From Avocet to Zebra Finch: big data study finds more than 50 billion birds in the world
18 May 2021
Talk about getting your ducks in a row.
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Albanese's $10b pledge pushes housing needs back into the limelight
Albanese’s $10b pledge pushes housing needs back into the limelight
17 May 2021
The pledge to build 30,000 homes over the next five years exposes the government’s inaction, but it’s still only a fraction of the number Australians need.
With diplomacy all but abandoned, Israel and the Palestinians are teetering on another war
With diplomacy all but abandoned, Israel and the Palestinians are teetering on another war
17 May 2021
The two sides need the international community to help them end the fighting, but the Biden administration has so far been reluctant to get involved.
Temp teachers pressured to 'prove themselves' vulnerable to exploitation
Temp teachers pressured to ‘prove themselves’ vulnerable to exploitation
17 May 2021
NSW public school teachers on short fixed-term contracts report feeling forced to compete with colleagues to stay employed.
New sensor could help guide cancer treatment options in patients
New sensor could help guide cancer treatment options in patients
17 May 2021
Promising research shows scientists can identify a key cancer biomarker – PD-L1 – in blood.
COVID effect left world’s children more vulnerable online
COVID effect left world’s children more vulnerable online
17 May 2021
A UNSW report has raised concerns over how COVID-19 impacted online child sexual exploitation investigations globally.
The pressure is on for Australia to accept the coronavirus really can spread in the air we breathe
The pressure is on for Australia to accept the coronavirus really can spread in the air we breathe
14 May 2021
Will new guidelines on how to protect front-line workers acknowledge the coronavirus can spread via the air we breathe? It’s time they did.
UNSW awarded over $8m in funding for health and medical research
UNSW awarded over $8m in funding for health and medical research
14 May 2021
Researchers to examine new treatments for “ice” use, Crohn’s disease, spinal cord injuries, and new methods for detecting epidemics.
NAPLAN needs ditching, not a redesign
NAPLAN needs ditching, not a redesign
14 May 2021
Australia needs a new national assessment system rather than reforms to the current NAPLAN system, according to a new report from the Gonski Institute for Education.
With billions more allocated to immigration detention, it's another bleak year for refugees
With billions more allocated to immigration detention, it’s another bleak year for refugees
14 May 2021
This excessive spending raises serious raise questions about the government’s long-term planning for refugees stuck in limbo.