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Editor's note
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For the first time mass coral bleaching has struck the Great Barrier Reef two years in a row, foreshadowing the reef's dire future as the world warms. In 2015 the UN gave Australia a reprieve from listing the reef as World Heritage "in danger". But experts argue that the UN will likely have to reconsider unless the nation takes greater action on climate and water quality immediately.
And this year marks the 20th anniversary of the publication of Mark Davis’s influential book Gangland: Cultural Elites and the New Generationalism. Reflecting on its relevance today, Davis writes that young people continue to be economically marginalised and the subject of media stereotypes (smashed avocado anyone?).
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James Whitmore
Editor, Environment & Energy
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The Great Barrier Reef is bleaching again, in its first back-to-back mass bleaching event.
AAP Image/WWF AUSTRALIA, BIOPIXEL
Terry Hughes, James Cook University; Barry Hart, Monash University; Karen Hussey, The University of Queensland
The Great Barrier Reef is bleaching again. Without greater action on climate change and water quality, its World Heritage status could be listed as "in danger".
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Arts + Culture
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Mark Davis, University of Melbourne
Smashed avo storms, news stories about lazy millennials ... Has anything changed in the 20 years since Mark Davis wrote his influential book Gangland?
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Jay Daniel Thompson, University of Melbourne
It is 20 years since author Mark Davis wrote his influential book Gangland exploring the domination of baby boomers in public life. Is it time for a fresh exploration of 'generationalism' today?
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Education
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Kenneth Rigby, University of South Australia
Fear of repercussions and the feeling of not being taken seriously are two reasons why children who are bullied don't seek help from teachers.
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Politics + Society
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Bede Harris, Charles Sturt University
Politicians should be subject to a penalty regime similar to the far more stringent one that applies to company directors.
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Colleen Murrell, Monash University
Colleen Murrell speaks to The Daily Beast's Christopher Dickey about living in and reporting from Paris in the wake of a wave of terror attacks in the last two years.
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Bruce Baer Arnold, University of Canberra
Privacy laws in Australia need to be reformed, and fast, to stop governments bullying people through publication of personal information.
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Katrina Raynor, University of Melbourne; Carolyn Whitzman, University of Melbourne
Victoria has been lagging behind other states in developing an affordable housing strategy. Now that one has been released, how well does it meet the needs of households on lower incomes?
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Business + Economy
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Franz Wohlgezogen, University of Melbourne; Melissa Wheeler, University of Melbourne
Studies have shown that shame can motivate people to be both helpful but also vengeful, so the verdict is still out on whether it curbs bad behaviour.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Greens leader Richard Di Natale is calling for a reimagining of the way Australians approach work.
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David Evans Bailey, Auckland University of Technology
Virtual reality holds huge potential for advertisers but we should all take note of its potential for manipulation.
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Rachel Ong, Curtin University; Gavin Wood, RMIT University; Melek Cigdem-Bayram, RMIT University
Those whose parents own a home are able to take advantage of a wider set of opportunities than others.
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Health + Medicine
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Peter Lange, University of Melbourne
Delirium is a neurological (nervous system) condition where a person becomes suddenly confused. Around one in five elderly people in hospital suffer from delirium.
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Narcyz Ghinea, University of Sydney; Wendy Lipworth, University of Sydney
Intuitively, it might seem desirable to speed up access to medicines. But this means more drugs will be approved that may subsequently prove unsafe or ineffective.
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Science + Technology
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Rod Tucker, University of Melbourne
The NBN could offer faster broadband to more people if it could widen its planned Fibre to the Curb rollout.
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Environment + Energy
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Malcolm Turnbull has threatened to use the Commonwealth's power over exports against gas producers if they do not carry through with undertakings to make more gas available for the domestic market.
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Madeleine Stigner, The University of Queensland; Kiran Dhanjal-Adams, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology; Richard Fuller, The University of Queensland
We aren’t just jostling with each other for beach space. Scuttling, waddling, hopping or flying away from beachgoers all around Australia, wildlife struggles to survive the daily disturbances.
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Featured jobs
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Macquarie University — Sydney, New South Wales
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Featured events
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