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1 juin 2018

What’s it like to be young and from overseas in Australia?

The majority of refugee and migrant young Australians feel strongly that they belong here, despite almost half experiencing some form of discrimination or unfair treatment in the past twelve months, the first Multicultural Youth Australia Census shows. More...

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1 juin 2018

The Crucible reborn

Although the story is an old one, The Crucible is extremely relevant in a modern context. The people of Salem abide by a strict ideology, and they desire homogeneity. They aim to expel anything or anyone they deem as subversive or impure, which, within the context of the Salem witch trials, is typified by the “non-conventional” woman. More...

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1 juin 2018

Making surgery safe in Mongolia

Anaesthetists used to be considered non-essential in Mongolia’s health care system, but a collaboration with Australian specialists is reducing surgical mortality rates. More...

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1 juin 2018

Paying the right price for energy efficient homes

A new study has analysed tens of thousands of property transactions over five years from 2011-16 in the Australian Capital Territory, where it is mandatory to disclose the energy efficiency rating (EER) when selling a home. More...

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1 juin 2018

How much exercise keeps our brains healthy as we age?

Staying physically active later in life, by doing around an hour and half of moderate aerobic exercise and a couple of strength training sessions per week, can help keep your brain healthy. More...

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1 juin 2018

Bringing back languages from scraps of paper

In 1904 Daisy Bates, an Irish-Australian journalist and ethnographer, sent out a questionnaire to squatters, police, and other authorities across Western Australia asking them to record examples of the local Aboriginal language. More...

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1 juin 2018

Sinkholes: What on earth’s happening?

Have no fear. It might seem as if the earth is opening up everywhere around us, but it’s down to a mix of factors, from geology to human behaviour. More...

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1 juin 2018

Breaking gender stereotypes. Early

Gender stereotyping can be tackled in preschool, promoting equality in the skills children learn and the possibilities they see for themselves. But it’s not about banning books. More...

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1 juin 2018

The hard science behind surviving a zombie attack

Build a defensive ring or run as fast as you can - the disaster modelling that could help you survive a killer zombie outbreak in Australia. More...

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1 juin 2018

Millennials want the same as the rest of us, but can’t afford it

The Life Patterns project at the University of Melbourne has tracked the lives of a group of young Australians since 2005, when they were then in Year 11. Most of them are turning 30 this year, many have left higher education, are working and are in relationships. In other words, they are ‘settling down’. More...

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