Posts by theconversationau@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #AYHY5TuPAWWc7eum7k by theconversationau@mastodon.social
2023-08-01T07:33:30Z
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The National Party’s transport policy risks locking New Zealand into a car-dependent, high-carbon future. And it’s likely the bill will be much more than $6 billion, writes @TimFWelch (@AucklandUni).https://theconversation.com/70-years-of-road-based-policies-created-todays-problems-does-nationals-transport-plan-add-up-210696?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1690868746-1
(DIR) Post #AYVaKzl0jaVi9IqqUC by theconversationau@mastodon.social
2023-08-08T03:23:08Z
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A reduction in the jail sentences for Myanmar’s democratically elected leaders is unlikely to quell the fires of opposition now burning across the country.It still leaves Aung San Suu Kyi facing a 27-year jail term on bogus charges.@UTAS_ @UniversitySAhttps://theconversation.com/myanmar-junta-reducing-aung-san-suu-kyis-sentence-is-an-empty-gesture-from-a-failing-state-210809?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1691464200-1
(DIR) Post #AYqQ5p06ENtAMXJGvw by theconversationau@mastodon.social
2023-08-18T03:04:25Z
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Home insurance is increasingly unaffordable, with average premiums up 28% in the past year.As @ProfJarz + colleagues (@UQ_News) write, there’s pressure on the industry to rethink its opposition to a government-owned disaster reinsurance pool.#ausecon https://theconversation.com/home-insurance-bills-are-soaring-as-climate-risks-grow-the-government-should-step-in-211515?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1692312916-1
(DIR) Post #AZREX0ybGUv8zGsxKC by theconversationau@mastodon.social
2023-09-04T22:52:09Z
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Alien invaders are penetrating the borders of every country in the world – now, the full extent of the problems have been exposed in a new UN report.https://theconversation.com/the-true-damage-of-invasive-alien-species-was-just-revealed-in-a-landmark-report-heres-how-we-must-act-211893?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1693866124
(DIR) Post #Aac0VrpCkW8gBggU4W by theconversationau@mastodon.social
2023-10-09T22:31:06Z
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🎧 Today, there is no lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians, there is no Palestinian state, and the Israeli occupation has expanded. How did we get here?Our podcast series from last month examined the Oslo accords.https://theconversation.com/inside-the-oslo-accords-a-new-podcast-series-marks-30-years-since-israel-palestine-secret-peace-negotiations-212985?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1696889873
(DIR) Post #AakDyhcuR5Fr2Eio52 by theconversationau@mastodon.social
2023-10-13T21:39:04Z
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30 years ago, the first Australian websites appeared.https://theconversation.com/30-years-of-the-web-down-under-how-australians-made-the-early-internet-their-own-212542?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1697227105
(DIR) Post #AamERykiEJakrdFeAS by theconversationau@mastodon.social
2023-10-14T10:21:37Z
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"We asked for change. We asked to be heard. We asked the Australian people to walk with us. And so now we are where we have always been, left to build our better futures on our own."https://theconversation.com/the-political-subjugation-of-first-nations-peoples-is-no-longer-historical-legacy-213752?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1697278788
(DIR) Post #AcDKyurjI4fvAviupM by theconversationau@mastodon.social
2023-11-26T21:01:48Z
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Millions of high-risk older Australians aren’t getting recommended vaccinations against COVID, the flu, pneumococcal disease and shingles.https://theconversation.com/millions-of-high-risk-australians-arent-getting-vaccinated-a-policy-reset-could-save-lives-217915?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1701032150
(DIR) Post #AciflsbbOh23wEntom by theconversationau@mastodon.social
2023-12-11T21:34:50Z
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The Australian government is aiming to rein in the post-COVID boom in international students in its new migration policy.https://theconversation.com/we-are-hurtling-towards-a-million-international-students-in-australia-migration-changes-will-only-slow-this-growth-not-stop-it-219590?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1702328058
(DIR) Post #AdN79EcLaiOmXtMqy8 by theconversationau@mastodon.social
2023-12-21T20:02:05Z
