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What we can learn from China’s fight against environmental ruin

  • Written by: Brett Bryan, Professor of Global Change, Environment, and Society, Deakin University
What we can learn from China’s fight against environmental ruinHukou Waterfall of Yellow River, ChinaLeruswing /Wikimedia , CC BY-SA

A good news story about China’s environment is something you don’t hear every day. But a major review published today in Nature has found that China has made significant progress in battling the environmental catastrophes of the past century.

Our team, which included...

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‘Where are you from?’ is a complicated question. This is how young Australians answer

  • Written by: Donna Starks, Associate Professor of Language in Education, La Trobe University
‘Where are you from?’ is a complicated question. This is how young Australians answerWher're you from, mate?Photo by Weyne Yew/Unsplash, CC BY

“Where are you from?” is a question everyone is likely to be asked at some point in their lives. It’s also an increasingly common question as people live, study and work across the globe.

Our study looked at how 642 Australian adolescents from Queensland and Victoria...

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More of us are opting for 'digital detox' holidays

  • Written by: Philip Lovell Pearce, Foundation Professor of Tourism, James Cook University
More of us are opting for 'digital detox' holidaysThere is limited mobile reception on Mt Kosciusko in New South Wales.soapboxquip/Flickr, CC BY-NC

John Briggs, a 40-year-old on holiday, texted his wife Shirley: “Look at the glacier out there.” He waited for the reply, which came through on his mobile. At the time they were sitting next to one another on board the deck of their small...

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it could be your best shot for a goal in a penalty shootout

  • Written by: Stephen Woodcock, Senior Lecturer in Mathematics, University of Technology Sydney
it could be your best shot for a goal in a penalty shootoutShoot straight: could be wise words for those looking to score in any penalty shootout.Shutterstock/Eugene Onischenko

Soccer may be a game of two halves, but if neither side wins after the 90 minutes of regular play and 30 minutes of extra time, then it all comes down to a penalty shootout.

That could be what decides the winner of the 2018 FIFA...

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

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