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how to stop Australian miners abroad being linked to death and destruction

  • Written by: Julia Dehm, Lecturer, La Trobe University
how to stop Australian miners abroad being linked to death and destructionRio Tinto's mineral sands mine near Richards Bay, north of Durban. Plans for similar operation in the Xolobeni region south of Durban have been resisted by the local community. Mathias Rittgerott/Rettet den Regenwald, CC BY-NC

Australian companies dominate African mining. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade counts 175 ASX-listed companies o...

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a biomechanics expert explains how

  • Written by: Anthony Blazevich, Professor of Biomechanics, Edith Cowan University

Hard courts are very negative for the body. I know the sport is a business and creating these courts is easier than clay or grass, but I am 100% sure it is wrong. I may have to play more on clay than before, but there aren’t that many options.

So said Rafael Nadal back in 2012 – and several times since – before succumbing to...

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the priestess Pythia at the Delphic Oracle, who spoke truth to power

  • Written by: Julia Kindt, Professor, Department of Classics and Ancient History, University of Sydney
the priestess Pythia at the Delphic Oracle, who spoke truth to powerAn Attic red-figure kylix from Vulci (Italy), 440-430 BC, depicting King Aigeus in front of the Pythia at the Oracle of Delphi.Wikimedia Commons

In this series, we look at under acknowledged women through the ages.

In a time and place that offered few career opportunities for women, the job of the priestess of Apollo at Delphi stands out. Her...

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  18. A good plan to help Darling River fish recover exists, so let's get on with it
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