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For most people, long COVID means not getting better after a COVID infection.https://theconversation.com/i-have-covid-how-likely-am-i-to-get-long-covid-218808?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1703187819
(DIR) Post #Add0w6W4QiCb5RRLoO by theconversationau@mastodon.social
2024-01-08T06:49:01Z
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For a long time many people believed intense exercise caused your body to produce lactic acid and that this, in turn, caused muscle soreness. This is not correct.https://theconversation.com/why-are-my-muscles-sore-after-exercise-hint-its-nothing-to-do-with-lactic-acid-214638?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1704689731
(DIR) Post #AhoQa1vgKJKzG643Yu by theconversationau@mastodon.social
2024-05-06T06:29:04Z
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Local elections in the UK have swung in favour of Labour, while counting continues for three seats in the Tasmanian upper house.https://theconversation.com/uk-tories-perform-badly-at-local-elections-labor-still-narrowly-ahead-in-australian-polls-228871?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1714975970
(DIR) Post #AhoRQKsz5l776qkC6C by theconversationau@mastodon.social
2024-05-06T06:14:30Z
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Closing The Gap reports have successively highlighted the need for the public service to listen to First Nations people. How do we change the status quo?https://theconversation.com/the-australian-public-service-is-letting-indigenous-people-down-how-do-we-fix-it-227662?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1714976006
(DIR) Post #AhouDruPtn2qR1ozGC by theconversationau@mastodon.social
2024-05-06T07:23:26Z
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Although surgery is common for ACL injuries, research has shown it may not be needed in every case. Some people who have ruptured their ACL fare well with only a rehabilitation program.https://theconversation.com/surgery-is-the-default-treatment-for-acl-injuries-in-australia-but-its-not-the-only-way-229114?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1714975496
(DIR) Post #AhpCT56otyxKtQ1iGu by theconversationau@mastodon.social
2024-05-06T07:48:59Z
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Most of us just take it for granted. But bark is one of the most complex parts of a tree and has many different jobs to do.https://theconversation.com/curious-kids-why-do-trees-have-bark-229276?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1714975118
(DIR) Post #AhpfQP6oz1PYiw6QyW by theconversationau@mastodon.social
2024-05-06T05:57:58Z
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Teaching, nursing, midwifery and social work students may be eligible to receive $319.50 per week while on placements. But experts say more help is needed.https://theconversation.com/what-does-the-new-commonwealth-prac-payment-mean-for-students-will-it-do-enough-to-end-placement-poverty-229280?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1714974889
(DIR) Post #Ahppv9ilFEe9W89QXY by theconversationau@mastodon.social
2024-05-06T02:36:50Z
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The number of deaths on Australian roads has been increasing steadily year after year. It’s unacceptable not to act on the evidence of what works to boost road safety.https://theconversation.com/hundreds-of-cities-have-achieved-zero-road-deaths-in-a-year-heres-how-they-did-it-229127?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1714962725
(DIR) Post #AhsuixvIMidihGtsBM by theconversationau@mastodon.social
2024-05-06T11:50:32Z
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A psychological theory suggests that funny things must violate some kind of norm or expectation while also being perceived as non-threatening or benign.https://theconversation.com/why-are-blooper-reels-so-funny-221492?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1714988255
(DIR) Post #AhtFdWyHF6ZchFXpqK by theconversationau@mastodon.social
2024-05-05T22:26:41Z
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A new Prac Payment will assist about 68,000 eligible higher education students and more than 5,000 VET students each year.https://theconversation.com/students-on-social-work-nursing-and-teaching-placements-to-get-weekly-319-50-means-tested-prac-payment-from-july-next-year-229356?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1714947545
(DIR) Post #Ahx4Ib7mHfosdIdzpg by theconversationau@mastodon.social
2024-05-06T00:49:39Z
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Changing work habits and shifting environmental priorities demand new models of urban redevelopment. Architectural ‘exaptation’ uses the past to reimagine the future.https://theconversation.com/as-new-zealand-cbds-evolve-post-pandemic-repurposing-old-or-empty-spaces-should-be-on-the-drawing-board-228880?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1714948036