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Editor's note
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Australians lose millions of dollars every year to virtual scammers – we’ve lost more than $830,000 alone to the Australian Taxation Office scam that has been doing the rounds for the last few months. But protecting yourself doesn’t mean shelling out for expensive software. Damien Manuel breaks down what scammers are after, the tricks they use to get it, and how to avoid being conned.
And while women are often blamed for having babies later, research shows a major reason is struggling to find a male partner to commit to having kids. Karin Hammarberg and Luk Rombauts canvas women’s options, including the “egg timer”, which they say isn’t a great one.
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Shelley Hepworth
Section Editor: Technology
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Top story
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Scammers impersonating the Australian Taxation Office have fleeced Australians of more than $830,000.
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Damien Manuel, Deakin University
As curious social animals, humans are more trusting of people than we should be – especially when we're dealing with people over the phone, email or via SMS, in the absence of body language.
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How many eggs a woman has left is not the most important aspect of her fertility.
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Karin Hammarberg, Monash University; Luk Rombauts, Monash University
The 'egg timer' blood test reveals the quantity of eggs women have, not the quality, which declines with age. It's also expensive and can give false low readings.
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Water-hungry crops like cotton and rice are still worth farming in Australia.
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Jamie Pittock, Australian National University
Crises in the Darling River have raised questions about cotton and rice farming in the Murray Darling Basin.
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Politics + Society
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Michael O'Keefe, La Trobe University
Prime Minister Scott Morrison's historic visit to Vanuatu is centred around security. This fits a pattern shifting the focus from development to militarisation in Australia's Pacific foreign policy.
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Graeme Orr, The University of Queensland
Spamming in texts or by robo-calls may seem perverse, but it's unlikely to disappear. Here are some things you can expect leading up to the May election, and why they're allowed.
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Regina Scheyvens, Massey University
As many of the world's most popular tourism destinations are overrun by visitors, operators could pay attention to the UN's sustainable development goals.
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Business + Economy
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Carl Rhodes, University of Technology Sydney
Gillette’s controversial advertisement is an important sign the #metoo movement has changed the global zeitgeist.
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Laura Crommelin, UNSW; Bill Randolph, UNSW; Hazel Easthope, UNSW; Martin Loosemore, UNSW
Building defects in apartment blocks are far from unusual. We need to identify the systemic flaws contributing to them.
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Education
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Jonathon Sargeant, Australian Catholic University
Reports that Australian classrooms are some of the most disruptive in the world are based on the experiences of 15-year-old students alone, and focus on science classes.
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Health + Medicine
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Paulomi (Polly) Burey, University of Southern Queensland; Ursula Kennedy, University of Southern Queensland
Your tongue, saliva and nose work together to help you taste your food.
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Featured events
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