Australia

This article is part of the “Who would win?” series, where wildlife experts dream up hypothetical battles between predators (all in the name of science).If you’re anything like…
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Love can seem a primal force, an intoxicating mix of desire, care, ecstasy and jealousy hard-wired into our hearts. The polar opposite of philosophy’s measured rationality and…
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Ahead of the definitive official read of the economy from the treasury in the budget on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank has given us two special insights into its own thinking in the…
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Issues that matter to families on a daily basis, such as childcare, parental leave and flexible working arrangements, are often referred to as “women’s issues”. This focuses policy…
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Every month, we ask The Conversation authors what happened after we published their articles. Here are some of their stories from April 2021.Academic insights reached millions…
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Review: Dogged, directed by Declan Greene. Griffin Theatre Company in association with Force Majeure.Dingo (Sandy Greenwood, a Gumbaynggirr, Dunghutti and Bundjalung actor)…
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Australia’s COVID recession hurt women more than men, and not only in job numbers.With schools and childcare centres closed, many women who remained in paid work had no choice…
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Yesterday, the US Biden administration declared its support for waiving intellectual property rights, including patents, for COVID-19 vaccines.This decision represents a huge…
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Few fish can outswim a seal. Seals fly through the waves, predators in their natural element. But, unlike fish, seals are air-breathing mammals whose ancestors only returned to the…
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With Mother’s Day around the corner, it’s a good opportunity to ask what being a mother looks like across the animal kingdom. Most of us have a solid concept of human motherhood,…
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