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Australia's coastal living is at risk from sea level rise, but it's happened before

  • Written by: Sean Ulm, Deputy Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, James Cook University
Australia's coastal living is at risk from sea level rise, but it's happened beforeAustralia's coastline has moved before thanks to changes in sea level.Flickr/Travellers travel photobook, CC BY

With global sea levels expected to rise by up to a metre by 2100 we can learn much from archaeology about how people coped in the past with changes in sea level.

In a study published this week in Quaternary Science Reviews, we looked at...

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Why some people in non-violent relationships kill their partners

  • Written by: Belinda Parker, Sessional Academic, Queensland University of Technology
Why some people in non-violent relationships kill their partnersThe most common reason for intimate partner homicide was jealousy, followed by gain, and then love.shutterstock

The dialogue surrounding couples in which a homicide takes place often focuses on a history of domestic violence within the relationship, rather than the reasons the offender killed their partner. The importance of domestic violence...

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Why you should avoid hospitals in January

  • Written by: Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute
Why you should avoid hospitals in JanuaryAround 3,000 more Australian patients have a complication in their hospital care in January than in other months. Rawpixel.com

January is the quietest month in Australia. But for hospitals, which provide care 24/7/365, January is a time of big transition. And for patients, that means January is when things are more likely to go wrong.

More than 3,000...

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The appeal of the 'flat' organisation -- why some firms are getting rid of middle managers

  • Written by: Massimo Garbuio, Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney
The appeal of the 'flat' organisation -- why some firms are getting rid of middle managersElon Musk, head of Telsa, is an advocate for flat organisational structures.Samferdselsdepartementet/Flickr, CC BY-NC

The trend of “flat” organisations is catching on at some of the world’s biggest companies. It’s easy to see the appeal when you think of a utopia where everyone in an organisation has a say and can act...

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  1. New study finds 'baby brain' is real, but we're still not sure what causes it
  2. When a country’s towns and villages face extinction
  3. Why it might be time to eradicate sex segregation in sports
  4. Indigenous ranger programs are working in Queensland – they should be expanded
  5. Curious Kids: Why are leaves green?
  6. The stories behind Aboriginal star names now recognised by the world's astronomical body
  7. Teachers who feel appreciated are less likely to leave the profession
  8. How women in media won some pay equality in the 1970s, and why they're still fighting today
  9. Australian sports should follow the English Premier League and reform salary caps
  10. KodakOne could be the start of a new kind of intellectual property
  11. Extreme heat in sport: why using a fixed temperature cut-off isn't as simple as it seems
  12. Home biogas: turning food waste into renewable energy
  13. Essays On Air: Journeys to the underworld – Greek myth, film and American anxiety
  14. Will elections in 2018 see 2017's left-wing revival continue?
  15. Bitcoin, the property market and Trump: the fact and fiction behind doomsaying in 2018
  16. 'Aussie flu'? We can't be sure where flu originates, and that doesn't really matter anyway
  17. Sustainable shopping: is it possible to fly sustainably?
  18. It's time to get ready for augmented reality
  19. My Name Is Jimi is a four-generation Torres Strait history on stage
  20. Mahathir Mohamad crops up again in bid to lead Malaysia – with Anwar on the same side
  21. Schools can’t tackle child literacy levels alone – it takes a village
  22. For women fighting the gender pay gap discrimination law is limited
  23. AquaSonic merges science and art in an underwater symphony
  24. Explainer: 'bomb cyclones' – the intense winter storms that hit the US (and Australia too)
  25. Why a drug treatment for dementia has eluded us
  26. The Winter Olympics and the two Koreas: how sport diplomacy could save the world
  27. Essays On Air: a new podcast from The Conversation bringing the best writing to you
  28. Why children should be taught to build a positive online presence
  29. A month in, Tesla's SA battery is surpassing expectations
  30. What the stats say: is Steve Smith the second-best Australian cricket batsman ever?
  31. Sudanese heritage youth in Australia are frequently maligned by fear-mongering and racism
  32. Explainer: where do the names of our months come from?
  33. Amazon drives a fifth city-shaping retail revolution
  34. What we can expect from China's economy in 2018
  35. What are antioxidants? And are they truly good for us?
  36. Rocky Horror allegations throw a spotlight on acting boundaries, on and off stage
  37. Treasury memo misses the real impact of Labor's negative gearing policy
  38. How music festivals can change the tune on sexual violence
  39. Curious Kids: Why can some cups go in the microwave and some not?
  40. Politicians are inflating the evidence used to justify tax increases
  41. Australia's climate in 2017: a warm year, with a wet start and finish
  42. Without culling, Victoria's feral horse plan looks set to fail
  43. The Town Hall Affair brings Germaine Greer's 1970s feminist debate roaring into the present
  44. Can I prevent food allergies in my kids?
  45. Drugs, gums or patches won't increase your chances of quitting
  46. Open plan offices CAN actually work, under certain conditions
  47. Stereotypes in the courtroom can prejudice our justice system – here's how that can be fixed
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