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Dennis Atkins on the Longman byelection

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

After an eight-week campaign, Super Saturday is finally here. There are five byelections being held, but the race in Longman is one of two nail-biter contests that could go either way.

Dennis Atkins, the Courier Mail’s national affairs editor, says the mood in Longman is one of political exhaustion and that the result is anybody’s guess...

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we asked catfish why they trick people online

  • Written by: Eric Vanman, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, The University of Queensland
we asked catfish why they trick people onlineOur likelihood of falling victim to catfish scams is increasing along with our screen time.Shutterstock

If you have engaged with internet culture at all in recent years, you have probably come across the term “catfish”, first coined in the 2010 documentary of the same name.

A catfish is someone who uses false information to cultivate a...

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Dogs' sensitive noses may be the key to early detection of lung cancer

  • Written by: Timothy Edwards, Senior Lecturer in Behavioural Psychology, University of Waikato
Dogs' sensitive noses may be the key to early detection of lung cancerAuthor Tim Edwards' dog Tui is part of a team of canines being trained to detect lung cancer in breath and saliva samples.University of Waikato, CC BY-SA

We know that dogs have an excellent sense of smell. They are already helping rescue teams locate people in disaster areas and work with customs officers to identify contraband. Some have been...

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