notion of escaping, once and for all, those stifling rules and obligations invoked at dinnertime: eat your...

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Australia's threatened birds declined by 59% over the past 30 years

  • Written by: Elisa Bayraktarov, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Conservation Biology, The University of Queensland

Australia’s threatened birds declined by nearly 60% on average over 30 years, according to new research that reveals the true impact on native wildlife of habitat loss, introduced pests, and other human-caused pressures.

Alarmingly, migratory shorebirds have declined by 72%. Many of these species inhabit our mudflats and coasts on their...

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How plant-based meat is stretching New Zealand's cultural and legal boundaries

  • Written by: Samuel Becher, Associate Professor of Business Law, Victoria University of Wellington
How plant-based meat is stretching New Zealand's cultural and legal boundariesA New Zealand pizza chain deceived customers by offering plant-based meat without telling them - but it did so out of concerns for the environment.from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-ND

Earlier this year, the New Zealand-based pizza chain Hell Pizza offered a limited-edition “Burger Pizza”. Its customers weren’t told that the...

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  2. Limiting cash payments to $10,000 is more dangerous than you might think
  3. Islamophobic attacks mostly happen in public. Here's what you can do if you see it or experience it
  4. Students with disabilities need inclusive buildings. We can learn from what's already working
  5. Haring Basquiat at the NGV
  6. Why is my poo green?
  7. Market-led infrastructure may sound good but not if it short-changes the public
  8. brain stimulation holds huge promise, but is critically under-regulated
  9. Earth has a couple more chances to avoid catastrophic climate change. This week is one of them
  10. Westpac ticking every anti-money-laundering box wouldn't make much difference to criminals
  11. Lessons on terrorism and rehabilitation from the London Bridge attack
  12. We can reverse antibiotic resistance in Australia. Here's how Sweden is doing it
  13. Cancel culture, cleanskin, hedonometer ... I'm not sure I like any of Macquarie Dictionary's words of the year
  14. we should use genetics, geology and more to repatriate Aboriginal remains
  15. For hydrogen to be truly 'clean' it must be made with renewables, not coal
  16. how hospital design has been a matter of life and death
  17. Scientists re-counted Australia's extinct species, and the result is devastating
  18. New research shows prejudice still high in Australia, but many people seeking to promote social inclusion
  19. The PISA world education test results are about to drop. Is Australia getting worse?
  20. Comeback city? Lessons from revitalising a diverse place like Dandenong
  21. a virtuoso of white on white who left the art world too soon
  22. are your kids cheating on their virtual partners?
  23. Banning Huawei could cut off our nose to spite our face. Good 5G matters
  24. Australia’s proposed defamation law overhaul will expand media freedom – but at what cost?
  25. Did Hanson mislead the government on union bill or did it misread her?
  26. Clive James spent his salad days in good company
  27. Parents of teens, here's what you really need to know about MDMA
  28. Virtual reality won't make cows happier, but it might help us see them differently
  29. Michelle Grattan on the defeat of the government's union legislation
  30. Clive James raised awareness of leukaemia, part of his rich and valuable legacy
  31. ’Tis the season to say things we later regret – and new research tells us why
  32. The majority of music students drop out before the end of high school – is the ATAR to blame?
  33. let's not weep for Westpac's board, but directors do need help
  34. Non-native species should count in conservation – even in Australia
  35. On the Battle of Seattle's 20th anniversary, let's remember the Aussie coders who created live sharing
  36. How Indigenous songs recount deep histories of trade between Australia and Southeast Asia
  37. Own goals and defeat of union legislation give Scott Morrison a horror week
  38. To really fix Victoria's mental health system, we'll need to bridge the state/Commonwealth divide
  39. how romance scammers make you fall in love with them
  40. courts flex new muscle to protect plant breeders' intellectual property
  41. Robodebt failed its day in court, what now?
  42. A hot and dry Australian summer means heatwaves and fire risk ahead
  43. Vale Clive James – a marvellous low voice whose gracious good humour let others shine
  44. More carers' leave may help Australians look after elderly parents and stay in work
  45. A surprisingly big black hole might have swallowed a star from the inside out, and scientists are baffled
  46. how do guide dogs know where their owners want to go?
  47. Driverless vehicles and pedestrians don't mix. So how do we re-arrange our cities?
  48. Crafting in times of crisis helps critters and creators
  49. How drought is affecting water supply in Australia’s capital cities
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