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Why do we need food?

  • Written by: Amanda Devine, Professor of Public Health Nutrition, Edith Cowan University
Why do we need food?Food helps recharge your batteries.Shutterstock

This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children. The Conversation is asking kids to send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. All questions are welcome – serious, weird or wacky! You might also like the podcast Imagine This, a co-production between ABC KIDS listen and...

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Shifting the Australian embassy in Israel to Jerusalem would be a big, cynical mistake

  • Written by: Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University
Shifting the Australian embassy in Israel to Jerusalem would be a big, cynical mistakePrime Minister Scott Morrison's suggestion that Australia might move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem puts us on a slippery foreign policy slope.AAP/Lukas Coch

In the Gospel of Matthew 26:15, it took 30 pieces of silver for Judas Iscariot to betray Jesus. In modern Australian politics it has taken the prospect of a loss of a byelection for a...

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The Modern Slavery Bill is a start, but it won't guarantee us sweeter chocolate

  • Written by: John Dumay, Associate Professor - Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance, Macquarie University
The Modern Slavery Bill is a start, but it won't guarantee us sweeter chocolateMany cocoa producers in Ghana and the Ivory Coast use child labour and child slave labour.Shutterstock

Is the Modern Slavery Bill at present before the Senate onerous?

It is if you are Nestle, because it might make your product more expensive. Or so it suggests in its submission to the Senate inquiry.

The bill will require businesses with more than...

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The war in Syria may be ending, but is likely to bring a fresh wave of suffering

  • Written by: Mehmet Ozalp, Associate Professor in Islamic Studies, Director of The Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation and Executive Member of Public and Contextual Theology, Charles Sturt University
The war in Syria may be ending, but is likely to bring a fresh wave of sufferingTotal destruction: Syrian soldiers patrol in south Damascus, Syria, in May 2018.AAP/EPA/Youssef Badawi

As the war in Syria comes to its final stages, the future of the country and the whole region hangs in the balance. As Syrian President Bashar al-Assad consolidates his power by defeating all opposition, resistance runs the risk of transforming...

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  2. Stressed about managing your child's behaviour? Here are four things every parent should know
  3. New blood test could spare cancer patients from needless chemotherapy after surgery
  4. Our relationship with dick pics: it's complicated
  5. China's economic interest in the Pacific comes with strings attached
  6. Government raises glimmer of hope for New Zealand deal on refugees
  7. How the government's plan to oppose Hanson's motion became a vote to support it
  8. Remembering Sidney Jeffryes and the darker side of our tales of Antarctic heroism
  9. artwork by an algorithm is up for auction, so does that mean AI is now creative?
  10. Green light for Tasmanian wilderness tourism development defied expert advice
  11. How catching malaria gave me a new perspective on saving gorillas
  12. The off-topic Conversation #169
  13. Fifty years later, Peter Norman's heroic Olympic stand is finally being recognised at home
  14. There's no argument or support for allowing schools to discriminate against LGBTIQ teachers
  15. New autism guidelines aim to improve diagnostics and access to services
  16. Australian study reveals the dangers of 'toxic masculinity' to men and those around them
  17. Morrison government courts controversy on Jerusalem ahead of Wentworth byelection
  18. Yes, a tsunami could hit Sydney – causing flooding and dangerous currents
  19. How the Australian government is failing on countering violent extremism
  20. should we use food as a reward for kids?
  21. Does your child struggle with spelling? This might help
  22. now it's younger Australians moving out of the big cities
  23. Modern Art from The Hermitage showcases the French gems of two great merchant collectors
  24. How biomethane can help turn gas into a renewable energy source
  25. The Senate is set to approve it, but what exactly is the Trans Pacific Partnership?
  26. Conservatives may come to regret stirring hornets' nest of religious freedom
  27. Turnbull did not suggest ABC sack journalists: report
  28. Australians care about animals – but we don't buy ethical meat
  29. For the sake of our retirement savings, it's time to reform the investment management boys' club
  30. A new take on An Enemy of the People fizzes with contemporary relevance
  31. the new eugenics is the same as the old, just in fancier clothes
  32. Labor slips in Newspoll, but gains in Ipsos, in Wentworth and in Victoria
  33. VR technology gives new meaning to ‘holidaying at home’. But is it really a substitute for travel?
  34. Local film and TV content makes up just 1.6% of Netflix’s Australian catalogue
  35. gene therapy is still in its infancy but the future looks promising
  36. Big firms voice lack of faith in 'cumbersome' and 'impractical' Emissions Reduction Fund
  37. All eyes on November's G20 meeting as tensions between China and the US ratchet up
  38. Four fundamental principles for upholding freedom of speech on campus
  39. why do some dogs get ‘snow nose’ in winter?
  40. Is it time to move beyond the limits of 'built environment' thinking?
  41. Coalition trails 47-53% in Newspoll, as Ipsos finds 74% oppose law discriminating against gay students and teachers
  42. We need to know more about charities to be sure they are helping their cause, not themselves
  43. Leek orchids are beautiful, endangered and we have no idea how to grow them
  44. Michelle Grattan on the contest in Wentworth, the Religious Freedom report leak and fast-tracking tax cuts
  45. Australia's screen industry is letting down carers
  46. Five in a row - the planets align in the night sky
  47. World politics explainer: the Russian revolution
  48. You may not like reality TV but How 'Mad' Are You? rightly tests our assumptions about mental illness
  49. Farmers' climate denial begins to wane as reality bites
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Cost Savings and Benefits of Using Used Pallets in Logistics

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How Fulfilment Services in Australia Help Businesses Scale Efficiently

The growth of e-commerce and modern retail has transformed customer expectations. Consumers now expect fast shipping, accurate order processing, and seamless delivery experiences regardless of where...

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