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Mainstream schools need to take back responsibility for educating disengaged students

Many young people drop out or are excluded from mainstream schools. from www.shutterstock.com In this series we’ll explore how... Read More
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Why politicians think they know better than scientists – and why that’s so dangerous

Making a point at a Washington, D.C. protest in January. stephenmelkisethian/flickr, CC BY-NC-ND One of the most unexpected political... Read More
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Trump wants to change Medicaid funding; could his ideas work?

Medicaid, which has provided safety net health care for millions of Americans with low incomes since 1965, pays for... Read More
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Scientist at work: Tracking muskoxen in a warming Arctic

Our Earth has unimaginable diversity, from seascapes 8,000 meters below the ocean’s surface to landscapes 8,000 meters above it.... Read More
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Trump’s vow to ‘destroy’ Johnson Amendment could wreak havoc on charitable world

President Donald Trump recently pledged to “destroy” the Johnson Amendment, a 63-year-old law that bans charities from engaging in... Read More
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Baby galaxies light up the universe

Galaxy cluster MACS 0416 bends light around it due to huge amounts of dark matter, indicated in cyan, acting... Read More
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Health Check: do cold showers cool you down?

On a hot day, does taking a cold shower make you cooler? from http://bit.ly/2kXVG4h It’s normal to feel hot,... Read More
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Royal commission hearings show Catholic Church faces a massive reform task

More than 4,400 claims of child sex abuse have been made against Catholic institutions in Australia. Shutterstock The final... Read More
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The anatomy of an energy crisis – a pictorial guide, Part 1

What energy crisis? Who could forget the energy “crises” that affected electricity supply across south-eastern Australia last year. Firstly... Read More
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Why it’s time for Australia to launch its own space agency

Any nation that hopes to have a space program needs to be able to keep an eye on its... Read More