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a tale of amazing people, amazing creatures and rising seas

  • Written by: Michael Bird, ARC Laureate Fellow, JCU Distinguished Professor, ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, James Cook University
a tale of amazing people, amazing creatures and rising seasWe have so much more to learn about Australia.Shutterstock/Lev Savitskiy

The Australian continent has a remarkable history — a story of isolation, desiccation and resilience on an ark at the edge of the world.

It is a story of survival, ingenuity, and awe-inspiring achievements over many years.

Shortly after the dinosaurs died out 65 million...

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how we value the fruits of our labour over instant gratification

  • Written by: Gary Mortimer, Associate Professor in Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Queensland University of Technology
how we value the fruits of our labour over instant gratificationThe IKEA effect says 'that labour alone can be sufficient to induce greater liking for the fruits of one’s labour'.Shutterstock

There are some anecdotes just so good that almost every story about a particular economic principle begins the same. So too this article begins with cake mix.

In the 1950, the story goes, US food company General Mills...

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Climate change is hitting hard across New Zealand, official report finds

  • Written by: Robert McLachlan, Professor in Applied Mathematics, Massey University
Climate change is hitting hard across New Zealand, official report findsFinance minister Grant Robertson (left) and climate minister James Shaw address school children during a climate protest, promising that New Zealand will introduce zero carbon legislation this year. AAP/Boris Jancic, CC BY-ND

The major focus on climate change in Environment Aotearoa 2019, a stocktake on New Zealand’s environment released today...

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Joko Widodo looks set to win the Indonesia election. Now, the real power struggle begins

  • Written by: Tim Lindsey, Malcolm Smith Professor of Asian Law and Director of the Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society, University of Melbourne
Joko Widodo looks set to win the Indonesia election. Now, the real power struggle beginsJoko Widowo (centre, left) and his running mate, Ma'ruf Amin celebrate with supporters after the 'quick count' results showed him the likely winner of the presidential election.Mast Irham/EPA

Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo (known as “Jokowi”) looks poised to win another five years in office by a convincing margin.

Official...

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  1. How long would garden snails live if they were not eaten by another animal?
  2. The myth of 'the Queensland voter', Australia's trust deficit, and the path to Indigenous recognition
  3. New Zealand’s urban freshwater is improving, but a major report reveals huge gaps in our knowledge
  4. Paris? Melbourne? Public housing doesn't just look the same, it's part of the challenges refugees face
  5. How old ideas about tolerance can help us live more peacefully today
  6. New study finds family violence is often poorly understood in faith communities
  7. We can't predict how bad this year's flu season will be but here's what we know so far
  8. We scanned one of our closest cousins, the coelacanth, to learn how its brain grows
  9. a new Australian romantic comedy with a sincere sense of place
  10. Constructively tough? Neither side has committed to fully adopting perhaps the most important recommendation of the banking royal commission
  11. Homeschooled students often get better test results and have more degrees than their peers
  12. Tips to reduce your waste this Easter (but don't worry, you can still eat chocolate)
  13. Māori loanwords in NZ English are less about meaning, more about identity
  14. Those tax cuts should follow proper process, officials tell government
  15. what is Candida auris and who is at risk?
  16. New research reveals how young Australians will decide who gets their vote
  17. Traditional owners still stand in Adani's way
  18. Radical Inventor is a tribute to living, breathing works of art
  19. Pacific island cities call for a rethink of climate resilience for the most vulnerable
  20. How fake news gets into our minds, and what you can do to resist it
  21. priorities for the next government
  22. Election campaign lesson #1: don't mess with Medicare
  23. No matter who wins the election, many Australians think real leadership will be lacking
  24. Electric cars can clean up the mining industry – here's how
  25. Three things Australia's next education minister must prioritise to improve schools
  26. Were journalists 'just doing their job' in the political resignation of Metiria Turei?
  27. Why would rational voters believe talk of hundreds of billions and 10-year timeframes?
  28. Why are we so moved by the plight of the Notre Dame?
  29. Don't despair about Notre Dame
  30. Why climate change will dull autumn leaf displays
  31. Reshaping Sydney by design – few know about the mandatory competitions, but we all see the results
  32. Is Jokowi 'religious enough' for conservative voters?
  33. Farms create lots of data, but farmers don't control where it ends up and who can use it
  34. can caffeine improve your exercise performance?
  35. Labor and Coalition proposals side by side
  36. Three years in, is the AFLW kicking goals?
  37. an online dilly bag for keeping Indigenous digital archives safe
  38. why do eggs have a yolk?
  39. politicians actually do keep their promises
  40. Here's why electric cars have plenty of grunt, oomph and torque
  41. High-dose, immune-boosting or four-strain? A guide to flu vaccines for over-65s
  42. an assertion of individual freedom that still resonates
  43. Homeschooled children are far more socially engaged than you might think
  44. There's no 'garbage patch' in the Southern Indian Ocean, so where does all the rubbish go?
  45. Memories. In 1961 Labor promised to boost the deficit to fight unemployment. The promise won
  46. Election stays on tax and health battlegrounds
  47. Peter Dutton – Labor's not-so-secret weapon against Hunt and Sukkar
  48. Labor maintains its lead in Newspoll, while One Nation drops; NSW upper house finalised
  49. the enigmatic art of Rosslynd Piggott
  50. As Mediscare 2.0 takes centre stage, here's what you need to know about hospital 'cuts' and cancer funding

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