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Criminals can't easily edit their DNA out of forensic databases

  • Written by: Caitlin Curtis, Research fellow, Centre for Policy Futures (Genomics), The University of Queensland
Criminals can't easily edit their DNA out of forensic databasesYou're knicked - and so is your DNA. from www.shutterstock.com

There have been a number of news articles over the last week or so reporting that to avoid being matched to criminal forensic databases, criminals could edit their genomes using cheap, online kits.

What seems to be at the centre of these articles, and giving them a sense of...

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what is burnout and what can we do about it?

  • Written by: Gabriela Tavella, Research Assistant, UNSW School of Psychiatry, UNSW
what is burnout and what can we do about it?Burnout doesn't only affect workers. from www.shutterstock.com

Feeling “burnt out” is a pretty common phrase in daily parlance, but we’re starting to learn more about its longer-term destructive effects. Sufferers often describe feeling exhausted and disconnected, and as though they’re “going through the motions”...

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Michelle Grattan on the 2018 budget, tax cuts and the citizenship crisis

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Michelle Grattan on the 2018 budget, tax cuts and the citizenship crisisBill Shorten watches Treasurer Scott Morrison deliver the 2018 federal budget.AAP/Lukas Coch

Michelle Grattan talks with University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Deep Saini about the week in politics, including how fair the budget is, how the different tax cuts will affect the proposal, Bill Shorten’s reply to the...

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Malaysians celebrate the return of Mahathir and hope for a brighter future

  • Written by: James Chin, Director, Asia Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania
Malaysians celebrate the return of Mahathir and hope for a brighter futureMahathir Mohamad has said many times that he will hand over power to former enemy Anwar Ibrahim, if the latter can secure a royal pardon.AAP/CrowdSpark/Aizat Ady Ikram Abdull Ropha

When Malaysians woke up on May 10, the world looked and felt different. For the first time in years, many Malaysians feel a sense of optimism that was missing in their...

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  2. Shorten gives Turnbull a character-forming task on tax
  3. how inflation in China and the US could affect Australia
  4. Who are the wealthy retirees targeted in Labor's plans?
  5. Here's why flu vaccinations should be mandatory for Aussie health workers in high-risk areas
  6. Here's how a complex low-pressure system sent temperatures plummeting
  7. the complex, contradictory pleasures of pulp fiction
  8. How Captain Cook became a contested national symbol
  9. Ancient ancestors of modern baleen whales were toothy not-so-gentle giants
  10. Sydney's Chinatown is much more of a modern bridge to Asia than a historic enclave
  11. what Australian schools can do to promote acceptance of gender diversity
  12. Bill Shorten outbids Turnbull's tax cut for lower and middle income earners
  13. we still don't have proof that cutting company taxes will boost jobs and wages
  14. Australia's property boom and bust cycle stretches back to colonial days
  15. Centre Alliance's Rebekha Sharkie most vulnerable at byelections forced by dual citizenship saga
  16. Does it pay to graduate from an ‘elite’ university? Not as much as you'd think
  17. Religious backlash loosens clerics' grip on legacy of 1979 Iranian Revolution
  18. the case of 'Universal Medicine'
  19. Good signage in national parks can save lives. Here's how to do it right
  20. How silent signals from your phone could be recording and tracking you
  21. your guide to the musical styles of Eurovision
  22. how the Australian intelligence community works
  23. Trust is the second casualty in the war on terror
  24. How we're using fish ear bones as 'time capsules' of past river health
  25. Most of the benefits from the budget tax cuts will help the rich get richer
  26. Deal on Murray Darling Basin Plan could make history for Indigenous water rights
  27. are the sniff test, the five-second rule and rare burgers safe?
  28. 'Sanitised' nightlife precincts become places where some are not welcome
  29. Why the need for speed? Transport spending priorities leave city residents worse off
  30. the politics of PlayerUnknown's Battleground
  31. 'Super Saturday' voters get first say on tax
  32. Mathias Cormann and Jim Chalmers on Budget 2018
  33. Dual citizenship debacle claims five more MPs – and sounds a stern warning for future parliamentarians
  34. Trump's withdrawal from Iran deal could fracture alliances and jeopardise North Korea negotiations
  35. Her Sound, Her Story shows that women's voices are louder than ever in Australian music
  36. when scientists make their case effectively, politicians listen
  37. Loneliness is a health issue, and needs targeted solutions
  38. We must not punish content creators in our rush to regulate social platforms
  39. Budget 2018 was old news for energy policy – the next big headlines won't come until July
  40. Can meat exports be made humane? Here are three key strategies
  41. Four MPs resign as citizenship crisis causes more havoc
  42. As Melbourne University staff strike over academic freedom, it's time to take the issue seriously
  43. what the High Court decision on Katy Gallagher is about and why it matters
  44. Indigenous communities are reworking urban planning, but planners need to accept their history
  45. Government timing tricks hide the real budget story
  46. Australia's fuel stockpile is perilously low, and it may be too late for a refill
  47. From drone swarms to tree batteries, new tech is revolutionising ecology and conservation
  48. Why Jonathan Swift wanted to 'vex the world' with Gulliver's Travels
  49. Why do crab and prawn shells go red after they have been cooked?
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