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How to reduce slavery in seafood supply chains

  • Written by: Trevor J Ward, Adjunct professor, University of Technology Sydney
How to reduce slavery in seafood supply chainsPortside tuna unloading from a refrigerated cargo and trading vessel (reefer) in Thailand, 2013.Trevor Ward, Author provided

Seafood is one of the most-traded foods in the world. The sector employs at least 260 million workers globally, and some 3 billion people rely on seafood as a primary source of protein.

The US State Department and other credibl...

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The 2016 Great Barrier Reef heatwave caused widespread changes to fish populations

  • Written by: Rick Stuart-Smith, Research Fellow, University of Tasmania
The 2016 Great Barrier Reef heatwave caused widespread changes to fish populationsSome fish fared better than others amid the extreme temperatures of the 2016 heatwave.Rick Stuart-Smith/Reef Life Survey

The 2016 marine heatwave that killed vast amounts of coral on the Great Barrier Reef also caused significant changes to fishes and other animals that live on these reefs.

Coral habitats in the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) and in the...

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a huge liquid water lake beneath the southern pole of Mars

  • Written by: Jonti Horner, Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland
a huge liquid water lake beneath the southern pole of MarsMars' south polar cap, as seen from Mars Global Surveyor. Buried beneath, we now know, is a lake of liquid water.NASA/JPL/MSSS

We now know that there is permanent liquid water on Mars, according to a paper published today in the journal Science.

This new finding comes from research using the Mars Express spacecraft that has been orbiting the red...

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Weighing kids at school has more pros than cons but the reasons may surprise you

  • Written by: Tim Olds, Professor of Health Sciences, University of South Australia
Weighing kids at school has more pros than cons but the reasons may surprise youThe key concerns is that kids will develop body image problems and adopt unhealthy behaviours to lose weight.AGorohov/Shutterstock

A Deakin University proposal to measure the height and weight of all Australian school children has understandably generated controversy. Some commentators have labelled it misguided, fearing it could encourage kids to...

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  3. Crime drama Dead Lucky's attempt at depicting multi-cultural Sydney underwhelms
  4. why China is 're-educating' Muslims in mass detention camps
  5. How to ask someone you're worried about if they're thinking of suicide
  6. Women are dominating employment growth, but what sort of jobs are we talking about?
  7. Working four-day weeks for five days' pay? Research shows it pays off
  8. How the Wardian case revolutionised the plant trade – and Australian gardens
  9. How do SIM cards make a phone work?
  10. How Australian media are changing the way they report violence against women
  11. How to turn the waste crisis into a design opportunity
  12. Labor MP Emma Husar takes personal leave as party investigates conduct towards staff
  13. What could a My Health Record data breach look like?
  14. The shaky case for prosecuting Witness K and his lawyer in the Timor-Leste spying scandal
  15. Melancholia artfully brings the end of the world to the stage
  16. Taking on big tech: where does Australia stand?
  17. CEO pay is more about white male entitlement than value for money
  18. Gardening improves the health of social housing residents and provides a sense of purpose
  19. UN delivers strong rebuke to Australian government on women's rights
  20. is cheese bad for you?
  21. Australian Ninja Warrior and the death of style and grace in sport
  22. how digital tools are revolutionising patient care
  23. Why the world should be worried about the rise of strongman politics
  24. Migrants are still buying into the dream of home ownership, but it's becoming more elusive
  25. How the 'yeah-but' mentality stalls progress on bag bans and other green issues
  26. what if it is wrong?
  27. killing rabbits to conserve native mammals
  28. University students aren't reporting sexual assault, and new guidelines don't address why
  29. how long should you stay away when you have a cold or the flu?
  30. Why Australia needs its own torture report
  31. Australia's French Impressionist maps artistic connections
  32. Five steps business can take to ensure aggressive performance targets don't drive bad behaviour
  33. what's at stake on Super Saturday
  34. Curious Kids: Why do volcanoes erupt?
  35. What should be done with the NBN in the long run?
  36. Women who have heart attacks receive poorer care than men
  37. Migration helps balance our ageing population – we don't need a moratorium
  38. The Tale of Genji, a 1,000-year-old Japanese masterpiece
  39. Remembering Antarctica's nuclear past with 'Nukey Poo'
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  42. As Super Saturday nears, Labor gains poll lead in Braddon, but trails in Longman, while UK Tories slump
  43. Government report provides important opportunity to rethink Australia's relationship with India
  44. Capturing the shadow of Saturn's moon Titan from right here on Earth
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