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a journey through Adnyamathanha Yarta

  • Written by: Jacinta Koolmatrie, Lecturer in Archaeology, Flinders University
a journey through Adnyamathanha YartaIt is impossible to fully capture the landscape of the Flinders Ranges in one image. Spanning 400km, it is constantly changing. Shutterstock

The Flinders Ranges covers a vast area spanning over 400 kilometres. The nearest capital city is Adelaide which, like all of Australia, exists on Aboriginal land. Adelaide is in Kaurna Country, about 200...

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It's easy to get us walking more if we have somewhere to walk to near our home and work

  • Written by: Rebecca Bentley, Associate Professor, Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne
It's easy to get us walking more if we have somewhere to walk to near our home and workIt doesn't take much to get us walking more.Flickr/alina gnerre , CC BY

We know walking more and increasing our levels of exercise are good for our health.

But how can we walk more in our busy lives?

Our research shows people walk more if the city’s design provides them with places to walk to near where they live, work or study.


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A little more confusion added to the climate policy debate

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
A little more confusion added to the climate policy debateAustralia's overall emissions are rising, high electricity prices remain a burden, and there is nervousness about the summer power supply. Shutterstock

Joel Fitzgibbon was on his mobile at a cafe at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices in Sydney on Thursday when he encountered Scott Morrison getting a mid-morning coffee.

“You’re...

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Wayne Swan warns US Democrats not to fall into Labor's trap of overloaded agenda

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

Labor party president Wayne Swan has warned that the United States Democrats could be at risk of the overloaded agenda trap that helped defeat the ALP in May.

Writing in the American progressive journal Democracy Swan, a former treasurer, says that in Labor’s loss, the size of its agenda was more decisive than its shape.

“Labor had too...

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  1. Pay pharmacists to improve our health, not just supply medicines
  2. chemistry Nobel goes to inventors of lithium-ion batteries
  3. Just 29 companies receive 59% of Australia Council funding. Artists are calling for a change
  4. failing to pass on the full rate cut needn't mean banks are profiteering
  5. Shh! Don't mention the public housing shortage. But no serious action on homelessness can ignore it
  6. Trump's ratings slightly down after Ukraine scandal as Warren surges to tie Biden in Democratic polls
  7. A national drought policy should be an easy, bipartisan fix. So why has it taken so long to enact a new one?
  8. It's only October, so what's with all these bushfires? New research explains it
  9. the myth that's driving Morrison's anti-union push
  10. Saturn has more moons than Jupiter – but why are we only finding out about them now?
  11. Is this study legit? 5 questions to ask when reading news stories of medical research
  12. Why we need 'crazy' ideas for new city parks
  13. Labor's climate and resources spokesmen at odds over future policy
  14. There are three types of climate change denier, and most of us are at least one
  15. What are hives, the common skin condition that gives you itchy, red bumps?
  16. the life and lonely death of one of Australia's greatest pianists
  17. the short story cycle and Rebekah Clarkson’s Barking Dogs
  18. Cosmic theorist and planet-hunters share physics prize as Nobels reward otherworldly discoveries
  19. Does destiny shape your decisions? Your answer could affect your marriage satisfaction
  20. Can hiding likes make Facebook fairer and rein in fake news? The science says maybe
  21. Looking to rent a home? 6 things that will help or hinder you
  22. No, serving sizes on food labels don't tell us how much we should eat
  23. why we should invest more in our indie game creators
  24. we shouldn't fund them like they do
  25. Kangaroos (and other herbivores) are eating away at national parks across Australia
  26. why some people still think climate change isn't real
  27. Painting Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce as a superhero is part of a long Australian tradition
  28. Malcolm Turnbull delivers the unpalatable truth to Scott Morrison on climate and energy
  29. Trump decision to withdraw troops from Syria opens way for dangerous Middle East power play
  30. how our country is failing to protect its children
  31. refugees stuck in Indonesia rally against UNHCR for chronic waiting
  32. There are differences between free speech, hate speech and academic freedom – and they matter
  33. Extinction Rebellion protesters might be annoying. But they have a point
  34. Do women's life-long experiences of being judged on appearance change how they feel in open-plan offices?
  35. a portrait of Melbourne's working class
  36. the black hole at the heart of our galaxy is more explosive than we thought
  37. Dams are being built, but they are private: Australia Institute
  38. Governments took the hard road on clean energy – and consumers are feeling the bumps
  39. The Real Dirty Dancing reduces a political film to little more than coy dance numbers
  40. Only 2 in 3 physios provide 'recommended care', but that's still higher than medicine
  41. Students from China may defend their country but that doesn't make them Communist Party agents
  42. lessons from the collapse of White Ribbon Australia
  43. Climate change poses a 'direct threat' to Australia's national security. It must be a political priority
  44. why drone hacking could be bad news for the military
  45. When mothers are killed by their partners, children often become ‘forgotten’ victims. It’s time they were given a voice
  46. why aged care needs to reflect multicultural Australia
  47. forensic entomology, or what bugs can tell police about when someone died
  48. It takes 21 litres of water to produce a small chocolate bar. How water-wise is your diet?
  49. New research shows pokie operators are not nearly as charitable as they claim
  50. China’s status as a developing country gives it few benefits in the World Trade Organisation

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