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Curious Kids: why doesn't lava melt the side of the volcano?

  • Written by: Richard John Arculus, Emeritus professor in geology, Australian National University
Curious Kids: why doesn't lava melt the side of the volcano?Although it is very hot, when lava flows over the ground, it generally does not melt the soil or rock.Marcella Cheng/The Conversation, CC BY-NC-ND

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...

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Banks and financial providers one step ahead of consumers who struggle with personal bias

  • Written by: Dimity Kingsford Smith, Professor of Law, UNSW

There’s more than 30 years of research showing financial consumers have behavioural biases that can lead to poor decisions. Financial providers and banks have known this too, and have designed some products to take advantage of consumer habits rather than benefit them.

Legislation soon to be introduced to parliament is intended to curb these...

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Governments can't be trusted to deliver welfare standards for chickens

  • Written by: Elizabeth Ellis, Honorary Senior Fellow, School of Law, Faculty of Law, Humanities & the Arts, University of Wollongong
Governments can't be trusted to deliver welfare standards for chickensThere are concerns that the new draft poultry standards don't truly have chickens' welfare at heart.Ben Romalis/Shutterstock.com

Claims of secret meetings and manipulation of the policy agenda. A split in government ranks, and threats to withdraw from a national review. It’s all just part and parcel of the latest round in the development of...

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The rise and fall of Ben Ean Moselle and what it says about Australian society

  • Written by: Julie McIntyre, Research Fellow in History, University of Newcastle
The rise and fall of Ben Ean Moselle and what it says about Australian societyThis 1980s ad for Lindeman's Ben Ean Moselle mirrored the shift in Australian wine culture from egalitarian to aspirational. Lindeman’s (Holdings) Ltd, Z418 Box 335 27.103, Noel Butlin Archives Centre

Do you remember Lindeman’s Ben Ean Moselle? This slim-bottled, white table wine was quaffed in great quantities in the 1970s. It played...

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  2. US approach to security is deeply troubling – and it's not just about Trump
  3. Closing the Gap results still lag, as Shorten pledges compensation fund for Stolen Generations
  4. Labor moves in on the Barnaby Joyce affair
  5. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the private lives of our politicians
  6. Health Check: how can extreme heat lead to death?
  7. Two Koreas working together on Winter Olympics is a small but important step toward peace
  8. Hidden depths: why groundwater is our most important water source
  9. Five active volcanoes on my Asia Pacific 'Ring of Fire' watch-list right now
  10. Kokoda Track blockade alludes to deeper development issues in Papua New Guinea
  11. How copyright law is holding back Australian creators
  12. Sustainable shopping: your guilt-free guide to flowers this Valentine's Day
  13. Public hospital blame game – here's how we got into this funding mess
  14. Essays On Air: Why grown-ups still need fairy tales
  15. Vital Signs: future expectations causing sharemarket gyrations and interest rate doubts
  16. Proposed new regulations for 3D printed medical devices must go further
  17. The larrikin as leader: how Bob Hawke came to be one of the best (and luckiest) prime ministers
  18. This is how WestConnex can deliver Sydney a better city centre
  19. Friday essay: ‘It’s not over in the homes’ – impotence, domestic violence and former POWs
  20. Grattan on Friday: Is Barnaby's baby a matter of public interest or just of interest to the public?
  21. World-first genetic analysis reveals Aussie white shark numbers
  22. Does a sugar tax cause alcohol sales to spike? The research doesn't give a decisive answer
  23. Whistleblowers still in the firing line from foreign influence and official secrets laws
  24. I've been diagnosed with iron deficiency, now what?
  25. Politics podcast: Mark Dreyfus on changing the government's foreign interference bill
  26. The off-topic Conversation #151
  27. Closing the gap in Indigenous literacy and numeracy? Not remotely – or in cities
  28. CBA's board needs to take ultimate responsibility for the bank's failings
  29. Sense, think, act: the principle that governs everything from rocket landings to interest rates
  30. 2018 Winter Olympics set to begin against the backdrop of warm words and cold politics
  31. Australia's financial regulators need policing
  32. Unions can't just rely on promises of favourable laws to regain lost ground
  33. Labor's 2% cap on private health insurance premium rises won't fix affordability
  34. Listen to abuse survivors and advocates to clear the way to a national redress scheme
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  37. Explainer: the symbolism of The Lady and the Unicorn tapestry cycle
  38. NSW could lead the way in educating students with a disability
  39. Putting the pieces together to create safe public spaces for all
  40. George Brandis warns Liberals against rise of populist right
  41. Government unmoved by Labor MP Susan Lamb's emotional story
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  43. How to use critical thinking to spot false climate claims
  44. Private health insurance rebates don't serve their purpose. Let's talk about scrapping them
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  46. Russian Olympic doping saga shows need for a radically different approach
  47. Classroom design should follow evidence, not architectural fads
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