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Churches have legal rights in Australia. Why not sacred trees?

  • Written by: Wendy Steele, Associate Professor, Centre for Urban Research and Urban Futures Enabling Capability Platform, RMIT University
Churches have legal rights in Australia. Why not sacred trees?The traditional owners have won widespread support for their fight to protect Djab Wurrung Country and their sacred trees.Djab Wurrung Embassy

This article is part of a series on rebalancing the human–nature interactions that are central to the study and practice of ecological economics, which is the focus of the 2019 ANZSEE Conference in...

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Australia is spending less on diplomacy than ever before – and its influence is suffering as a result

  • Written by: Melissa Conley Tyler, Director of Diplomacy at Asialink, University of Melbourne
Australia is spending less on diplomacy than ever before – and its influence is suffering as a resultScott Morrison has heavily promoted his government's 'Pacific Step Up', but it hasn't invested the requisite funds to support the initiative diplomatically.Darren England/AAP

Ten years ago, the Lowy Institute published a report on the state of Australia’s diplomatic capacity that painted a “sobering picture” of overstretched...

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the ghostly photos taken by the Stasi's hidden cameras

  • Written by: Donna West Brett, Lecturer in Art History, University of Sydney
the ghostly photos taken by the Stasi's hidden camerasA photograph taken by Stasi operatives of suspected defectors at an abandoned restaurant in Kreuzberg, Berlin, in 1962.Observers of a possible escape incident in Berlin August 1962. Stasi Records Agency Berlin BStU MfS HA I Bild

When the Berlin Wall divided Germany from 1961 to 1989, East Germany’s Ministry for State Security – commonly...

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climate change isn't just about temperature

  • Written by: Thomas Newsome, Lecturer, University of Sydney
climate change isn't just about temperatureLand clearing, cattle populations and carbon emissions stand alongside temperature as important measures of climate change.DAN PELED/AAP

Exactly 40 years ago, a small group of scientists met at the world’s first climate conference in Geneva. They raised the alarm about unnerving climate trends.

Today, more than 11,000 scientists have co-signed...

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  1. How do solar panels work?
  2. why Mars is cold despite an atmosphere of mostly carbon dioxide
  3. Australia wants to host the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. Equal pay for the Matildas will help our chances
  4. Should you worry about Boeing 737s? Only if you run an airline
  5. India's not joining the latest free-trade deal which limits Australia's market access
  6. just 15 years' worth of emissions will raise sea level in 2300
  7. Dogs really can chase away loneliness
  8. Running may help you live longer but more isn't necessarily better
  9. Recycling plastic bottles is good, but reusing them is better
  10. Olivia Colman shines as an older, frumpier Elizabeth
  11. Scott Morrison wants to outlaw boycott campaigns. But the mining industry doesn't need protection
  12. What is ‘ecological economics’ and why do we need to talk about it?
  13. No Australian city has a long-term vision for living sustainably. We can't go on like this
  14. Asylum seekers left 'desperate' and 'helpless' when they try to find work in Australia
  15. India’s social media content removal order is a nail in the coffin of the internet as we know it
  16. how to teach science and maths so students actually care
  17. Why is Japan's Olympic marathon shifting cities to avoid the heat? A sports physiologist explains
  18. Attorney-General Christian Porter targets Market Forces in push against environment groups
  19. a small, gentle, important film that reveals the vulnerability of men
  20. Curious Kids: how do fish sleep?
  21. A new bill keeping 10 year olds out of jail is a good start, but it needs to go further
  22. Is the Morrison government 'authoritarian populist' with a punitive bent?
  23. We asked 13 economists how to fix things. All back the RBA governor over the treasurer
  24. automatic cameras will spot mobile-using motorists, but at what cost?
  25. Strippers on film: battlers, showgirls and hustlers
  26. Opioid dependence treatment saves lives. So why don't more people use it?
  27. the secrets of the Kerguelen Plateau
  28. 'I cheated on a school exam and I feel terrible. How can I get past this?'
  29. How we feel about our cars means the road to a driverless future may not be smooth
  30. Twitter is banning political ads – but the real battle for democracy is with Facebook and Google
  31. Nearly all your devices run on lithium batteries. Here's a Nobel Prizewinner on his part in their invention – and their future
  32. Government to announce more home care packages for aged before Christmas
  33. Involving kids in making schools sustainable spreads the message beyond the classroom
  34. The aged care royal commission's 3 areas of immediate action are worthy, but won't fix a broken system
  35. Australia's hidden opportunity to cut carbon emissions, and make money in the process
  36. Michelle Grattan on the aged care royal commission report
  37. Are the Wallabies' struggles a sign of rugby union's decline in Australia?
  38. There's mounting evidence against cashless debit cards, but the government is ploughing on regardless
  39. Friday essay: thinking like a planet
  40. What time of day should I take my medicine?
  41. As the prime minister heads to ASEAN, trade, Vietnam and China will be high on the agenda
  42. Mosque clean-up shows Hong Kong is a city that stands up for everyone's rights
  43. Dingoes found in New South Wales, but we're killing them as 'wild dogs'
  44. Would you notice if your calculator was lying to you? The research says probably not
  45. Ken Wyatt juggles identity and politics
  46. Boris Johnson sends UK voters to the polls, hoping for the 'right' kind of Brexit. But it just might backfire
  47. 3 in 4 people with a mental illness develop symptoms before age 25. We need a stronger focus on prevention
  48. Robots can outwit us on the virtual battlefield, so let's not put them in charge of the real thing
  49. The science of drought is complex but the message on climate change is clear
  50. In Japan, supernatural beliefs connect the spiritual realm with the earthly objects around us

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