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A black, female 007? As a lifelong James Bond fan, I say bring it on

  • Written by: Darren Paul Fisher, Head of Directing, Department of Film, Screen and Creative Media, Bond University
A black, female 007? As a lifelong James Bond fan, I say bring it onActress Lashana Lynch, pictured here in Captain Marvel, is rumoured to be playing 007 in the next Bond film. The films, which have consistently relied on misogynistic tropes, are in need of an update.Marvel Studios/IMDB

Something incredible might be happening to James Bond: a separation, a personal Brexit of sorts. According to the Daily Mail,...

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Adani has set a dangerous precedent in requesting scientists' names

  • Written by: Samantha Hepburn, Director of the Centre for Energy and Natural Resources Law, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
Adani has set a dangerous precedent in requesting scientists' namesThe Galilee waterhole is part of the area potentially affected by Adani's Carmichael mine.Stop Adani, CC BY-SA

A freedom of information request has revealed Adani sought the names of CSIRO and Geoscience Australia scientists involved in reviewing groundwater management plans related to its proposed Carmichael mine.

Adani argued it required a list of...

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'How do I increase my libido?'

  • Written by: Melissa Kang, Associate professor, University of Technology Sydney
'How do I increase my libido?'It's perfectly normal for your libido to fluctuate.Wes Mountain, CC BY-SA

I Need to Know is an ongoing series for teens in search of reliable, confidential advice about life’s tricky questions. If you’re a teen, send us your questions about sex, drugs, health and relationships and we’ll ask an expert to answer it for you.

Hi...

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Why the Moon is such a cratered place

  • Written by: Katarina Miljkovic, ARC DECRA fellow, Curtin University
Why the Moon is such a cratered placeLook at the circular patterns on the Moon's surface, as seen from Earth.Flickr/Bob Familiar, CC BY

Look up on a clear night and you can see some circular formations on the face of our lunar neighbour. These are impact craters, circular depressions found on planetary surfaces.

About a century ago, they were suspected to exist on Earth but the cosmic...

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  1. US House of Representatives condemns racist tweets in another heady week under President Donald Trump
  2. Changing the Australian Constitution was always meant to be difficult – here's why
  3. Team-building exercises can be a waste of time. You achieve more by getting personal
  4. Treating suspected autism at 12 months of age improves children's language skills
  5. An electronic chip that makes 'memories' is a step towards creating bionic brains
  6. Lights out! Clownfish can only hatch in the dark – which light pollution is taking away
  7. As the federal government debates an Indigenous Voice, state and territories are pressing ahead
  8. the rise of the 'revenge body' online
  9. Stop worrying about screen 'time'. It's your child’s screen experience that matters
  10. Finally, the NDIS will fund sex therapy. But it should cover sex workers too
  11. Megan Davis on a First Nations Voice in the Constitution
  12. why Bluey is a font of parenting wisdom
  13. Hand sanitisers in public won't wipe out the flu but they might help reduce its spread
  14. Four Corners’ forced labour exposé shows why you might be wearing slave-made clothes
  15. Teeth 'time capsule' reveals that 2 million years ago, early humans breastfed for up to 6 years
  16. Reading and writing assistance increases the chance of getting a Disability Support Pension
  17. Wind and solar cut rather than boost Australia's wholesale electricity prices
  18. Extremist mobs? How China's propaganda machine tried to control the message in the Hong Kong protests
  19. can people live in space?
  20. Regional cities beware – fast rail might lead to disadvantaged dormitories, not booming economies
  21. Meet the endangered Bunyip bird living in Australia's rice paddies
  22. Southeast Asia was crowded with archaic human groups long before we turned up
  23. did the velociraptors have feathers?
  24. can a criminal suspect be identified just by the sound of his voice?
  25. 1 in 10 patients are infected in hospital, and it's not always with what you think
  26. The long history of gender violence in Australia, and why it matters today
  27. It's a bad year for flu, but it's too early to call it the worst ever – 5 charts on the 2019 season so far
  28. The edges of home ownership are becoming porous. It's no longer a one-way street
  29. Simple fixes could help save Australian consumers from up to $3.6 billion in 'loyalty taxes'
  30. China can learn from Australian urban design, but it's not all one-way traffic
  31. Making deer fair game for unlicensed hunting is the right step for New South Wales
  32. what Western civilisation owes to Islamic cultures
  33. It's not easy to give a robot a sense of touch
  34. Report finds every $1 Australia spends on preschool will return $2, but this won't just magically happen
  35. Inequality is growing, but it is also changing as Australia's super rich evolve
  36. They've cut deeming rates, but what are they?
  37. Michelle Grattan on the government's plans for Indigenous recognition
  38. The river red gum is an icon of the driest continent
  39. The TGA's proposed breast implant ban exposes a litany of failures, and fails to protect women
  40. human trafficking is the world’s fastest growing crime
  41. Group punishment doesn't fix behaviour
  42. the Australians who pioneered self-sufficiency, generations before Nimbin
  43. Design and repair must work together to undo our legacy of waste
  44. Looking after loved ones with mental illness puts carers at risk themselves. They need more support
  45. we need those tax cuts now, all of them. The surplus can wait
  46. How Muslim women break stereotypes by mixing faith and modesty with fashion
  47. Arctic ice loss is worrying, but the giant stirring in the South could be even worse
  48. We create 20m tons of construction industry waste each year. Here's how to stop it going to landfill
  49. When does getting help on an assignment turn into cheating?
  50. When it comes to Indigenous recognition, Ken Wyatt will have to close multiple gaps

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