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Our annual donations campaign is wrapping up on Sunday and I wanted to take this final opportunity to again thank everyone who has made a contribution this year. And for anyone who still wants to give you still can.
Every year we are blown away by the support from readers like you, and this year, with things a little tougher than usual, we are especially grateful. So far we have received more than 19,000 individual donations and we are 90% of the way to reaching our fundraising target.
This incredibly generous contribution is vital to us – it goes straight to building our editorial team and expanding our coverage. This year with help from readers we launched a popular new newsletter for Books and Ideas and expanded our coverage of the net zero transition.
We are also now in the final stages of hiring two talented new cadets to help with our coverage of health and technology. We created these new roles, with your generous support, because we think it’s important to contribute to training and developing the next generation of journalists who are passionate about providing reliable, trustworthy and impartial journalism.
We just couldn’t do any of this without you, so thank you.
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Misha Ketchell
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Michael Woods, University of Technology Sydney; Nicole Sutton, University of Technology Sydney
Many residents in Australia’s aged care homes are not receiving the level of care they need and are entitled to, a new analysis has found.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Assange’s freedom is one of unflagging pressure brought by the Australian government. But that pressure wasn’t necessarily just on the US. It was likely also placed on Assange and his legal teams..
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Miles Park, UNSW Sydney
The most common vapes on the market are single-use, disposable ones. They contain valuable resources, yet aren’t designed to be recycled.
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Romain Fathi, Australian National University
Whatever the outcome, the next government will likely be even weaker than the current one, precisely the situation President Emmanuel Macron had hoped to rectify.
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Adrian R. Camilleri, University of Technology Sydney
If you’re not a zoomer, MrBeast may be the most famous person you’ve never heard of. The famous YouTuber is now in Australia, spurring awe and delight with his major prize giveaways.
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John Paterson, University of New England
A 500-million-year-old find reveals previously unknown features of the sea creatures responsible for some of palaeontology’s most recognisable fossils.
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Narelle Hopkin (Towie), Murdoch University
We are never going back to the days when landlines had pride of place in offices and hallways. But voice calls still play an important role in effective communication.
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Andrew Reeves, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
Most efforts to project how well a candidate will do in an election are based largely on factors over which presidents have little to no control.
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Lesley Hughes, Macquarie University
A member of Australia’s Climate Change Authority, Lesley Hughes, explains what this body does – in light of high profile NSW politician Matt Kean’s appointment to the top job this week.
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Preeti Maharaj, Victoria University
For Preeti Maharaj, growing up Fiji-Indian in Australia has meant living with threats of violence.
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Janice Lord, University of Otago; Connal McLean, Te Papa Tongarewa
About a third of insects attracted to artificial lights die by morning, often from exhaustion. But we can help them, and the vital ecosystems they serve, by reducing light pollution.
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Politics + Society
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Adrian Beaumont, The University of Melbourne
Polling hasn’t improved for the UK’s Conservatives throughout the campaign. meanwhile, French President Emmanuel Macron appears to be heading for electoral disaster.
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Michael John O'Keeffe, The University of Queensland
Scientists are getting closer to understanding why some elite athletes use less brain power than others. The element of surprise at training can help train the phenomenon.
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Health + Medicine
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Janet Davies, Queensland University of Technology; Connie Katelaris, Western Sydney University; Joy Lee, Monash University
Oral antihistamines are not the best treatment to control hay fever – you’re better off with steroid nose sprays.
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Paula Lorgelly, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Cancer patients will benefit from the investment but so will people with other health conditions because the funding also covers medicines that Pharmac ranked as more important.
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Science + Technology
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Lisa M. Given, RMIT University
Regulating how kids access the internet – including social media – must balance protection from harm with children’s rights to expression and information.
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Thao Phan, Monash University
Residents of drone delivery trial sites say the initial novelty has worn off and concerns about long-term impacts are growing
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Environment + Energy
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John Quiggin, The University of Queensland
Public ownership is back in vogue, after the Coalition promised publicly owned nuclear plants in a decade. The problem is, the public service has been hollowed out.
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