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Sandpaper figs make food, fire, medicine and a cosy home for wasps

  • Written by: Danica-Lea Larcombe, PhD Candidate in Biodiversity and Human Health, Edith Cowan University
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Welcome to Beating Around the Bush, a series that profiles native plants: part gardening column, part dispatches from country, entirely Australian. Read more about the series here or get in touch to pitch a plant at batb@theconversation.edu.au.


Australia has about 42 native species of Ficus, that include vines, plants that grow...

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Councils' help with affordable housing shows how local government can make a difference

  • Written by: Erika Altmann, Property and Housing Management Researcher, University of Tasmania

Tasmania is in the grip of a rental housing affordability crisis. What do local governments do to help?

Rural areas in particular lack rental options. To find housing, older people living in rural areas may often face a heartbreaking decision to leave their community.

We wanted to know whether local governments recognised this issue and actively...

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Five ways hospitals can reduce their environmental footprint

  • Written by: Forbes McGain, Associate Professor, University of Sydney
Five ways hospitals can reduce their environmental footprintSo many hospital items are used once and then thrown away.from shutterstock.com

Picture the environmental life cycle of many disposable surgical instruments. Iron ore from Western Australia is shipped to China and smelted, fashioned into stainless steel surgical instruments in Pakistan and exported as single-use instruments. In Australia,...

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If a US-North Korea summit does happen, we'll have Moon Jae-in to thank for it

  • Written by: Benjamin Habib, Lecturer in International Relations, Department of Politics and Philosophy, La Trobe University
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In the wake of South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s meeting yesterday with US President Donald Trump, it’s worth reflecting on the remarkable role he’s played in facilitating the opening for diplomacy that’s emerged this year between the US and North Korea.

During a tumultuous 2017 on the Korean peninsula, North Korea...

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  8. Inside the world of renting bees
  9. In landmark ruling, Archbishop Philip Wilson found guilty of covering up child sex abuse
  10. It's time to stop exposing people to the dangers of Facilitated Communication
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  12. How Conrad’s imperial horror story Heart of Darkness resonates with our globalised times
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  14. Bunya pines are ancient, delicious and possibly deadly
  15. Now that Malaysia has a new government, the real work begins reforming the country
  16. Welcome to Beating Around the Bush, wherein we yell about plants
  17. Don't want to take a contraceptive pill every day? These are the long-acting alternatives
  18. Forcing immigrants to work in regional areas will not boost regional economies in the long run
  19. With apologies to Mathias, Hanson blows away government hopes on company tax
  20. Liberal warns Coalition party room that sheep trade is a 'vote changing issue'
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  22. tips on how to experience cosmology from your backyard
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  32. Here's what's on the horizon for a male contraceptive pill – but don't hold your breath
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  34. Housing affordability stress affects one in nine households, but which ones are really struggling?
  35. Housing costs are actually the same as in 1993, but renters still struggle
  36. Liberal rebel Dean Smith to fight party decision not to contest Perth byelection
  37. NSW Liberal Jason Falinski adds voice to push to phase out live sheep trade
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  40. The Liberals have a serious women problem – and it's time they took action to change it
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