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Humankind's odyssey from Africa began more than two million years ago

  • Written by: Michelle Langley, ARC DECRA Research Fellow, Griffith University
Humankind's odyssey from Africa began more than two million years agoLooking for food, water and maybe adventure? Unsplash

Can you imagine walking 14,000km? Trekking across wide savannas, down creek beds, along mountain chains in terrain that is new and home to foreign types of plants and animals? Can I eat this? What is that?

Humankind's odyssey from Africa began more than two million years agoOne of the 2 million-year-old stone tools discovered at Shangchen, China.Photograph...

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Why Australia does not need a Religious Discrimination Act

  • Written by: Luke Beck, Associate Professor of Constitutional Law, Monash University

Social Services Minister Dan Tehan called in a recent speech for a federal Religious Discrimination Act. While Liberal Senator James Paterson has backed the call, backbench Liberal MP Tim Wilson warns such a law may be a smokescreen to allow discrimination against LGBTI people.

Tehan’s speech attempts to set the terms of public debate as the...

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Restructuring alone won't clean up the banks' act

  • Written by: Vicky Comino, Lecturer in Corporations Law and Regulation of Corporate Misconduct, The University of Queensland

Many entrenched motivations for misconduct in the banking sector have been uncovered by the ongoing royal commission. Not least are the conflicts of interest inherent in the major Australian banks providing financial, insurance and mortgage advice and selling related products.

The banks, most recently the Commonwealth Bank (following the lead of...

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  1. What we can learn from China’s fight against environmental ruin
  2. ‘Where are you from?’ is a complicated question. This is how young Australians answer
  3. More of us are opting for 'digital detox' holidays
  4. it could be your best shot for a goal in a penalty shootout
  5. 'Network contagion' is key to getting healthier numbers of women on company boards
  6. Australia falls further in rankings on progress towards UN Sustainable Development Goals
  7. The rise and rise of Hillsong, and what other Australian churches should learn from them
  8. Warming oceans are changing Australia's fishing industry
  9. ABC chairman Milne attacks 'self-serving' commercial critics
  10. Why Australia might be at risk of 'overtourism'
  11. Fixing the shortage of specialist science and maths teachers will be hard, not impossible
  12. Is UNESCO World Heritage status for cultural sites killing the things it loves?
  13. when Australian water goes bad
  14. Happiness helps football players do better, and it could help economies too
  15. Who is US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, and where does he stand on abortion?
  16. Informed consent, individual care vital to ensure reproductive rights of transgender Australians
  17. Why does my snot turn green when I have a cold?
  18. Co-working spaces are part of the new economy, so town planners better get with the times
  19. Consumers let down badly by electricity market: ACCC report
  20. Murder investigation to find the source of a second Novichok poisoning
  21. how to reduce the risk of failure for environmental projects
  22. Should white Australian fans rap along to the n-word at a Kendrick Lamar concert?
  23. Why the Human Rights Commission was right to rule employment discrimination in child pornography conviction case
  24. How video assistant referees could undermine on-field referees at the FIFA World Cup
  25. 51-49 to Labor, and time running out for upper house reform
  26. A growing mistrust in democracy is causing extremism and strongman politics to flourish
  27. How Australian universities can get better at cyber security
  28. the Aboriginal names for ten Melbourne suburbs
  29. Protecting your kids from failure isn't helpful. Here's how to build their resilience
  30. Thinking you're 'on a diet' is half the problem – here's how to be a mindful eater
  31. Missing evidence base for big calls on infrastructure costs us all
  32. Drawing inspiration from imaginative planners past
  33. Over 20% of Australian horses race with their tongues tied to their lower jaw
  34. did the Coalition 'deliver more than a million jobs in the last year'?
  35. Mark Latham helps Hanson in robocall attacking Shorten
  36. New research shows NSW teachers working long hours to cope with administrative load
  37. How imagery and media coverage influence our empathy for strangers
  38. Israel moves closer to phasing out Australian live sheep and cattle imports
  39. what causes chilblains and how can I prevent them?
  40. Is Indonesia retreating from democracy?
  41. Where do black holes lead to?
  42. Robots can learn a lot from nature if they want to 'see' the world
  43. Why couples sleep better in more gender-equal societies
  44. The Murri Book Club and the politics of reading for Indigenous Australians
  45. Why we should be slow to point the finger at bankers
  46. What should my heart rate be and what affects it?
  47. We need a bank of DNA from dirt and water to protect Australia's environment
  48. The Royal Commission revealed financial services woes for many Indigenous customers. Here's what can be done
  49. To keep your curious kids happy these school holidays, check out Imagine This
  50. Why the government will be sending more GST funding to Western Australia

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