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New cities? It's an idea worth thinking about for Australia

  • Written by: Robert Freestone, Professor of Planning, Faculty of Built Environment, UNSW
New cities? It's an idea worth thinking about for AustraliaA new urban outback? Benjamen Gussen’s proposal for a “charter city” in the Pilbara stimulated this imaginary depiction.Justin Bolleter, Author provided

Is there a case for revisiting the idea of new cities for Australia in the light of recent population projections and resurgent debate about the implications of a big Australia?

B...

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Why duck shooting season still isn't on the endangered list

  • Written by: Siobhan O'Sullivan, Senior Lecturer in Social Policy, UNSW
Why duck shooting season still isn't on the endangered listThe rising influence of the gun lobby in Australia may have extended the prospects of duck season continuing for the foreseeable future.shutterstock

On March 17, the 2018 duck shooting session will open in Victoria. The first shots were fired in Tasmania and South Australia last weekend. The Northern Territory allows certain types of bird shooting...

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What to do when the baby is born before you get to hospital

  • Written by: Hannah Dahlen, Professor of Midwifery, Western Sydney University
What to do when the baby is born before you get to hospitalThe most important thing is to keep the baby warm – put her on your chest covered with a warm towel.from www.shutterstock.com

Women often express a fear of giving birth en route to the hospital, and these fears have some basis. Dramatic videos do the rounds on social media of women giving birth to babies in cars, on their front lawn, or as...

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To achieve more equity in the tech industry, we must reframe diversity

  • Written by: Patricia Baum Salgado, Fellow at the Institute for Social Innovation, Fielding Graduate University
To achieve more equity in the tech industry, we must reframe diversityCompanies should listen to both male and female employees on this issue and pay attention to any backlash.

There is a lot of fear among men in the tech industry about speaking out and trying to overcome declining female participation and sexual harassment, according to my ongoing research.

Diversity in tech is a highly emotional, highly complex...

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  1. Tributes pour in for Stephen Hawking, the famous theoretical physicist who died at age 76
  2. A timeline of Stephen Hawking's remarkable life
  3. The slippery grammar of spoken vs written English
  4. How do we feel about a 'big Australia'? That depends on the poll
  5. IPCC cities conference tackles gaps between science and climate action on the ground
  6. The Great War and Kings of War journey from the kill zone to the map room
  7. What the Royal Commission can do if the banks don't play ball on evidence
  8. We need to become global citizens to rebuild trust in our globalised world
  9. When we lose weight, where does it go?
  10. The US isn't a shining example for Australia when it comes to jobs
  11. The ASEAN-Australia Special Summit marks a step toward a deeper relationship
  12. Curious Kids: What causes windy weather?
  13. why is a green screen green?
  14. Our growing big cities need new centres of employment – here's Melbourne's chance
  15. Why virtual reality cannot match the real thing
  16. do student protests work? History tells us they can
  17. Politics podcast: the Batman byelection battleground
  18. Full response from a spokesperson for Steven Marshall for a FactCheck on electricity issues in South Australia
  19. would pokies reform in South Australia wipe out 'many' of 26,000 jobs?
  20. does South Australia have the 'highest energy prices' in the nation and 'the least reliable grid'?
  21. What we know about Novichok, the 'newby' nerve agents linked to Russia
  22. could Labor's tax changes make the system fairer or hurt investors?
  23. The off-topic Conversation #156
  24. The medicines to pack for your overseas holiday
  25. War with North Korea: from unthinkable to unavoidable?
  26. Looking for truth in the Facebook age? Seek out views you aren't going to 'like'
  27. Yes, kangaroos are endangered – but not the species you think
  28. should I let my kids drink juice?
  29. why you can hear gravitational waves when things collide in the universe
  30. The origins of Pama-Nyungan, Australia's largest family of Aboriginal languages
  31. More of us are drinking recycled sewage water than most people realise
  32. Rise in protest votes sounds warning bell for major parties
  33. Australia can't afford to forget smaller businesses when negotiating trade deals
  34. How protons can power our future energy needs
  35. Technology and regulation must work in concert to combat hate speech online
  36. Voice assistants will have to build trust before we're comfortable with them tracking us
  37. Why aren't birds pulled down by gravity while they're flying?
  38. The greatest moral challenge of our time? It's how we think about morality itself
  39. New online tool can predict your melanoma risk
  40. Ivory up in flames, but who really noticed? How messages on elephant poaching might be missed
  41. France has a unique approach to regenerating inner cities – what can we learn from its success?
  42. Climate change and looters threaten the archaeology of Mongolia
  43. Five things parents can do every day to help develop STEM skills from a young age
  44. How companies can make more money by allowing you to 'pay as you want'
  45. South Australian 'soft' voters inclined to change their government but not impressed with the alternative
  46. 'Soft' voters scathing about Turnbull's handling of sex in politics: focus group research
  47. Yes, too much sugar is bad for our health – here's what the science says
  48. going beyond our backyard to protect the reef
  49. Take it from us - here's what we need in an ambassador for women in science
  50. Michelle Grattan on the battlegrounds of South Australia, Batman and Adani

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