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Editor's note
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Australia has a reputation as a land full of creatures that can and do kill people, from venomous snakes and spiders to stinging marine life. But just how many people die from stings and bites may surprise you.
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Michael Lund
Science and Technology Editor
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Top story
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Just another of Australia’s creepy crawlies… but will it kill you?
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Ronelle Welton, University of Melbourne
Australia's snakes, spiders and other venomous critters tend to strike fear in many people. But is Australia's reputation as a nation of deadly creatures deserved?
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Environment + Energy
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And not a steak in sight.
Veggie BBQ image from www.shutterstock.com
Ozgur Dedehayir, Queensland University of Technology; Carol Richards, Queensland University of Technology; Peter O'Connor, Queensland University of Technology
Sausages, hamburger patties, lamb chops and T-bone steak. There is nothing like the traditional barbecue on Australia Day.
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Politics + Society
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The Founding of Australia. By Capt. Arthur Phillip R.N. Sydney Cove, Jan. 26th 1788, Algernon Talmadge R.A, 1937.
State Library of NSW
Kate Darian-Smith, University of Melbourne
The marking of our national day has long been fraught, and this year is no exception.
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This nation has a history that extends well beyond the past 227 years.
AAP/Joe Castro
Chelsea Bond, The University of Queensland
If there is ever a day that I don’t feel Australian, it would be on Australia Day. My mother is a fifth-generation Australian of English and Irish heritage and my father is Munanjahli and an Australian-born…
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Arts + Culture
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Is Nick Kyrgios too difficult – and different – to become an Australian hero?
AAP Image/Joe Castro
Keith Parry, Western Sydney University
Examining our sporting heroes reveals much about ideas of national identity and who is accepted.
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Tea and Damper by A . M. Ebsworth.
From Digital Collection of the State Library of Victoria.
Blake Singley, Australian National University
The first European settlers in Australia used a dizzying array of flora and fauna in their kitchens – but they cooked them in a traditional British style.
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Business + Economy
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We share a head of state, so should Australia join a Commonwealth trading bloc?
Reuters
Giovanni Di Lieto, Monash University
Australia shouldn't wade into the post-Brexit politics by supporting an idea to form a trading bloc based on the Commonwealth.
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Featured jobs
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University of Melbourne — Parkville, Victoria
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University of Western Australia — Perth, Western Australia
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Featured events
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State Library of Victoria, Theatrette. 179 La Trobe Street, Melbourne , Victoria, 3000, Australia — La Trobe University
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CSIRO, 3-4 Castray Esplanade, Hobart, Tasmania, 7004, Australia — University of Tasmania
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