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In his first major foreign policy test, Morrison needs to stick to the script

  • Written by: Susan Harris Rimmer, Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Griffith Law School, Griffith University
In his first major foreign policy test, Morrison needs to stick to the scriptAfter a positive start, Morrison's relations with his Indonesian counterpart, Joko Widodo, cooled off after he suggested moving the Australian embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.Lukas Coch/AAP

Attending a global leaders summit might look easy – all interesting shirts, family-style photos and unusual handshakes – but these occasions can...

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Taxonomy, the science of naming things, is under threat

  • Written by: Nic Rawlence, Lecturer in Ancient DNA, University of Otago
Taxonomy, the science of naming things, is under threatMuseum collections are repositories of specimens and data, including specimens, tissue samples and vocal recordings. from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-ND

Museums are cathedrals of science, but they are under threat worldwide as part of a malaise of undervaluing museum collections and the field of taxonomy, the science of naming biodiversity.

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The link between terrorism and mental illness is complicated, and vilifying communities doesn't help

  • Written by: Clarke Jones, Research Fellow, Research School of Psychology, Australian National University

Following another act of fatal violence in Melbourne’s CBD last Friday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison dismissed claims the perpetrator, Hassan Khalif Shire Ali, had a mental illness. He said this was a “lame excuse”, saying he wanted imams and the Muslim community to pay greater attention to people at risk of radicalisation.

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What is Japanese encephalitis virus and how can I avoid it when I travel?

  • Written by: Cameron Webb, Clinical Lecturer and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney
What is Japanese encephalitis virus and how can I avoid it when I travel?The mosquitoes that spread Japanese encephalitis are usually found in wetlands and drainage ditches, and will be out biting mostly at dawn and dusk.Bryon Lippincott/Flikr, CC BY

If you’re travelling to Asia, you’re probably mindful of the risks of malaria, dengue, or Zika. But authorities are warning Australians to take care to avoid...

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  1. How research is helping to reduce prejudice between people online
  2. why Virgin Australia gets called a publicity hound
  3. The off-topic Conversation #170
  4. Why controversial child protection reforms in NSW could lead to another Stolen Generation
  5. Prepare to be forthright with Trump: Michael Fullilove
  6. Morrison wants Muslim leaders to do more to prevent terrorism, but what more can they do?
  7. Expanding suspension powers for schools is harmful and ineffective
  8. How the use of emoji on Islamophobic Facebook pages amplifies racism
  9. Adenomyosis causes pain, heavy periods and infertility but you've probably never heard of it
  10. Unlocking Australia's productivity paradox. Why things aren't that super
  11. Kyoto on the path to becoming the Copenhagen of Asia
  12. have 90% of Labor MPs worked in trade unions?
  13. George Baldessin's Mary Magdalene on Rue St Denis
  14. should you take probiotics when you’re on antibiotics?
  15. Two past coup leaders face off in Fiji general election as Australia sharpens focus on the western Pacific
  16. how different data work together in research
  17. Worlds and theatre collide in Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land
  18. Coalition, Morrison slip further in Newspoll; US Democrats gain in late counting
  19. How and why do magnets stick together?
  20. Government falls further behind – Labor leads 55-45% in Newspoll
  21. A year since the marriage equality vote, much has been gained – and there is still much to be done
  22. what's the difference between decodable and predictable books, and when should they be used?
  23. Five food mistakes to avoid if you're trying to lose weight
  24. Climate change will make QLD's ecosystems unrecognisable – it's up to us if we want to stop that
  25. The promise and problems of including 'big data' in official government statistics
  26. Two birds with one stone. How better taxing super could fund aged care
  27. Smart mobility alone is no substitute for strong policy leadership
  28. Luke Foley's resignation is a disaster for Labor but may not bolster Berejiklian much either
  29. How to restore trust in governments and institutions
  30. Michelle Grattan on Turnbull's QandA appearance, Morrison's bus tour, and antics in NSW
  31. Encouraging suicide or committing manslaughter?
  32. Origins and implications of the caravan of Honduran migrants
  33. How tracking people moving together through time creates powerful data
  34. Australia and China push the 'reset' button on an important relationship
  35. How a Sri Lankan student's arrest on terror charges exposes a system built to suspect minorities
  36. Don't give up on politics. It's where the fight for the fair go must be won
  37. 100 years since the WW1 Armistice, Remembrance Day remains a powerful reminder of the cost of war
  38. It's time Australia's conscientious objectors of WW1 were remembered, too
  39. how Australia's war art scheme fed national mythologies of WW1
  40. The benefits – and pitfalls – of working in isolation
  41. How the open banking API could transform financial services to benefit consumers
  42. One in four Australians are lonely, which affects their physical and mental health
  43. Before replacing a carer with a robot, we need to assess the pros and cons
  44. Chris Ho and Edgar Liu about diversity and high density in our cities
  45. Why we distrust the consumer price index
  46. If Australia cares about Pacific nations, we should also invest in their care givers
  47. Turnbull tells Liberals to answer that unanswerable question
  48. How to keep slave-caught seafood off your plate
  49. how massive solar eruptions 'probably' detonated dozens of US sea mines
  50. why atrocity tourism is neither new nor weird

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