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Editor's note
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Good god, the world is busy. We want to take the time to wander off the beaten path. Breathe deep: inhale the good oxygen all those plants are breathing out. Smell the dirt, the water, the fresh scent of leaves.
That’s why tomorrow we’re launching our Beating Around the Bush newsletter, which profiles native plants and highlights hits from our archives. In our first instalment we’re looking at the fabulously strange Pilostyles, which lives its whole life hidden within the branches of its host plant – until it flowers, bursting out into the sunlight in vivid red shades . Don’t miss it by signing up here.
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Madeleine De Gabriele
Deputy Editor: Energy + Environment
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Top story
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You love Australian plants, I love Australian plants, we all love Australian plants!
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Molly Glassey, The Conversation; Madeleine De Gabriele, The Conversation
A newsletter for all you floraphiles out there.
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Environment + Energy
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Trevor Thornton, Deakin University
Buying reusable bags every time you shop is worse than just using plastic.
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Jacki Schirmer, University of Canberra; Dominic Peel, University of Canberra; Ivan Charles Hanigan, University of Sydney; Kimberly Brown, University of Canberra
The government has offered emergency payments to drought-stricken farmers. But if we really care about them, we'll also invest in long-term drought resilience measures to reduce impacts.
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Education
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David Rhodes, Edith Cowan University
It's time Australia came of age and followed England's example by introducing a relevant and diverse sex and relationships education program in all schools.
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Timothy McKenry, Australian Catholic University
Nagging or bribing a child to practise their musical instrument only makes the activity feel like a chore. Here's how to support your child and bring back harmony to the whole family.
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FactCheck
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Mark Crosby, Monash University
Was shadow minister for finance Jim Chalmers correct when he said that under the current Coalition government, net debt had doubled? We asked the experts.
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Fabrizio Carmignani, Griffith University
A social media post shared by GetUp! Australia suggested US real wages had dropped significantly following the enactment of Trump's corporate tax cuts in January. We asked the experts to check it out.
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Politics + Society
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Ian Crawford, Birkbeck, University of London
At a time when nationalism and religious ideologies are dividing humanity, it is important to find unifying perspectives on our 'origin story.'
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Leah Ruppanner, University of Melbourne; Brendan Churchill, University of Melbourne
New data show that while the gender gap on housework is narrowing, women still carry the load.
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Science + Technology
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Alan Cooper, University of Adelaide; Alan N Williams, UNSW; Nigel Spooner, University of Adelaide
Aboriginal Australians have effectively been on their country for as long as modern human populations have been outside of Africa. We have a limit as to how long ago that was: around 50,000 years.
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Lynda Lawson, The University of Queensland
Sapphires and rubies are both crystals of the mineral corundum - but with different impurities to create blue and red hues. Australian sapphires are renowned for being inky blue.
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Health + Medicine
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Clare Collins, University of Newcastle
From vitamin C to chicken soup, there are many supposed remedies for treating a cold. Here's what the evidence says.
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Sandra Jones, Australian Catholic University
The government's new exercise campaign encourages us to get 30 minutes of physical activity a day. But while ads can get us to change our attitudes, they're unlikely to change our behaviour.
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Business + Economy
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Vicky Comino, The University of Queensland
Putting regulators inside corporations isn't new, and the US experience highlights risks of regulatory capture, but the move could make a difference if ASIC is shifting to more robust enforcement.
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Thomas Clarke, University of Technology Sydney; Martijn Boersma, University of Technology Sydney
The company's value exceeds the GDP of many countries, but Apple has human rights, ethical and environmental problems to match in its vast supply chain.
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Arts + Culture
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Stephanie Trigg, University of Melbourne
Reading the poem Eurydice to her students unleashed surprising emotions for Stephanie Trigg. But literature works in mysterious, unpredictable ways - highlighting the impossibility of trigger warnings.
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Vivienne Westbrook, University of Western Australia
The latest scary shark film, The Meg, opens this week. But fictionalised tales of monster fish blind us to the important role sharks play in maintaining the health of our oceans.
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Cities
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Fiona Andrews, Deakin University
The number of families living in high-rise, inner-city apartments is growing. Yet our research shows many parents find it challenging to raise children in such housing.
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Marco Amati, RMIT University
Planners have long tried to determine the ideal city size, and ideas have evolved with changing circumstances. But a good city depends more on the way it's managed than on how many people it holds.
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Featured jobs
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RMIT University — Melbourne, Victoria
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University of Melbourne — Parkville, Victoria
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Deakin University — Newtown, Victoria
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University of Western Australia — Perth, Western Australia
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Featured events
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Woodward Conference Centre, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia — University of Melbourne
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Department of Marketing, Gold Coast campus, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, 4222, Australia — Griffith University
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Department of Marketing, Gold Coast campus, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, 4222, Australia — Griffith University
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Department of Marketing, Gold Coast campus, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, 4222, Australia — Griffith University
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