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When the Bureau of Meteorology this week announced a third straight La Niña was likely, you could almost hear a collective sigh from the people of Australia’s east coast. For many, the news was simply inconvenient, indicating yet another soggy spring and summer. But for others, it signals something far more serious.
As Mel Taylor and Katharine Haynes write today, the likelihood of above-average rainfall brings an increased risk of flooding. And the last two wet years mean dams are already at capacity, soils are saturated and rivers are high. As the authors warn, “In some cases, there’s nowhere for the rains to go except over land.”
Those hit by floods in recent months will worry what a third La Niña will bring. And some who’ve never experienced floods may now be at risk. Everyone should have a natural disaster plan – especially those living on or near a floodplain. Right now, for example, you could clean up your yard, find somewhere high to stow your valuables, and make a plan for your pets. And if you’re unlucky enough to actually get caught in a flood emergency in coming months, Taylor and Haynes offer more practical tips.
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Nicole Hasham
Energy + Environment Editor
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Mel Taylor, Macquarie University; Katharine Haynes, University of Wollongong
Catchments are full. Dams are at capacity, soils are saturated and rivers are high. In some cases, there’s nowhere for the rains to go except over land.
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Joo-Cheong Tham, The University of Melbourne; Yee-Fui Ng, Monash University
Efforts to control the fossil fuel industry lobbying of the federal government must step up or we could face greater inequality and lessened democracy.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
It’s not breaking news that Scott Morrison has trouble with women. His “woman problem” was one factor in his election defeat.
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Sarah Blunden, CQUniversity Australia
Clueless star Alicia Silverstone sparked furious debate by revealing she co-sleeps with her 11-year-old son.
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Simone Buzwell, Swinburne University of Technology; Eva johansen, Swinburne University of Technology
Women in equal relationships are more satisfied with their relationships and, in turn, feel more sexual desire than those in unequal relationships.
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David Newheiser, Australian Catholic University
Reliance on the support of others after an accident showed philosopher David Newheiser the power of solidarity. We need a similar sense of communal connection in our approach to COVID, he writes.
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Politics + Society
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Dominic O'Sullivan, Charles Sturt University
When public services don’t work for Indigenous peoples, it’s more than just a case of policy failure. As long as colonial assumptions are embedded in the system, there can never be real progress.
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Sharon Bessell, Australian National University
One 11-year old girl told us she knows once rent is paid, there is almost nothing left over. So she never takes school excursion notes home, in case the cost is too much.
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Jinhyun Cho, Macquarie University
Interpreters and translators enjoy rock star status in some countries, why are they invisible in Australia?
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Renae Barker, The University of Western Australia
A schism over gay marriage has led to a split in the Anglican church in Australia. Will it affect the church’s future?
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Michelle Grattan speaks with Independent MP Helen Haines about a national integrity commission and Scott Morrison's secret appointment to five different ministries
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Health + Medicine
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Elise Schubert, University of Sydney; Nial Wheate, University of Sydney; Tina Hinton, University of Sydney
Sometimes, it’s best to take your medicine sitting up. Other times, lying down is safer. Here’s what we know so far.
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Samra Alispahic, Western Sydney University; Andrew Whitehouse, The University of Western Australia
Appointing an assistant minister for autism signals the neurodevelopmental condition is a priority – but a focus on it shouldn’t come at the expense of other conditions.
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Science + Technology
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Craig White, Monash University; Dustin Marshall, Monash University
A new theory linking metabolism and size shows how evolution, not physics, is the driving force behind many of life’s patterns.
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Stephen Wroe, University of New England
The largest shark to ever live on Earth, megalodon terrorised the world’s oceans, and could eat a killer whale in just a few bites.
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Environment + Energy
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Michaela Lang, Monash University; Rob Raven, Monash University; Ruth Lane, Monash University
Tenants are rarely allowed to make permanent changes to a house. And many landlords know little about the conditions tenants endure, but most who do retrofit homes do it to improve renters’ comfort.
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Frédérik Saltré, Flinders University; Karen A Stockin, Massey University; Katharina J. Peters, University of Canterbury
Sperm whales support ecotourism in Kaikōura and blue whales come to feed off the New Zealand coast – but both may become a rare sight as ocean temperatures continue to rise.
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Ian A. MacKenzie, The University of Queensland
Right now, the safeguard mechanism meant to reduce emissions is not fit for purpose. Labor is exploring ways to fix it - and create a proper pollution market.
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Arts + Culture
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Emily Wade, Deakin University
BeReal gives users two-minutes to take simultaneous photos with the front and back cameras on their phone and share it with friends - an experience seen as more ‘authentic’ than other social media.
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Julianne Schultz AM, FAHA, Griffith University; Julian Meyrick, Griffith University; Justin O'Connor, University of South Australia
Breathing new life into a decade-old national cultural policy is a useful beginning. What is required now is an in-depth gestation period to position culture as a public good for the nation.
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Michelle Arrow, Macquarie University; Frank Bongiorno, Australian National University
There is not a single historian, publisher or archivist on the review panels whose feedback will help shape Australia’s new cultural policy
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