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From falcons that hunt by the light of skyscrapers, to bears that sit in wait at weirs, animals are using human structures to help them catch a meal.
Individually rational actions can lead to collectively undesirable outcomes. Rethinking our individual moral obligations as forming part of a collective pattern of action can lead to positive change.
Overseas students with a disability shouldn’t be denied visas on the basis of potential cost to Australia’s community or health services. They are required to pay for these services themselves anyway.
Lucky Bay on WA’s south coast has been scientifically declared to have the whitest sand in Australia. But if you think your local beach can take the title, we want to hear from you.
That it has taken more than five months and a compulsory declaration procedure for some MPs’ dual citizenship issues to come to light reflects extremely badly on them.
There are about 400-600 people in the now-defunct regional processing centre refusing to move to recently built transit centres in Lorengau – but these numbers shift daily.
The dolphin population in parts of Western Australia more than halved one year, just as an El Niño event hit over in the Pacific. So what’s the connection?
To secede or not to secede, that is the question for WA, as it considers going it alone (though not everyone is taking it seriously).
There are benefits to shared reading long after children can read to themselves, so how long should you read to your children?
Writing is a fundamental outcome indicator of learning across subjects and grades. The latest NAPLAN results tell us we need to do more to empower children with these skills.
A four-year puzzle has ended with the discovery of a new species of sunfish. These famously strange-looking animals are the largest bony fish in the oceans.
Given the events of the past week, now is an opportune time to discuss reform of a section of the Constitution that makes dual nationals ineligible to sit in parliament.
Given the Turnbull government only has a one-seat majority in the lower house, the immediate stakes of the challenge to David Gillespie’s eligibility are as high as they could possibly be.
It is obviously important to protect the institutional integrity and independence of the judiciary – but the judiciary and judicial decisions should not be immune from criticism.
In the last decade, the United States has been the leading funder for preparing and responding to global infectious outbreaks, and the delivery of basic health care to low-income countries.
It’s not easy to tackle a live octopus - so many arms, all those suckers! But some bottlenose dolphins have found a way to defuse and eat these eight-armed sea creatures.
Continuing the status quo will not reduce disadvantage, and over time may even increase it.
Research shows that providing children with eReading devices can actually inhibit their reading.
With WA’s election looming, Perth’s battle over the Roe 8 highway extension brings other environmental issues to the fore.
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Adjunct Professor of Energy, Murdoch University
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Senior Lecturer in History and Politics, Murdoch University
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Professorial fellow, Murdoch University
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Senior Research Associate, Murdoch University
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Lecturer in Sustainable Development, Murdoch University
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Associate professor, Murdoch University
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Lecturer, Environmental and Conservation Science, Murdoch University
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Lecturer in Atmospheric Science, Murdoch University
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Associate Professor of Forensic Science, Murdoch University
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Lecturer in History, Murdoch University
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Associate Professor, Murdoch University
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Adjunct professor, Murdoch University
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Science Communications Coordinator, Murdoch University
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Senior lecturer, Murdoch University
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Associate Professor/ Director of Research (School of Education), Murdoch University
