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Scars left by Australia's undersea landslides reveal future tsunami potential

  • Written by: Samantha Clarke, Associate Lecturer in Education Innovation, University of Sydney
imageThe Byron Scar, left behind by an undersea landslide. Colours indicate depths.Samantha Clarke, Author provided

It is often said that we know more about the surface of other planets than we do about our own deep ocean. To overcome this problem, we embarked on a voyage on CSIRO’s research vessel, the Southern Surveyor, to help map...

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Labor wins a majority in Queensland as polling in Victoria shows a tie

  • Written by: Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne
imageAnnastacia Palasczuk will be able to form majority government after the final results of the Queensland election were announced.AAP/Jono Searle

At the Queensland election, held on November 25, the size of parliament was increased from 89 seats to 93. Comparing this result with 2015, Labor officially won 48 of the 93 seats (up four), the Liberal...

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Australian tech start-ups stand to lose out in proposed copyright reforms

  • Written by: Kylie Pappalardo, Lecturer, School of Law, Queensland University of Technology
imageYouTube and Facebook are protected from Australia's copyright laws, since they already operate within the US safe harbours. from www.shutterstock.com

The Australian government quietly introduced the Copyright Amendment (Service Providers) Bill 2017 to the Senate on Wednesday. If enacted, the bill will extend the scope of Australia’s...

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VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on same-sex marriage passing parliament

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Michelle Grattan speaks with the University of Canberra’s Deep Saini about the week in Australian politics.

They discuss parliament’s passing of the same-sex marriage bill, the competition in the Bennelong byelection, and the government’s proposed foreign interference laws.

The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or...

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  1. People with mental illness still die a decade earlier than those without
  2. Queensland finally has a government, but the path ahead for both major parties looks rocky
  3. Wall Street at 30: is greed still good?
  4. Health Check: how can I make it easier to wake up in the morning?
  5. What to teach your preschooler about internet safety
  6. From postal survey to parliament: how Australia legalised same-sex marriage
  7. Spare a thought for Bethlehem this Christmas as politics and tourism collide
  8. World's scientists turn to Asia and Australia to rewrite human history
  9. Friday essay: monsters in my closet – how a geographer began mining myths
  10. It would cost you 20 cents more per T-shirt to pay an Indian worker a living wage
  11. Looking beyond the sandstone: universities reinvent campuses to bring together town and gown
  12. Losing weight is hard, but it's not any harder if you have type 2 diabetes
  13. Sustainable shopping: how to buy tuna without biting a chunk out of the oceans
  14. How parents and teens can reduce the impact of social media on youth well-being
  15. We have marriage equality, now we need LGBTQi+-inclusive sexuality education in schools
  16. Grattan on Friday: Bill Shorten faces a summer of uncertainty
  17. Flood of same-sex weddings in January, after historic parliamentary vote
  18. Australia has finally achieved marriage equality, but there's a lot more to be done on LGBTI rights
  19. What is meningococcal disease and what are the options for vaccination?
  20. Barbara and the Camp Dogs turns pub theatre into an impassioned call to listen to Indigenous Australians
  21. Why digital apps can be good gifts for young family members
  22. Explainer: how lending startups like Afterpay make their money
  23. Politics podcast: John Blaxland on new foreign interference laws
  24. Would you buy a theatre ticket for someone who can't afford it? Now you can
  25. Nationals elect Bridget McKenzie as new deputy
  26. A new species of marsupial lion tells us about Australia's past
  27. New foreign interference laws will compound risks to whistleblowers and journalists
  28. Drought on the Murray River harms ocean life too
  29. What happened to the price of Bitcoin? The truth behind big bubbles and crashes
  30. Ban on foreign political donations is both too broad and too narrow, and won't fix our system
  31. Travelling these holidays? Follow tips the Socceroos use to conquer jet lag
  32. They know where you go: dockless bike sharing looms as the next disruptor – if key concerns are fixed
  33. From 'demented' to 'person with dementia': how and why the language of disability changed
  34. Children have strokes too and doctors often miss them. New guidelines will help
  35. Out of character: how acting puts a mental strain on performers
  36. High Court to rule on two Labor MPs, but partisan row protects others
  37. Russia's humiliating ban from the Winter Olympics is the right move to protect integrity in sport
  38. International study shows many Australian children are still struggling with reading
  39. Bali's Mt Agung eruption shows how businesses should and shouldn't react to uncontrollable events
  40. My favourite album: Miles Davis’s A Tribute to Jack Johnson
  41. I've got varicose veins. What can I do about them?
  42. Near enough may not be good enough as parliament's dual citizenship crisis deepens
  43. A new approach to regional higher education is essential to our economic future
  44. How the excuse of 'pure fantasy' works in online child sex abuse cases
  45. Green groups and charities could be collateral damage in government's foreign donation ban
  46. People love parklets, and businesses can help make them happen
  47. What makes us sign up to subscription boxes
  48. From Oregon to Belgium to Victoria – the different ways suffering patients are allowed to die
  49. China’s growing footprint on the globe threatens to trample the natural world
  50. Still counting: why the visual arts must do better on gender equality

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