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Two types of tectonic plate activity create earthquake and tsunami risk on Lombok

  • Written by: Jane Cunneen, Research Fellow, Curtin University

Several large earthquakes have struck the Indonesian island of Lombok in the past week, with the largest quake killing at least 98 people and injuring hundreds more.

Thousands of buildings are damaged and rescue efforts are being hampered by power outages, a lack of phone reception in some areas and limited evacuation options.

The majority of large...

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Despite the doom and gloom in Australian media, the outlook for regional papers remains strong

  • Written by: Ian Willis, Honorary Fellow, University of Wollongong
Despite the doom and gloom in Australian media, the outlook for regional papers remains strongThe essence of local newspapers is that they are a mirror of the small communities that produce them. Author supplied, Author provided

Is the “local rag” doomed under the Nine-Fairfax merger and the re-shaping of the Australian media landscape?

Does the creation of the new media-entertainment conglomerate threaten the very existence of...

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Tarrawarra Biennial underwhelms rather than energises

  • Written by: Anita Pisch, Honorary Lecturer, School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics, Australian National University
Tarrawarra Biennial underwhelms rather than energisesJustine Varga, Photogenic Drawing, 2017, installation view, Sydney Contemporary, Carriageworks Photo: Nick Kreisler Courtesy of the artist and Hugo Michell Gallery, Adelaide

Review, Tarrawarra Biennial: From Will to Form


Perhaps I expect too much from art. I want to be uplifted, transported and enlightened. I want to experience – if not a...

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When did Aboriginal people first arrive in Australia?

  • Written by: Alan Cooper, Director, Australian Centre for Ancient DNA, University of Adelaide
When did Aboriginal people first arrive in Australia?Humans would have first seen Kata Tjuta very shortly after arriving in Australia 50,000 years agoAlan Cooper, Author provided

Many Aboriginal Australians would say with conviction that they have always been here. Their ancestors and traditional learnings tell them of this history, and their precise place within it.

Our review of the scientific...

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  2. Australian sex education isn't diverse enough. Here's why we should follow England's lead
  3. our complicated relationship with bats
  4. More children are living in high-rise apartments, so designers should keep them in mind
  5. Does Australia have the political will – or leverage – to support change in Cambodia?
  6. How to improve the appeal of franchising for women
  7. what is pre-eclampsia, and how does it affect mums and babies?
  8. show us you can deliver party room on NEG
  9. has Australia's net debt doubled under the current government?
  10. The female dwarf, disability, and beauty
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  12. Meet me at the bar! How uni students interact on a campus, and why chocolate can help
  13. Apple, the $1 trillion company searching for its soul
  14. As Pakistan's PM, Imran Khan must embrace compromise, so can he deliver on his promises?
  15. should I take vitamin C or other supplements for my cold?
  16. How to stop nagging your child to practise their musical instrument
  17. Designed features can make cities safer, but getting it wrong can be plain frightening
  18. Children who have lost a parent to family violence need to be listened to
  19. Sorry, men, there's no such thing as 'dirt blindness' – you just need to do more housework
  20. The great movie scenes: Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey
  21. Antarctic seas host a surprising mix of lifeforms – and now we can map them
  22. Three reasons why it’s a bad idea to ramp up Adelaide's desalination plant
  23. Australia has to prepare for life after the World Trade Organisation
  24. Victorian Labor government shapes up to Canberra over NEG
  25. Soutphommasane says sections of media exploit racism to make money
  26. Could the NEG bring down power prices? It's hard to be confident that it will
  27. AMP's Murray right to question the value of corporate governance rules
  28. Writers' festivals aren't an imaginary republic of letters – they are political arenas
  29. Michelle Grattan on the government's uphill battle with company tax cuts and the NEG
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  31. Victorian government should be wary of introducing a stand-alone offence of non-fatal strangulation
  32. Why researchers are testing Viagra for women during pregnancy
  33. The Long Forgotten Dream raises uneasy questions about performance and colonisation
  34. Thailand's mission to reduce statelessness
  35. We know why short-statured people of Flores became small – but for the extinct 'Hobbit' it's not so clear
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  37. the stellar US GDP figures aren't here to stay
  38. Deleting personal information from databases is harder than it sounds
  39. Australia and other countries must prioritise humanity in dealing with displaced people and migration
  40. the 'great Australian silence' 50 years on
  41. Drug users in outer Sydney need another medically supervised consumption room
  42. Teachers play a key role in helping students feel they 'belong' at school
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  46. The National Sport Plan has ambitious ideas, but not enough specifics
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