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We could reduce the slaughter of racehorses if we breed them for longer racing careers

  • Written by: Paul McGreevy, Professor of Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare Science, University of Sydney

The slaughter of horses bred for racing in Australia, as revealed in the ABC’s investigation, highlights the challenge of what to do with racehorses when their careers are over.

The ABC has questioned the racing industry’s claim that fewer than 1% of horses retiring from racing each year end up at an abattoir or knackery.

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To bolster our fragile road and rail system we need to add a 'micro-mobility' network

  • Written by: Tony Arnold, PhD Candidate, University of Sydney
To bolster our fragile road and rail system we need to add a 'micro-mobility' networkIn cities like Copenhagen that have good infrastructure for cycling it's an established commuting option alongside road and rail.Heb/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY

We all know the feeling. You’re on your way to an important appointment when disaster strikes. A glitch in the transport matrix leaves you waiting for a train that never arrives, or in bu...

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Can Ne Zha, the Chinese superhero with $1b at the box office, teach us how to raise good kids?

  • Written by: Shih-Wen Sue Chen, Senior Lecturer in Writing and Literature, Deakin University
Can Ne Zha, the Chinese superhero with $1b at the box office, teach us how to raise good kids?Ne Zha is a rebellious boy with supernatural powers who wreaks havoc – and he is a box-office phenomenon. Chengdu Coco Cartoon

There is a new challenger to Disney’s hold on the global animation industry, and he is a Chinese demon child.

Ne Zha: Birth of the Demon Child, from Chengdu Coco Cartoon, tells the story of an unlikely hero....

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Breaking Pauline Hanson's 'strike' has taken skin off Bridget McKenzie

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Given her status as holding two vital Senate crossbench votes Pauline Hanson is at times, in the eyes of senior government figures, She Who Must Be Obeyed.

And so it was last week, when Hanson announced she was striking, to press the cause of straitened dairy farmers. She wouldn’t vote on non-essential legislation.

The fallout was palpable....

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  2. How big alcohol is trying to fool us into thinking drinking is safer than it really is
  3. A criminal asked to design anti-money laundering laws would probably keep our current ones
  4. Migrant communities keep our cemeteries alive as more Anglo-Australians turn to cremation
  5. Morrison says China knows 'where Australia is coming from', after meeting Chinese vice-president
  6. Who's responsible for the slaughtered ex-racehorses, and what can be done?
  7. Arrogance destroyed the World Trade Organisation. What replaces it will be even worse
  8. Science prizes are still a boys' club. Here's how we can change that
  9. 4 ways to talk with vaccine skeptics
  10. The Trump presidency should not be shocking. It's a symptom of our cultural malaise
  11. how we hear image, emotion and identity
  12. Growing numbers of renters are trapped for years in homes they can't afford
  13. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the government's drought policy
  14. Our ability to manufacture minerals could transform the gem market, medical industries and even help suck carbon from the air
  15. Lambie stays mute on medevac vote after Senate inquiry splits on party lines
  16. Sydney's 9,189 'sister politicians' who petitioned Queen Victoria
  17. A pioneering climate scientist skilled in the art of life
  18. ​The Coalition government is (again) trying to put the squeeze on the ABC
  19. Is your horse normal? Now there’s an app for that
  20. Might consciousness and free will be the aces up our sleeves when it comes to competing with robots?
  21. Vital signs. Our compulsory super system is broken. We ought to axe it, or completely reform it
  22. What is perimenopause and how does it affect women's health in midlife?
  23. Curious Kids: how are stars made?
  24. a road trip reveals local museums stuck in a rut
  25. how 'city girls' can learn to feel at home in the country
  26. Storm clouds avoid the bush, darken over the economy
  27. Julianne Schultz appointed chair of The Conversation
  28. Cats are not scared off by dingoes. We must find another way to protect native animals
  29. does chewing gum stay inside you for years?
  30. what Australian discrimination law says about quotas
  31. can meditation change the world?
  32. Why white married women are more likely to vote for conservative parties
  33. Prime Minister's science prizes awarded for algebra expertise, anti-cancer research and excellence in science teaching
  34. miracles, Christianity and praying for rain
  35. Does choice overload you? It depends on your personality – take the test
  36. A requiem for Reformasi as Joko Widodo unravels Indonesia's democratic legacy
  37. is it OK to listen to music while studying?
  38. why people need a say on planning that affects their local community
  39. For people with a mental illness, loved ones who care are as important as formal supports
  40. By rejecting stereotypes, Slam and Ramy show us authentic Arab Muslim men on screen
  41. Myanmar might finally be held accountable for genocide, but the court case must recognise sexual violence
  42. the environmental footprint of electric versus fossil cars
  43. how Australian politicians would bridge the trust divide
  44. Facebook's online workers are sick of being treated like bots
  45. Don't calm down! Exam stress may not be fun but it can help you get better marks
  46. Our land abounds in nature strips – surely we can do more than mow a third of urban green space
  47. We can’t drought-proof Australia, and trying is a fool's errand
  48. These 3 factors predict a child's chance of obesity in adolescence (and no, it's not just their weight)
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