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Desert dust storms are increasingly picking up materials like sewage, herbicides and other human-made waste and transporting them on tiny particles that are easy to inhale.
AUKUS faces political challenges right now, and the next year may bring even deeper problems. Big-picture geopolitical realities suggest AUKUS will survive.
Australians are trading pest plants online, potentially breaking the law without even realising it.
Australia’s biosecurity system is on high alert for alien invaders. Here’s a hit list of eight baddies we believe pose the greatest threat to Australia’s biodiversity.
Public interest in climate change and global warming peaks after bushfires and lasts for months, research reveals. But Australians do not respond to storms and floods in the same way.
Outgoing New Zealand MP Jamie Strange used his valedictory speech to propose a trans-Tasman political union. Wondering how that might work reveals just how different the two countries really are.
The federal government’s long awaited new aid and development policy offers a clear and galvanising vision of how Australia should deal with the complex issue.
Statistics show how a change of approach by England’s team marks a dramatic break with the history of Test cricket.
Instead of just offering defence funding, we need to look at how hard we make it for Pacific Islanders to come here if we want a really meaningful relationship.
New research shows misinformation from political ‘elites’ can be particularly toxic. We all need to do our bit to stop it.
Experiments show honey from Australian desert ants has potent antimicrobial power.
NATO gets the headlines, but the Five Eyes alliance is another close connection between key Western powers, and it may expand.
The US national team is the favorite going into the tournament in New Zealand and Australia. But growth in the global game has seen others catch up.
Even a week ago we couldn’t have predicted this. But after good news from the US, our Reserve Bank now has a chance to cement low unemployment while controlling inflation – without more rate rises.
Given the tensions with Russia and China, there is a clear need for greater cooperation among a larger group of countries to effectively counter the two, both in Asia and Europe.
All mammals produce milk. But there’s no milk quite like that produced by monotremes and marsupials. Here’s what’s so special about it.
Australians remain deeply concerned about China as a long term potential military threat
Australia is in the middle of its fifth Omicron wave, which has been brewing since February. But it’s been slow and drawn out and the health impacts are very different to earlier waves.
The merits of the dingo fence are hotly debated, and there have been calls to pull it down. We need a better understanding of how the mega-structure affects species that live along it.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Honorary Fellow, Asia Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in Human Rights and International Law, University of Newcastle
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ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor in Climate Science, ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, The University of Melbourne
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Tony Walker AM is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director, La Trobe University
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Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW
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Adjunct Professor, Stout Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington and Auckland University of Technology, Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University
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Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University
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Faculty Member, Asian Studies Program, Georgetown University; Visiting Fellow, Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National University., Georgetown University
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Professor of International Security, Adelaide University
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Dosen Hubungan Internasional, Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) Yogyakarta
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Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Bond University
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Professor of International Law, Australian National University
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Scientia Professor and ARC Laureate Fellow, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW
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