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Editor's note
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The scale of what’s been lost in this summer’s devastating bushfires can seem overwhelming. And it’s been hard to really name the feeling casting a shadow over our hearts. There is definitely a growing sense we need a whole new way of thinking about the world around us and our place in it. I think our first Friday essay for the year offers that.
By explaining the Indigenous concept of kinship networks, Vanessa Cavanagh from the University of Wollongong’s School of Geography and Sustainable Communities helps us think about the interconnectedness of all things, both human and non-human. She weaves her experience as an Aboriginal woman with Bundjalung (NSW north coast) and Wonnarua (NSW Hunter region) ancestry, firefighter and researcher in a very moving piece of writing.
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Lucy Beaumont
Deputy Section Editor: Arts + Culture
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Top story
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“Will it grow back Mum?” Younger family members want reassurance at Colo Heights, among the blackened trees and loose soil.
Vanessa Cavanagh, University of Wollongong
Indigenous kinship networks link each plant to the next and connect us to Country. Honouring this way of being and engaging in fair collaboration might give power to our heartbreak.
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Arts + Culture
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Sue Rabbitt Roff, University of Dundee
The first director of the National Gallery of Australia has died at 88.
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Politics + Society
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Ryan Storr, Western Sydney University; Katherine Raw, Western Sydney University
Tennis Australia has faced criticism for its decision to celebrate Court's career next week. But at the same time, it's boosting its efforts at inclusivity with events like this year's Glam Slam.
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Howard Whitton, University of Canberra
Our government has grappled for years to devise ethical standards for ministers and other officials. But codes are only part of the answer – MPs must also take responsibility for their own conduct.
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Environment + Energy
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Stephen Garnett, Charles Darwin University; Brendan Wintle, University of Melbourne; David Lindenmayer, Australian National University; John Woinarski, Charles Darwin University; Martine Maron, The University of Queensland; Sarah Legge, Australian National University
The destruction of recent fires is challenging our belief that with enough time, love and money, every threatened species can be saved. But there is plenty we can, and must, now do.
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Mark Beeson, University of Western Australia
To be clear, I'm not advocating compulsory population control, here or anywhere. But we do need to consider a future with billions more people, many of them aspiring to live as Australians do now.
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Business + Economy
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Michelle Cull, Western Sydney University
Australia's rural firefighting organisations hold a special place in the nation's heart. Part of what makes them so interesting is how they are organised and funded.
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Danielle Wood, Grattan Institute; Nathan Blane, Grattan Institute; Shelby So, Grattan Institute
Changes to the government's targets in its budget update give it room to spend more.
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Cities
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Norman Day, Swinburne University of Technology
The problems of demolishing high-rise buildings in busy cities point to the need to prepare for unbuilding at the time of building. We'd then be much better placed to recycle building materials.
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Daniel Daly, University of Wollongong
Buyers pay more for a home they know has a good energy rating. That's worth an extra 2.4-9.4% in the only part of Australia where energy ratings must be disclosed at the time of sale.
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Education
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Rachael Jacobs, Western Sydney University; Carol Mutch, University of Auckland
Some students are grieving the loss of their homes or loved ones. Even those not directly affected by fires may be distressed by stories they've heard or images they've seen. How can schools help?
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Prue Gonzalez, Charles Sturt University
Universities can help students affected by the bushfires by learning from what others have done in past crises.
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Health + Medicine
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Ian M. Mackay, The University of Queensland; Katherine Arden, The University of Queensland
The virus seems to spread like any other respiratory illness – through coughs and sneezes, or contact with contaminated surfaces. Here's what we know about it so far.
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Kenley Kuoch, Swinburne University of Technology; Simon Robert Knowles, Swinburne University of Technology
Anxiety around going to the toilet in a public place is a recognised mental health condition. We explored the thought processes behind shy bladder and shy bowel to better understand these disorders.
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Science + Technology
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Roger Patulny, University of Wollongong
There is heavy social media use among both the most lonely and least lonely people. So what exactly is the relationship between social media use and loneliness?
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Aaron J. Cavosie, Curtin University; Chris Kirkland, Curtin University; Nick Timms, Curtin University; Thomas Davison, Imperial College London; Timmons Erickson, Curtin University
The Yarrabubba asteroid landed 2.2 billion years ago. Around the same time, the icy Earth went through a big thaw.
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