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Plastic waste and the need for small digital labs for Linguistics

This is the appropriate time to prepare or train our next generation for correcting our mistakes and solving environment-related issues.  

The major political parties have a membership problem. Footy club marketing might offer some solutions

What can the major Australian parties learn from footy clubs about how to grow community support?

3.5% unemployment: Australia’s jobless rate at its lowest since 1974

The official unemployment rate in June fell to 3.5%. It’s almost 50 years – August 1974, to be exact – since it was lower.

How James Webb’s deep field images remind about artificial divide between science and art

The mysteries of the universe are the stuff of science and of the imagination.

Australians reject discrimination that is based on religious belief: new research

Australians reject protections for religious organisations to exclude people from employment and schooling on these bases.

How do we teach young people about climate change?

Comics are an effective way to put a human face on issues because they allow us to show first-person narratives and experiences.

The Swayamvara Connect of Ancient Kashmir and Assam

The swayamvara of Meghavahana and Amritaprabha finds description in several historical records including the Rajatarangini by Kalhana.

Urgent need to build capacity for locally led development research

How can development partners support and strengthen locally led research for development? There are at least six ways.

Journalism and media freedom under pressure with China’s creeping influence in the Pacific

The restrictions on Pacific media during Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s recent Pacific trip are only the most recent example of a media sector under siege.

Australian government’s renewable target is much more ambitious than it seems

If renewable electricity production target of 82% is achieved, it really will be a step change.

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Point Cook crash victims identified as young mother Neha Bommali and visiting mother-in-law Rama Devi

“I cannot carry this heavy financial and logistical burden alone”

Australia adds nearly 393,000 people as population closes in on 28 million as migration drives growth

Nationally, the March quarter alone added 130,887 people, representing quarterly growth of 0.5 per cent.

Tony Burke says India Free Trade Agreement will be honoured as Australia targets temporary, international student and dependent visas

Burke said lower migration would “trash Australian services and trash the Australian economy”.
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