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The Conversation Australiaby Anthony Cordingley, Senior Lecturer in English Literature, University of Sydney10d ago
The French literary world has been rocked by an AI scandal, unfolding in waves. Haitian–Canadian author Thélyson Orélien had his novel removed from the shortlist of the Prix Goncourt, France’s most...
The Conversation Australiaby Kirsten Wehner, Research Affiliate, Sydney Environment Institute, University of Sydney10d ago
Harry and Susan Burrell were a remarkable 20th century couple. They were Australian vaudeville performers, self-taught naturalists, animal traders and collectors of specimens.
The Conversation Australiaby Joshua Gilbert, Researcher (Indigenous Policy) Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education & Research, University of Technology Sydney10d ago
Indigenous workers in Australia earn an average of 15.9% less per hour than all workers on average – or 84 cents for every $1 earned by non-Indigenous people – our research has found.
The Conversation Australiaby Hollis Taylor, Research Affiliate, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney10d ago
In 2001, I had an epiphany while making my first trip to Australia. Walking across a remote sheep station in the dusty west, my ears were suddenly filled with the rich, spirited song of three pied...
The Conversation Australiaby Dennis Wesselbaum, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Otago10d ago
As New Zealand heads toward a general election, political parties are setting out their priorities and candidates are making their pitches, all hoping to focus on the issues they believe will...
The Conversation Australiaby Tania Ahmed, Honorary Postdoctoral Associate, Macquarie University10d ago
Astronomers have catalogued billions of stars and hundreds of billions of galaxies. We have found thousands of planets orbiting stars.
The Conversation Australiaby John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland11d ago
The title of global strategist Viktor Shvets’ book, The Twilight Before the Storm, aptly describes our current situation.
The Conversation Australiaby Aliza Werner-Seidler, Professor and Program Lead in Adolescent Mental Health at the Black Dog Institute; Clinical Psychologist, UNSW11d ago
By the time an Australian student is 15, they will have already spent as many as 11,000 hours at school. Many formative social and emotional experiences occur at school.
The Conversation Australiaby Kristyn Harman, Professor in History, University of Tasmania11d ago
Convictism “left a stain” on Australia’s penal colonies “which time alone will be able to efface”, according to the South Australian Register newspaper in 1856.
The Conversation Australiaby Ara Cho, Research fellow, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland11d ago
Australia has some of the world’s highest cigarette prices. Smoking half-a-pack a day costs about A$7,000 to $12,000 per year at prices of around $38–66 a pack in the legal market.
The Conversation Australiaby Neophytos Georgiou, Lecturer and Research Fellow, College of Human Sciences and Culture, Flinders University11d ago
Recent media reports have suggested neo-nazis in Australia may be actively trying to recruit autistic young men.
The Conversation Australiaby Anastasia Powell, Professor of Family and Sexual Violence, RMIT University11d ago
Last week was another tragic week of domestic and family violence. In New South Wales three women were killed, allegedly by men known to them, in three separate incidents on a single day.
The Conversation Australiaby Renee Barnes, Associate Professor of Journalism, University of the Sunshine Coast11d ago
The Victorian election is still months away, yet voters are already being shown events which never happened.
The Conversation Australiaby Christoph Nedopil, Industry Professor, Business School, The University of Queensland11d ago
For decades, China’s market of 1.4 billion people and extraordinary economic growth gave Australian exporters seemingly endless opportunities.
The Conversation Australiaby Danny F Hill, Assistant Professor Finance, Providence College12d ago
One of the biggest cheating scandals in world sports history has erupted in England: Manchester City has reportedly been found guilty of 114 of the 115 alleged breaches of English Premier League...
The Conversation Australiaby Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne13d ago
In Nate Silver’s aggregate of national polls, Donald Trump’s net approval has dropped to a new record low of -23.
The Conversation Australiaby Niusha Shafiabady, Professor in Computational Intelligence, Australian Catholic University13d ago
In the wake of yesterday’s news that an OpenAI agent hacked Australia’s Medicare system earlier this year, some people have pointed to the incident as evidence that Australia needs to develop its...
The Conversation Australiaby Lily Whelehan, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland13d ago
How does the type of music affect plants growth? – Thomas, 14, Auckland, New Zealand When I’m in the lab studying my plants, I love to listen to music.
The Conversation Australiaby Dan Smale, Principal Technician Atmosphere, Earth Sciences New Zealand13d ago
The area covered by the Antarctic ozone hole peaked at more than 27 million square kilometres in September, the second-largest ever observed for this time of year.
The Conversation Australiaby David McCooey, Professor of Writing and Literature, Deakin University14d ago
In his lifetime, Les Murray (1938–2019) was often associated with contradiction and tension. He was seen as both Australia’s national poet and a reactionary who was out of step with modern...
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