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Editor's note
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It’s only three more sleeps until we can duck to the closest book store, sprint to non-fiction and see The Conversation Yearbook in the flesh! It’s no understatement when I say, here in the newsroom we’re just a tad excited. I know, I know, we’re an online organisation and most of our articles will get more reads than the number of books we’ll sell (excuse the humble brag), but there’s something exhilarating about seeing our articles in print.
The Conversation Yearbook officially comes out November 19, so my hot tip is to order it online stat and use the promo code THECONVERSATION30 for 30% off. The code expires on November 19, which means if you pre-order you’ll get it at a much better price and it should arrive either on the release date or a few days after. Enjoy!
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Molly Glassey
Digital Editor
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Top story
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The Conversation’s Deputy Health Editor, Phoebe Roth, and Assistant Editor: Technology, Noor Gillani, agree this is the must-have read of 2019.
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Molly Glassey, The Conversation
This collection has become an annual bestseller, navigating fake news and shouty views and offering a fresh perspective on the fundamental issues. Get your copy today.
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ABC once viewed sports coverage as integral to its mission of nation-building. But in recent years, it has grown far more ambivalent about sports.
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Michael Ward, University of Sydney; Fiona R Martin, University of Sydney
ABC's decision to ax its radio coverage of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has been labeled a 'complete shame'. But from a financial viewpoint, the broadcaster had few other options.
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There’s ample evidence that a government-led approach to Indigenous policy-making has not always led to good outcomes for Indigenous peoples.
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Alison Holland, Macquarie University
The Coalition government is stressing partnerships and accountability in its Indigenous policies, but PM Scott Morrison is actually taking a top-down approach and ignoring Indigenous advice.
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Arts + Culture
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Lydia Edwards, Edith Cowan University
Moulding eyebrows to make a statement is nothing new. A journey through history, across Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States, shows some of the highs and lows of brow fashion.
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John Kinsella, Curtin University
The WA based publisher has a strong commitment to Australian poetry, publishing both 'big name' writers and smaller voices.
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Health + Medicine
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Jill Newby, UNSW; Eoin McElroy, University of Leicester
If Googling your health symptoms is taking over you're day-to-day life and is distressing you, here are some ways to get help.
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David Thorburn, Murdoch Children's Research Institute; John Christodoulou, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Should Australia allow the creation of babies with DNA from more than two people? This reproductive technology could prevent babies being born with mitochondrial disease, so the simple answer is yes.
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Environment + Energy
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Trent Penman, University of Melbourne; Kate Parkins, University of Melbourne; Sarah McColl-Gausden, University of Melbourne
Despite the hype around hazard reduction burning this week, evidence shows the measure does not necessarily reduce the bushfire risk.
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Frédérik Saltré, Flinders University; Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Flinders University
The Earth has experienced five periods of mass extinction. Scientists can't quite be certain yet, but they're fairly sure we're now well into the sixth.
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Business + Economy
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Richard Holden, UNSW
Australia's secret weapon has been faith in market outcomes combined with a strong social safety set.
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Lin Crase, University of South Australia
The Australian government is effectively spending A$95 million so it can sell water to farmers for A$10 million.
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Science + Technology
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Jodie Bradby, Australian National University
Decisions about research funding -- and how those decisions are announced -- should not be political and should follow a set schedule.
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Sally Wasef, Griffith University; David Lambert, Griffith University
An estimated 1.75 million ibises were deposited at a single location in ancient Egypt. But the birds disappeared entirely from the region around 1850, and no one knows why.
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Cities
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Cris Brack, Australian National University; Ashley Jameson Eriksmoen, Australian National University; Rod Lamberts, Australian National University
City trees are often short-lived and many others get cut down in their prime. Turning them into mulch both wastes timber and releases stored carbon. A wood rescue program creates a more fitting legacy.
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Hussein Dia, Swinburne University of Technology
Faced with the eye-watering costs of building infrastructure, it makes sense to turn to much more cost-effective smart technology to get traffic flowing.
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Education
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Katina Zammit, Western Sydney University
A whole language approach to teaching reading gives kids a whole linguistic picture of how words work. This includes teaching individual letters and sounds, as well as what the words mean in context.
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Pamela Snow, La Trobe University; Tanya Serry, La Trobe University
English is a code-based language, with 26 letters to represent 44 speech sounds. Children must first learn to master the code if they want to be successful readers.
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Featured jobs
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Flinders University — Bedford Park, South Australia
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