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Five of the scariest antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the past five years

  • Written by: Laura Christine McCaughey, Research Fellow in Microbiology, University of Technology Sydney
Five of the scariest antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the past five yearsWhen bacteria change, antibiotics can stop working.From shutterstock.com

Nearly one million people die every year from bacterial infections that cannot be treated with common antibiotics. This is frightening because right now we don’t have any alternatives to these antibiotics.

Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria change in a way that...

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A new project shows combining childcare and aged care has social and economic benefits

  • Written by: Anneke Fitzgerald, Professor, Griffith University
A new project shows combining childcare and aged care has social and economic benefitsIntergenerational care programs encourage relationship building between generations.Griffith University

What happens when you bring a group of older residents to mix with young children in childcare? Clapping hands and singing songs is just one way they spend the morning together. These interactions are made possible by intergenerational care...

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The great movie scenes: Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette

  • Written by: Bruce Isaacs, Senior Lecturer in Film Studies, University of Sydney
The great movie scenes: Sofia Coppola's Marie AntoinetteStill from 'Marie Antoinette' (2006)

What makes a film a classic? In this column, film scholar Bruce Isaacs looks at a classic film and analyses its brilliance.


Marie Antoinette, 2006.

Sofia Coppola’s 2006 film Marie Antoinette divided both critics and audience alike with its playful depiction of historical events. Many critics felt that by...

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World politics explainer: The Great War (WWI)

  • Written by: Romain Fathi, Lecturer, History, Flinders University
World politics explainer: The Great War (WWI)Understanding the first world war is thus an exercise in comprehending the depth of human commitment to destruction, violence and resilience at a scale never experienced before 1914.BNF France

This is the first in a series of explainers on key moments in the past 100 years of world political history. In it, our authors examine how and why an event...

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