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Editor's note
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Fruit is good for us, and so many assume fruit juice is good for us too. And because it’s sweet and comes in convenient, child-friendly packaging, it’s usually something we can get our kids to drink. But does the sugar content mean kids shouldn’t be drinking the stuff? We asked five experts in nutrition, dietetics, medicine and dental health, and collated their responses in this quick-to-read graphic. Find out why four out of five said no (and why one was a bit more pragmatic).
A new documentary has raised fears over the treatment of Australia’s iconic kangaroos. But as Karl Vernes writes, it’s not the big, famous species we should be worried about - it’s the dozens of small marsupials such as bettongs and potoroos that are really under threat.
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Alexandra Hansen
Section Editor: Health + Medicine
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Mmmmm sugary.
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Alexandra Hansen, The Conversation
Most parents will tell you their kids love juice. It tastes good and often comes in convenient and child-friendly packaging. Is the occasional juice OK?
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Environment + Energy
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Karl Vernes, University of New England
A new documentary makes some controversial claims about the health of kangaroo populations. But the real threat is not to Australia's iconic kangaroos -- it's to dozens of other, obscure species.
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John Andrews, RMIT University
A new rechargeable 'proton battery' - made chiefly from carbon and water - promises to outperform conventional lithium-ion batteries, while also being more environmentally friendly.
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Simon Griffith, Macquarie University
To stay up, the bird must overcome gravity with a force called 'lift'.
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Science + Technology
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David Blair, University of Western Australia
From a slow hum to a chirp or a bleep, what is that sound you hear whenever there's a new detection of gravitational waves?
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Andre Oboler, La Trobe University
New laws, new tools and new research is required to combat the rise in online hate. That means both regulating social media companies, and making use of technology to help measure compliance.
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Cities
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Ian Wright, Western Sydney University
Perth is looking at recycling all its sewage in the city's future water supply. But many Australians' drinking water already contains indirectly recycled treated sewage.
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Arts + Culture
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Claire Bowern, Yale University
The origin of around 300 of Australia's Aboriginal languages lies in Queensland, about 6,000 years ago.
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Politics + Society
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Danielle Wood, Grattan Institute; Carmela Chivers, Grattan Institute; John Daley, Grattan Institute
The minor party vote in Australia is historically high and growing, as trust in the bigger parties slides away.
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Business + Economy
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David Treisman, Monash University
Smaller businesses contribute a huge amount of Australia's national output but a tiny proportion of our exports.
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Louise Kelly, Queensland University of Technology; Kate Letheren, Queensland University of Technology
Brands need to build trust by being transparent about how they collect data.
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