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Yes, the US border policy is harsh – but Australia's treatment of refugee children has also been deplorable

  • Written by: Deborah Zion, Associate Professor and Chair, Victoria University Human Research Ethics Committee, Victoria University
Yes, the US border policy is harsh – but Australia's treatment of refugee children has also been deplorableVillawood Detention Centre, NSW. There are currently 200 asylum seeker children in detention, in Australia and offshore.Australian Human Rights Commission

US President Donald Trump’s policy of separating children from their families at the Mexican border has sparked outrage in recent months, both in the US and abroad. It became so heated that...

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Insects that look like sticks, behave like fruit, and move like seeds

  • Written by: James O'Hanlon, Postdoctoral research fellow, University of New England
Insects that look like sticks, behave like fruit, and move like seedsMale spiny leaf insect, Extatosoma tiaratumJames O’Hanlon, Author provided

The key to a stick insect’s survival may be allowing their eggs to be eaten and excreted by birds, according to new Japanese research.

Phasmatodea – more commonly known as stick insects – were so named because they genuinely look just like sticks.

While...

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In conversation: Frances Adamson

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

Frances Adamson is secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. She was previously international adviser to Malcolm Turnbull, and served as Australia’s ambassador in Beijing between 2011 and 2015.

This is an edited extract of an interview which is published in partnership with The Australian Strategic Policy Institute.

The full...

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should you weigh yourself regularly?

  • Written by: Clare Collins, Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
should you weigh yourself regularly?Men respond better to structured "weigh-ins" than women.Rostislav_Sedlacek/Shutterstock

For some, jumping on the scales is a daily or weekly ritual; while others haven’t seen a set of scales for years. Some may still be scarred by memories of being weighed in public with results broadcast to all.

So, is it helpful to weigh yourself? And if...

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  1. Australian cities are lagging behind in greening up their buildings
  2. Science makes art. But could art save the Australian manufacturing industry?
  3. As yet another ridesharing platform launches in Australia, how does this all end?
  4. If you need a PhD to read your power bill, buying wisely is all but impossible
  5. Getting a heart check early can prevent heart attack and stroke in Indigenous Australians
  6. The ring trees of Victoria's Watti Watti people are an extraordinary part of our heritage
  7. Victoria's treaty with Indigenous peoples must address vexed questions of sovereignty
  8. Labor makes company tax fight all about Malcolm Turnbull's money
  9. Government suspends licence of biggest live sheep exporter
  10. Anthony Albanese sets out his blueprint for Labor
  11. public accuse the media of deliberately fuelling shark fear
  12. Michelle Grattan on the federal government's tax package, the ABC and the 'Super Saturday' byelections
  13. Who gets what? Who pays for it? How incomes, taxes and benefits work out for Australians
  14. You probably missed the latest national environmental-economic accounts – but why?
  15. the immediate and lasting impacts of powerful images
  16. why do we get dark circles under our eyes?
  17. Clive Palmer has a Trump-style slogan, but is no sure bet to return to parliament
  18. Why I joined #500queerscientists
  19. Data ethics is more than just what we do with data, it’s also about who’s doing it
  20. How a photo research project gives refugee women a voice in resettlement policy
  21. South-East Queensland is droughtier and floodier than we thought
  22. access to jobs divides Sydney along the 'latte line'
  23. Australia's dangerous obsession with the Anglosphere
  24. Having a brain injury does not mean you'll get dementia
  25. we are witnessing a slowly deflating property bubble, for now
  26. Doomsaying about new technology helps make it better
  27. Government celebrates on tax, fights on energy
  28. dedicated, highly trained ... and elitist
  29. The gig economy is nothing new for musicians – here's what their 'portfolio careers' can teach us
  30. Teaching law students creative skills could save the profession from automation
  31. Lowy Institute Poll shows Australians' support for climate action at its highest level in a decade
  32. How's it going, Mal? Why Australians can get away with familiarity but French schoolboys can't
  33. Why alcohol after sport and exercise is a bad idea
  34. How eye disorders may have influenced the work of famous painters
  35. We don’t own data like we own a car – which is why we find data harder to protect
  36. Why we don't need to prepare young people for the 'future of work'
  37. Take heart, charity stunts can make CEOs better people
  38. Bangarra's Dark Emu is beautiful, but lacks the punch of its source material
  39. The great irony in punishing universities for 'failing' to uphold freedom of speech
  40. New river council will give traditional owners in the Kimberley a unified voice
  41. Constant attacks on the ABC will come back to haunt the Coalition government
  42. Government set to call Senate's bluff on income tax bill
  43. Attorney-General Christian Porter on a crowded agenda
  44. As the US leaves the UN Human Rights Council, it may leave more damage in its wake
  45. What will freight and supply chains look like 20 years from now? Experts ponder the scenarios
  46. why do people get haemorrhoids and how do you get rid of them?
  47. Scientists create new building material out of fungus, rice and glass
  48. Do cats and dogs lose baby teeth like people do?
  49. Fossil fish with platypus-like snout shows that coral reefs have long been evolution hotspots
  50. Mothers have little to show for extra days of work under new tax changes

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