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New research has shown that video games can change the brains of teenagers. But reducing screen time has seen remarkable repairs.

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Australian universities split on decision to adopt controversial definition of antisemitism

Push by parliamentary MPs to take up IHRA interpretation has been criticised as an ‘outright attack on academic freedom’

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Bull shark likely behind fatal bite on 16-year-old Stella Berry in Perth’s Swan River

Experts urge swimmers to be cautious as more sharks are in the local estuaries at this time of year

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Toxic pollutants can build up inside our homes. Here are 8 ways to reduce the risks

We know everything in our homes gathers dust. What you probably don’t know is whether there are toxic contaminants in your house dust, and where these might come from.

The Conversation

Map reveals Australian hotels used for immigration detention, but secrecy means it’s incomplete

Exclusive: With almost no publicly available information about ‘Apods’, researchers say the lack of transparency is concerning for human rights

The Guardian - AU

How Australian economist Sean Turnell came to be in and freed from a Myanmar jail

Macquarie University economist Sean Turnell is free and living in Sydney after 650 days of imprisonment in Myanmar, for what appears to be the “crime” of doing an economist’s job, which is trying to make people’s lives better – in this case the lives of the people of Myanmar.

The Conversation

A bricks and mortar approach to fighting modern slavery

The nature of the construction industry makes it very vulnerable to modern slavery. Addressing the problem will take more than just legislation.

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Challenging the norm

Yaoi or Boys' Love (BL) has grown from an underground to mainstream fictional genre. It emerged from women's manga comics in Japan in the 1980s, which portrayed the relationship between young boys based on the seme (active) and uke (receptive) dichotomy. Through an informal fan network, the transnational phenomenon came…

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What’s in the mud? Flood victims' fears eased by early test results

Flooding stirs up river sediments, which can spread contaminants in our waterways and floodplains. Flood water can carry sediments bearing contaminants from a range of sources, both historical and new, such as sewage, petrol stations, industrial yards and farming areas. This is worrying many people whose homes and gardens have…

The Conversation

Australian schools science roadshow drops Santos as naming rights sponsor

Exclusive: Organiser says income from gas company was tied to deal and ‘we are now searching for a new sponsor’

The Guardian - AU

What's the best university in the world? What's the best Australian uni? Here's what the World University Rankings list says

The University of Melbourne topped The Times Higher Education World University Rankings list for the nation, coming in at number 34 in the world. Find out how your uni went.

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Fossil fuels in schools: industry faces pushback in fight for hearts and minds of next generation

Business efforts to get pro-fossil fuel material into classrooms experience opposition due to role in climate change

The Guardian - AU

Crocs v cane toads: can crocodiles in Western Australia be taught to avoid the toxic intruder?

Researchers are lacing corpses of the amphibian with nausea-inducing chemicals to train freshwater crocs not to eat them

The Guardian - AU

Climate change threatens up to 100% of trees in Australian cities, and most urban species worldwide

To anyone who has stepped off a hot pavement into a shady park, it will come as little surprise that trees (and shrubs) have a big cooling effect on cities.

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Moves as smooth as silk: scientists uncover Australian ant-slayer spider’s hunting secrets

With stealth followed by speedy acrobatics, Euryopis umbilicata can successfully catch banded sugar ants twice its size

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University drops Santos branding of kids’ science roadshow after climate concerns raised

Exclusive: high profile scientist Lesley Hughes had called on Macquarie University to pull out of hosting Santos Science Experience event

The Conversation

Microplastics are common in homes across 29 countries. New research shows who's most at risk

The evidence is clear: microplastics have contaminated every corner of the globe. We can’t escape exposure to these tiny bits of plastic (less than 5mm across) in the environment, which includes the homes where people spend most of their time.

The Guardian - AU

‘Just another barrier’: fears higher education changes are hitting Indigenous students hard

The university sector says raised fees and tougher penalties for failing courses disproportionately affect First Nations people, who already face considerable hurdles

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Indigenous names enrich atlas of life

The Indigenous names for hundreds of native plants and animals have been added to the Atlas of Living Australia.

The New Daily

Is education or immigration the answer to our skills shortage? We asked 50 economists

Fifty top Australian economists were asked to select which topics to be discussed at the summit offered the most promise of addressing our skills shortage.

The Conversation

Is education or immigration the answer to our skills shortage? We asked 50 economists

This article is part of The Conversation’s series looking at Labor’s jobs summit. Read the other articles in the series here.

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Special Report: Language barriers

English has become the dominant language used across global business, science, diplomacy and the internet, but it creates an unfair advantage.

The Guardian - AU

Eggs from Australian inner-city backyard chickens found to contain concerning levels of lead

More than half the eggs analysed exceeded ‘food safety’ threshold, with specific regions of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane deemed most at risk

ABC News

Learning culture at Arnhem Land's bush uni creates pathway to Sydney's Macquarie University

It's a university like no other, in one of the remotest places in Australia, where less than 1 per cent of Indigenous students go on to higher education. This is "bush uni", and this cohort is days away from graduating.

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Huntsman Telescope launched to study deep skies and galaxy formation from Siding Spring Observatory

A long-awaited telescope in the middle of New South Wales is set to bring a little light to the darkest parts of the skies, to hopefully answer key questions about how galaxies form and evolve.

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