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Friday 20 September 2024
After 20 years of evidence on plastic pollution, it is now time to act
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UOW biologist wins international photography competition
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Coal was king of the Industrial Revolution, but not always the path to a modern economy
Coal powered the machinery and lit what English poet William Blake described as ‘dark satanic mills’, writes Professor Simon Ville.
A 700,000-year-old fossil find shows the Hobbits’ ancestors were even smaller
New evidence shows hobbits were in Indonesia at least 700,000 years ago, writes Dr Gerrit (Gert) van den Bergh.
Unclear about fairness, Australia’s major parties focus on expediency
Scott Morrison said the government’s changes to superannuation were done in the name of fairness, writes UOW's Associate Professor Gregory Melleuish.
Don’t hang up yet: the latest study linking mobile phones to cancer has big problems
There is still no firm evidence that mobile phones cause cancer, writes Professor Rodney Croft.
‘Living here will make you fat’ – do we need a public health warning?
Men and women living in areas of highest socioeconomic disadvantage have a 29% higher risk of being obese, write Karen Charlton and Abhijeet Ghosh.
Buskers enrich our streets and laws don’t have to hinder – they can help
Street performers have been part of cityscapes for centuries, yet buskers have often had an ambiguous relationship with the law.