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Editor's note
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Australia must come to terms with some fundamental shifts in our climate. We’ve warmed by a degree, and we can no longer rely on the past as a guide to Australia’s weather.
In this month’s episode of our podcast Trust Me, I’m An Expert, we talk to Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Andrew Watkins and climate scientist Joelle Gergis about the past – and future – of Australia’s climate extremes.
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Madeleine De Gabriele
Deputy Editor: Energy + Environment
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Top story
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The Bureau of Meteorology’s tropical cyclone outlook is out today.
AAP Image/Bureau of Meteorology, Japan Meteorological Agency
Madeleine De Gabriele, The Conversation; Wes Mountain, The Conversation
Australia must come to terms with some fundamental shifts in our weather patterns. This month, Andrew Watkins from the BOM and climate scientist Joelle Gergis explore what's in store.
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People with disability living in remote communities may receive money for supports, but that doesn’t mean there’s anywhere to purchase them.
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Scott Avery, University of Technology Sydney
The NDIS has good intentions, but its design doesn't seem to support the unique needs of Indigenous people living with a disability, particularly if they're living in remote communities.
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Health + Medicine
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Oliver Rawashdeh, The University of Queensland
Daylight saving time begins this weekend, which means many of us will get an hour less sleep. But the health effects go beyond sleep – and can last two weeks or more. Here's what the research says.
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Politics + Society
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Kwadwo Adusei-Asante, Edith Cowan University
A new crime prevention program in Western Australia is training young Australians of African descent to become peer mentors to at-risk youths in their communities.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
The furore over whether the Sydney Opera House should be used as a billboard is one thing, but the bigger issue is Alan Jones' bullying behaviour and the NSW government caving in to it,
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Adrian Beaumont, University of Melbourne
A change of heart on preferences appears to have cost the high-profile independent in Wentworth, while the controversy around Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation has been of benefit to Donald Trump.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Michelle Grattan speaks with Deep Saini about the week in Australian politics.
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Science + Technology
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Katina Michael, Arizona State University
Searching a smartphone is different from searching luggage. Our smartphones carry our innermost thoughts, intimate pictures, sensitive workplace documents and private messages.
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Richard N Holdaway; Ben Kennedy; Brendan Duffy, University of Melbourne
New research shows that carbon dioxide in groundwater can affect the aging of volcanic eruptions. The findings could help predict future eruptions.
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Brad Elphinstone, Swinburne University of Technology; Richard Whitehead, Swinburne University of Technology
We need to learn how to rebuild from loss, failure, or defeat in life, and that can also help in sport.
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Arts + Culture
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Christine Judith Nicholls, Flinders University
Starstruck is a marvellous exhibition of Australian film stills that offers a form of visual ethnography.
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Education
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Linda Simon, Charles Sturt University
VET’s role in employable skill development is critical. But we also need to strongly support the role VET plays in getting disadvantaged groups into education and work.
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Alison Elliott, CQUniversity Australia
We know from research children benefit from two years of preschool, rather than one. Universal access to preschool would also return benefits to the economy, and help parents with childcare costs.
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Environment + Energy
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Gregory Moore, University of Melbourne
Black wattle is part of Australia's iconic acacia family, but it's largely regarded as a pest overseas. But this fast-growing plant is a boon to gardeners, improving soil and sheltering other plants.
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Business + Economy
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Michael Rawling, University of Technology Sydney; Sarah Kaine, University of Technology Sydney
The crucial question is not whether gig workers are employees or independent contractors, but what rights they ought to have as contractors.
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