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1996-1997 cabinet papers show how Howard and Costello faced a budget black hole

  • Written by: Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
1996-1997 cabinet papers show how Howard and Costello faced a budget black holeThe newly sworn-in Howard ministry in March 1996.National Archives of Australia

On the morning of Monday, March 4 1996, the young treasurer in the Howard government, Peter Costello, and his press secretary, Tony Smith – now the speaker of the House of Representatives – took an Ansett flight from Melbourne to Sydney for their first...

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Flash photography doesn't harm seahorses – but don't touch

  • Written by: Maarten De Brauwer, PhD-candidate in Marine Ecology, Curtin University
Flash photography doesn't harm seahorses – but don't touchSeahorse in an aquarium.Author provided

We all enjoy watching animals, whether they’re our own pets, birds in the garden, or elephants on a safari during our holidays. People take pictures during many of these wildlife encounters, but not all of these photographic episodes are harmless.

There is no shortage of stories where the quest for the...

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Three ways to achieve your New Year’s resolutions by building 'goal infrastructure'

  • Written by: Peter Heslin, Associate Professor, UNSW Business School, UNSW
Three ways to achieve your New Year’s resolutions by building 'goal infrastructure'The odds of hitting your target goals is improved by building 'goal infrastructure'.Shutterstock

Every year most of us make New Year’s resolutions. Eat healthier. Exercise regularly. Invest more in valued relationships. Learn a language. And so on. Often they are the same resolutions as last year.

Why do our resolutions often so swiftly...

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Look up! Your guide to some of the best meteor showers for 2019

  • Written by: Jonti Horner, Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland
Look up! Your guide to some of the best meteor showers for 2019The 2018 Geminids meteor shower recorded over two very cold hours on the slope of Mount Lütispitz, Switzerland.Flickr/Lukas Schlagenhauf, CC BY-ND

The year gets off to a bang with the Quadrantids, the first of the annual big three meteor showers. Active while the Moon is new, it gives northern hemisphere observers a show to enjoy during the...

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  2. Elsie Masson, photographer, writer, intrepid traveller
  3. when should you throw away leftovers?
  4. What research says about how to stick to your New Year’s resolutions
  5. Don’t waste your dog's poo – compost it
  6. Culture wars reignite, but in the end it's all about the money
  7. Making New Year's resolutions personal could actually make them stick
  8. Ten great Australian beach reads set at the beach
  9. Why two people see the same thing but have different memories
  10. Stick to the path, and stay alive in national parks this summer
  11. Making friends in primary school can be tricky. Here's how parents and teachers can help
  12. When you look up, how far back in time do you see?
  13. New creatives are remaking Canberra's city centre, but at a social cost
  14. 'Strong is the new skinny' isn't as empowering as it sounds
  15. in 2018, TV got a shake up
  16. Diseases through the decades – here's what to look out for in your 40s, 60s, 80s and beyond
  17. how do ants make their own medicine?
  18. My magnificent seven. Seven really bright ideas (and one as old as time itself) from 2018
  19. From the ashes of shame arises an Australian men's cricket team to make us proud
  20. From Amy Shark to Cardi B, pop stars got personal in 2018
  21. It's time to put the 15-hour work week back on the agenda
  22. How parents can help their young children develop healthy social skills
  23. Eight ways to reduce the chances of overeating these holidays
  24. The Army has a public perception problem. Here's how it can regain trust with society
  25. Indians promised benefits of 100 smart cities, but the poor are sidelined again
  26. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas – inside a hospital's trauma unit
  27. from witchy hits to a superhero miss
  28. why does the world store nuclear waste and not just shoot it into the Sun or deep space?
  29. Hooked on a book, podcast or TV show? Here's how the story changes you
  30. how ethical consumption got so selective
  31. the arrival of a sweet baby boy – or a political power to change the world
  32. When a fair trial could be at risk, suppression is the order of the day
  33. the best of Curious Kids in 2018
  34. Australia and the Apollo 8 mission that sent a Christmas message from the Moon
  35. Earthrise, a photo that changed the world
  36. If someone hurt you this year, forgiving them may improve your health (as long as you're safe, too)
  37. How 'access journalism' is threatening investigative journalism
  38. Take the tram into a more playable city
  39. identity politics and the case for shared values
  40. reflecting on the big events and the new developments
  41. There aren't plenty of fish in the sea, so let's eat all that we catch
  42. 2018, the year of governing badly
  43. Ten feelgood environment stories you may have missed in 2018
  44. The off-topic Conversation #172
  45. Why you shouldn’t force the kids to hug Granny at Christmas
  46. What Australian soldiers ate for Christmas in WWI
  47. DNA from ancient Aboriginal Australian remains enables their return to Country
  48. Serial killers' fates are in politicians' hands. Here's why that's a worry
  49. Christmas versus kilojoules – how to focus more on celebration and less on the food
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