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National security is too important to be abandoned to the politics of fear

  • Written by: Greg Barton, Chair in Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation; Co-Director, Australian Intervention Support Hub, Deakin University
National security is too important to be abandoned to the politics of fearScott Morrison's claim that Operation Sovereign Borders is the country's great national security achievement overlooks all that has been achieved in a complex area.AAP/Lukas Coch

This is part of a major series called Advancing Australia, in which leading academics examine the key issues facing Australia in the lead-up to the 2019 federal election...

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how do shells get made?

  • Written by: Aurelie Moya, Research Fellow, James Cook University
how do shells get made?A few days after baby molluscs come out from tiny eggs, they start building their shell layer after layer. Emily Nunnell/The Conversation NY-BD-CC

Curious Kids is a series for children. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au You might also like the podcast Imagine This, a...

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Townsville floods show cities that don't adapt to risks face disaster

  • Written by: Cecilia Bischeri, Lecturer in Architecture, Griffith University

A flood-ravaged Townsville has captured public attention, highlighting the vulnerability of many of our cities to flooding. The extraordinary amount of rain is just one aspect of the disaster in Queensland’s third-biggest city. The flooding, increasing urban density, the management of the Ross River Dam, and the difficulties of dealing with...

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Why are Australian authors obsessed with killing off kangaroos?

  • Written by: Donna Mazza, Senior Lecturer in Creative Arts, Edith Cowan University
Why are Australian authors obsessed with killing off kangaroos?George Stubbs, 'The Kongouro from New Holland' (1772), oil painting, detail of head. Ashley Van Haeften/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY

Kangaroos are the most visible of Australia’s unique animals, but despite their charm and national icon status, Australian writers perpetually kill them off.

A kangaroo appears struggling in a rabbit trap, doomed and...

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  3. Linda Reynolds appointed to defence industry and cabinet
  4. Michelle Grattan on Morrison's climate pitch to voters and Warringah votes research
  5. Dada Masilo's Giselle is a courageous retelling for our times
  6. Spill at a nuclear facility shows potential burn risks from a household chemical
  7. Should online users be bound by their privacy agreements?
  8. Cabinet ministers Pyne and Ciobo set to head out door
  9. More visits to the doctor doesn't mean better care – it's time for a Medicare shake-up
  10. How do we save ageing Australians from the heat? Greening our cities is a good start
  11. How a new breast cancer biomarker could help patients identify best treatment options
  12. Rugby league may finally have reached its tipping point on player behaviour and violence
  13. What do normal labia look like? Sometimes doctors are the wrong people to ask
  14. 2018-19 was Australia's hottest summer on record, with a warm autumn likely too
  15. 'is it normal for girls to masturbate?'
  16. The Chinese coal 'ban' carries a significant political message
  17. Street vendors' self-help strategies highlight cities' neglect of how the other half survive
  18. Nora Heysen, more than her father's daughter
  19. Your car is more likely to be hacked by your mechanic than a terrorist
  20. Vital Signs. Do deficits matter any more?
  21. Fairness isn't optional. How to design a tax system that works
  22. The US-North Korea summit ends abruptly in Hanoi
  23. Warringah Votes – Abbott's challenger has yet to 'penetrate the streets'
  24. Tony Abbott and Zali Steggall on Warringah votes
  25. when identical twins are non-identical
  26. What's worse than the US-China trade war? A grand peace bargain
  27. How an appeal could uphold or overturn George Pell's conviction
  28. Australians want to support government use and sharing of data, but don't trust their data will be safe
  29. Ita Buttrose's appointment as new ABC chair a promising step in the right direction
  30. Hsieh Hsüeh-hung, communist champion of Taiwanese self-determination
  31. Seven ways the government can make Australians safer – without compromising online privacy
  32. Mary, Queen of Scots is newly relevant in the age of #MeToo
  33. Only half of packaging waste is recycled – here's how to do better
  34. Is it time to ditch the private health insurance rebate? It's a question Labor can't ignore
  35. how to take care of yourself if you're affected by the Pell news
  36. People and issues outside our big cities are diverse, but these priorities stand out
  37. Hermit kingdom, nuclear nation ... If the media keep calling North Korea names, it will only prolong conflict
  38. Royal commission on the abuse of disabled people to be announced soon
  39. Fines that'll hurt. ASIC's powerful, if ill-fitting, teeth
  40. Your period tracking app could tell Facebook when you're pregnant. An 'algorithmic guardian' could stop it.
  41. The workplace challenge facing Australia (spoiler alert – it’s not technology)
  42. who was the first ancient mummy?
  43. How long before we break the two-hour barrier in the men's marathon?
  44. Chemical restraint has no place in aged care, but poorly designed reforms can easily go wrong
  45. The Cursed Child is the latest in a line of Big Shows that date back to the Romans
  46. One in three principals are seriously stressed, here's what we need to do about it
  47. Solving the 'population problem' through policy
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