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What we know about why Chinese students come to Australia to study

  • Written by: Hannah Soong, Lecturer in Teacher Education Practice, School of Education, University of South Australia
What we know about why Chinese students come to Australia to studyChinese students in Canberra for the 2008 Beijing Olympics torch relay.Pierre Pouliquin/flickr, CC BY-NC

In 2016-17 Australia’s third largest export, international education, leapt from A$23.6 billion to a record high of A$28 billion. Within the higher education sector, the highest intake of international students is of Chinese origin.

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Why nanotechnology is more than just a buzzword

  • Written by: Upulie Divisekera, PhD candidate, Monash University
Why nanotechnology is more than just a buzzwordThe colour of gold nanoparticles in suspension varies according to the size of the nanoparticles. Valeg96, CC BY

What does the word “nanotechnology” conjure up for you?

I’ve spent the best part of a week talking about the term “nanotechnology” and whether it’s a real field, a real term or not.

In its simplest...

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How we're using Darwin's theory of evolution to build robots that can adapt and learn on their own

  • Written by: David Howard, Research Scientist, Data61
How we're using Darwin's theory of evolution to build robots that can adapt and learn on their ownA huge range of useful jobs need robots that can adapt to their environmental niches.Shutterstock

The uptake of robotics technology is increasing at a startling rate.

In the US, robot sales are predicted to increase by at least 15% per year between 2017 and 2020. Contrasting that to the human race, with an annual population increase of approximately...

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Italy is broke, and the markets have lost all faith in its elected politicians

  • Written by: Richard Holden, Professor of Economics and PLuS Alliance Fellow, UNSW

We are now in another full-scale European crisis.

The results of Italy’s general election on March 4 were problematic. Roughly one-fifth of Italians voted for the populist Northern League party of Matteo Salvini, and one-third backed the Five Star Movement, a eurosceptic, anti-establishment party founded by standup comedian Beppe Grillo....

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  5. Brotherhood of St Laurence's Conny Lenneberg on Newstart, poverty and inequality
  6. A new family 'super court' may not save time or result in better judgments
  7. Australia's major dance companies need to step up on gender equality
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  10. 13 Reasons Why season 2 could still be problematic, but content warnings might help
  11. Ancient fossil fills a 75 million-year gap and rewrites lizard and snake history
  12. How children's picturebooks can disrupt existing language hierarchies
  13. Australia's foreign real estate investment boom looks to be over. Here are five things we learned
  14. A new, data-based checklist to help boost women in science leadership
  15. Darwin's On the Origin of Species
  16. Specialists are free to set their fees, but there are ways to ensure patients don't get ripped off
  17. The future is fenced for Australian animals
  18. We need to stop innovating in Indigenous housing and get on with Closing the Gap
  19. Labor to put test vote on phasing out live sheep trade
  20. Barnaby Joyce's decision to sell his story is a breach of professional ethics
  21. Jobs Minister Michaelia Cash resists call to give evidence in AWU court case
  22. Commercial TV's rare leadership on Roseanne is a breath of fresh air
  23. Michael McCormack on Barnaby's future, latte sippers and other matters
  24. Crowdfunded campaigns are conserving the Earth's environment
  25. getting caught in a romance scam could cost you your life
  26. Accountability is key to building trust in Australia's intelligence community
  27. Australia's fragile grasslands at the Venice Biennale
  28. Coke has promised 'less sugar', but less is still too much
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How to Rent a Car for Uber in Melbourne: What Every New Driver Needs to Know

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