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The 39 endangered species in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and other Australian cities

  • Written by: Kylie Soanes, Postdoctoral fellow, University of Melbourne
The 39 endangered species in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and other Australian citiesThreatened species live in cities and towns around Australia, including the critically endangered western swamp tortoise. Elia Purtle, AAP Image/Perth Zoo

The phrase “urban jungle” gets thrown around a lot, but we don’t usually think of cities as places where rare or threatened species live.

Our research, published today in Frontier...

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Zuckerberg's 'new rules' for the internet must move from words to actions

  • Written by: Andrew Quodling, Doctoral researcher investigating governance of social media platforms, Queensland University of Technology

After years of rejecting calls for increased regulatory oversight of Facebook, founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has now called for more cooperation with government in dealing with problems posed by internet platforms and emergent internet technologies.

But the social media giant needs to do more than just talk about a solution. What we’re...

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The importance of sports in recovery from trauma: lessons from and for Christchurch

  • Written by: Holly Thorpe, Professor in Sociology of Sport and Physical Culture, University of Waikato
The importance of sports in recovery from trauma: lessons from and for ChristchurchMountain bikers are reclaiming some of the tracks that were destroyed during the Christchurch earthquakes. from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-SA

Sport may seem trivial in times of tragedy. But research shows its power during recovery from a traumatic experience.

We draw on international research in spaces of conflict and following disaster to explain...

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Livestreaming terror is abhorrent – but is more rushed legislation the answer?

  • Written by: Robert Merkel, Lecturer in Software Engineering, Monash University
Livestreaming terror is abhorrent – but is more rushed legislation the answer?The perpetrator of the Christchurch attacks livestreamed his killings on Facebook.Shutterstock

In the wake of the Christchurch attack, the Australian government has announced its intention to create new criminal offences relating to the livestreaming of violence on social media platforms.

The Criminal Code Amendment (Sharing of Abhorrent Violent...

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  1. The National is a time capsule of new Australian art in uncertain times
  2. Many professions have codes of ethics
  3. Married at First Sight - a 'social experiment' all but guaranteeing relationship failure
  4. a decent menu, but missing the main course
  5. in Denmark it is a term of affection
  6. Don't worry, a school library with fewer books and more technology is good for today's students
  7. Government's population plan is more about maximising 'win-wins' than cutting numbers
  8. TikTok is popular, but Chinese apps still have a lot to learn about global markets
  9. Labor's plan for transport emissions is long on ambition but short on details
  10. Erdogan tried to make local Turkish elections about national security, but it didn't work
  11. Mega study confirms pregnant women can reduce risk of stillbirth by sleeping on their side
  12. India destroys its own satellite with a test missile, still says space is for peace
  13. what should our maximum heart rate be during exercise?
  14. How to get ready as the US-China trade war spills over to other countries
  15. was he an environmentalist ahead of his time?
  16. Migrants want to live in the big cities, just like the rest of us
  17. Who do Chinese-Australian voters trust for their political news on WeChat?
  18. why do we have fingernails and toenails?
  19. How DNA ancestry testing can change our ideas of who we are
  20. Bleaching has struck the southernmost coral reef in the world
  21. It's time to lift the restrictions on medical abortion in Australia
  22. Expect a budget that breaks the intergenerational bargain, like the one before it, and before that
  23. the rise and fall of the bad-tempered tabloids
  24. If we want students to feel safe at school, we can't encourage teachers to spot potential extremists
  25. how a 15th century artist dissected the human machine
  26. Settling migrants in regional areas will need more than a visa to succeed
  27. Shorten's climate policy would hit more big polluters harder and set electric car target
  28. Labor flags another budget in August as Frydenberg says his contains "a series" of living cost measures
  29. Why are we losing so many Indigenous children to suicide?
  30. Hannah Gadsby's follow-up to Nanette is an act of considered self-care
  31. Why we need to fix encryption laws the tech sector says threaten Australian jobs
  32. The government's electricity shortlist rightly features pumped hydro (and wrongly includes coal)
  33. Old man's beard is a star climber for Australian gardens
  34. The false hope offered by talk of a living wage
  35. Michelle Grattan on One Nation's NRA affair and the Morrison's coal offering
  36. what does it all mean for the 2019 federal election?
  37. The challenge of drawing a line between objectionable material and freedom of expression online
  38. The AFL and its clubs must continue to expose and sanction online trolls, it’s the law
  39. Christchurch attacks strike at the heart of Muslims' safe places from Islamophobia
  40. Deadly frog fungus has wiped out 90 species and threatens hundreds more
  41. Premiums up, rebates down, and a new tiered system – what the private health insurance changes mean
  42. From the bronze age to food cans, here's how tin changed humanity
  43. Bad news. Closing coal-fired power stations costs jobs. We need to prepare
  44. what are Confucius Institutes and do they teach Chinese propaganda?
  45. Friday essay: shadows on the Moon
  46. Scott Morrison struggles to straddle the south-north divide
  47. How big tech designs its own rules of ethics to avoid scrutiny and accountability
  48. NZ's environmental watchdog challenges climate policy on farm emissions and forestry offsets
  49. Labor pledges $14m funding boost to Environmental Defenders Offices – what do these services do?
  50. Kate Mulvany's The Mares bristles with energetic feminist storytelling

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How to Rent a Car for Uber in Melbourne: What Every New Driver Needs to Know

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