New research has questioned theories that a mysterious group of hunter-gatherers from Indonesia interacted with Aboriginal Australians thousands of years ago and provides a basis for future understanding of the people who ...
Archaeology
May 27, 2021
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Gaping policy shortfalls in the Australian Government's 'Closing the Gap' program have seen it fail to reduce disparities in Indigenous health, income, employment, child removal and incarceration, Flinders University researchers ...
Political science
May 24, 2021
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Australian scientists have compared an ancient Greek technique of memorizing data to an even older technique from Aboriginal culture, using students in a rural medical school.
Archaeology
May 18, 2021
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The Australian government's latest budget has committed A$210 million for a new climate information service, $600 million for a new agency to promote natural disaster recovery and resilience, and $10 billion for a reinsurance ...
Environment
May 18, 2021
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A group of eminent scientists has urged Australian governments, Federal and State, to adopt a zero pollution target for air, water and land.
Environment
May 18, 2021
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As far as odds go, things don't look promising for the slender-nerved acacia (Acacia leptoneura), a spiky plant with classic yellow-ball wattle flowers. With most of its habitat in Western Australia's wheat belt cleared for ...
Ecology
May 13, 2021
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Threatened plants have declined at an alarming rate in Australia over recent decades pushing many species close to extinction.
Plants & Animals
May 13, 2021
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The cruel realities of childhood food insecurity bit hard during COVID-19, when hardships magnified existing problems for families feeling economic pressure.
Social Sciences
May 13, 2021
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It may be a familiar statistic, but it is still shocking and unacceptable. In Australia, almost every week a woman dies at the hands of her partner or ex-partner.
Social Sciences
May 6, 2021
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In his speech to The Age Schools Summit in Melbourne last week, federal Education Minister Alan Tudge talked about his recently launched review of initial teacher education. He said quality teaching was the most important ...
Education
May 4, 2021
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