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Goals – and own goals – in Australian football

  • Written by: Roy Hay, Honorary Fellow, Deakin University
Goals – and own goals – in Australian football

The 13th season of A-League football concluded this weekend, with an unexpected Championship Grand Final in Newcastle between the Jets and Melbourne Victory. Victory prevailed by a single goal, securing its fourth title.

The Jets had rebounded from a last place finish in 2017 to reach the big dance under veteran coach Ernie Merrick. Their...

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Custom-built DNA could be used as a sensor probe

  • Written by: Konstantinos Vavitsas, CSIRO Future Science Fellow in Synthetic Biology, The University of Queensland
Custom-built DNA could be used as a sensor probeImagine using synthetic DNA as a sensor recording device.Rost/Shutterstock

Researchers believe that DNA – the molecule that stores information about life – could one day be used as a type of sensor, to record information based on its surroundings.

Synthetic DNA (not produced in an organism and not containing genetic information of a...

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We can't just leave it to the NDIS to create cities that work to include people with disability

  • Written by: Ilan Wiesel, Lecturer in Urban Geography, University of Melbourne
We can't just leave it to the NDIS to create cities that work to include people with disability

For the National Disability Insurance Scheme to be successful, our cities will need to change.

Our new research explores the impacts that the NDIS is having on Australia’s cities.

A major goal of the NDIS is to improve participation in mainstream services by people with disability. The success of the scheme will depend on how well it achieves...

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Why do you have to wear a helmet in space?

  • Written by: David Blair, Emeritus Professor, ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery, OzGrav, University of Western Australia
Why do you have to wear a helmet in space?Out there in space there is no air.Cindy Zhi NY-BD-CC, CC BY-SA

This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children. The Conversation is asking kids to send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. All questions are welcome – serious, weird or wacky!


Why do you have to wear a helmet in space? - Leonardo, age 3, Curtin, ACT.


Hi...

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The strategic rise of Bali as Australia’s next essential healthcare support hub

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How Fulfilment Services in Australia Help Businesses Scale Efficiently

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