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turning old clothes into everything from new cotton to fake knees

  • Written by: Catriona Vi Nguyen-Robertson, PhD Candidate, University of Melbourne
turning old clothes into everything from new cotton to fake kneesFast fashion doesn't have to end up in landfill.Shutterstock

Australia has a fashion problem. More than 500,000 tonnes of clothing waste is sent to landfill each year. But a new way of recycling could redirect some of our unwanted textiles from polluting the environment, by repurposing cotton waste into anything from new clothes to prosthetic...

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Mothers explain how they navigated work and childcare, from the 1970s to today

  • Written by: Carla Pascoe Leahy, Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow, University of Melbourne
Mothers explain how they navigated work and childcare, from the 1970s to todayAustralian government support for working mothers was minimal before the women’s liberation movement of the 1970s.Shutterstock

Over the past few decades of Australian life, government policies have gradually offered more support to working mothers, particularly through childcare subsidies and parental leave.

But what motivates Australian...

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Jakarta riots reveal Indonesia's deep divisions on religion and politics

  • Written by: Tim Lindsey, Malcolm Smith Professor of Asian Law and Director of the Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society, University of Melbourne

The violent riots that shook Jakarta last week led to at least six deaths, over 700 injured and more than 200 arrests. Demonstrations and rallies are common in Indonesia, but street violence like this had not been seen since the fall of Soeharto in 1998.

Protests began peacefully in front of the Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) on May 20,...

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the more you chase it the more elusive it becomes

  • Written by: Lorenzo Buscicchi, PhD Candidate, Teaching assistant, University of Waikato
the more you chase it the more elusive it becomesA suite of new well-being measures are at the centre of New Zealand's budget plan.from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-ND

New Zealand will release its first well-being budget this week, based on a suite of measures that track how New Zealanders are doing, including how happy they are.

The latest World Happiness Report, issued by the UN Sustainable...

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  1. are humans going to evolve again?
  2. Call for independent watchdog to monitor NZ government use of artificial intelligence
  3. how to have better arguments about the environment (or anything else)
  4. How might Labor win in 2022? The answers can all be found in the lessons of 2019
  5. Torres Strait Islanders ask UN to hold Australia to account on climate 'human rights abuses'
  6. A long time ago... why prequels are taking us back to the future in popular film
  7. Some public schools get nearly 6 times as much funding, thanks to parents
  8. Titanium is the perfect metal to make replacement human body parts
  9. The forgotten people in Australia's regional settlement policy are Pacific Islander residents
  10. Why Aboriginal voices need to be front and centre in the disability Royal Commission
  11. Morrison rewards friends, avoids making enemies and announces new ambassadors
  12. New indictments set up a confrontation between the US and Julian Assange
  13. Frydenberg declares tax package must be passed 'in its entirety'
  14. Why Boris Johnson would be a mistake to succeed Theresa May
  15. Uber drivers' experience highlights the dead-end job prospects facing more Australian workers
  16. What caused the fireballs that lit up the sky over Australia?
  17. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Morrison's miracle election win
  18. How I discovered the Dalveen Blue Box, a rare eucalypt species with a sweet, fruity smell
  19. As the dust of the election settles, Australia's wildlife still needs a pathway for recovery
  20. The long and complicated history of Aboriginal involvement in football
  21. Curious Kids: why are there waves?
  22. six ingredients of successful public policy
  23. Why Sydney residents use 30% more water per day than Melburnians
  24. Population DNA testing for disease risk is coming. Here are five things to know
  25. Friday essay: YouTube apologies and reality TV revelations
  26. If you think less immigration will solve Australia's problems, you're wrong; but neither will more
  27. Let them play! Kids need freedom from play restrictions to develop
  28. the tall buildings of Australia show why we need strong design guidelines
  29. How the dangerous evolution of Pakistan’s national security state threatens domestic stability
  30. Gamers use machine learning to navigate complex video games – but it's not free
  31. Shocked Labor moves on – but to what policy destination?
  32. Narendra Modi has won the largest election in the world. What will this mean for India?
  33. the ABC of screenwriting as demonstrated by ABC's The Heights
  34. hope and action in the climate crisis
  35. Australia has been silent on Indigenous suicide for too long, and it must change
  36. Albanese gets clear run to leadership
  37. Blocking Huawei from Australia means slower and delayed 5G – and for what?
  38. Newspoll probably wrong since Morrison became PM; polling has been less accurate at recent elections
  39. how was the Earth made?
  40. Five aspects of Pentecostalism that shed light on Scott Morrison's politics
  41. How we solved the mystery of Libyan desert glass
  42. Where to now for unions and 'change the rules'?
  43. Eastern China pinpointed as source of rogue ozone-depleting emissions
  44. Why the 2019 election was more like 2004 than 1993 – and Labor has some reason to hope
  45. Rethinking tourism so the locals actually benefit from hosting visitors
  46. Aboriginal Australians want care after brain injury. But it must consider their cultural needs
  47. Wind in Albanese's sails as Chalmers weighs options
  48. With the LNP returned to power, is there anything left in Adani's way?
  49. New data shows sex offenders in Victoria are going to prison for longer
  50. don't judge, try to understand us

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