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How high can a volcano throw lava up in the air?
Volcanologist Martin Mangler explains how volcanic eruptions work to push lava into the air. Listen on the The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast.
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The new Vegemite Kids has 50% less salt. No, that’s not ‘un-Australian’
Here’s what Vegemite Kids will mean for children’s total salt intake. Hint: not as much as you might think.
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Cheap, effective and dangerous: how Australian farmers came to depend on the toxic weedkiller paraquat
Paraquat is banned in dozens of countries – but this cheap imported herbicide is everywhere in Australia.
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View from The Hill: Longer NDIS inquiry is bad for the government, costing ‘a few hundred million dollars’
The government had little choice but to agree to the extension, which will take several hundred million off its projected savings.
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One Nation’s surge continues in polls as Andy Burnham set to become next UK PM
In polls taken partly after Pauline Hanson’s address at the National Press Club, her party’s vote has climbed further.
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Victoria claims to have stopped native logging. So why is it importing Tasmanian forests?
There’s no economic or environmental case for native logging. Yet taxpayer money is still being used to support it.
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What a strong El Niño could mean for Australian communities, jobs and food prices
Australia isn’t likely to face food shortages anytime soon. But hotter, drier weather could still take a toll on many local economies and communities.
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Ten Australians are taking the government to the UN over fossil fuel exports. What is their case?
This historic case could establish a legal link between human rights and fossil fuel exports.
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Spy agencies say AI can help combat AI cyber risks. But don’t forget the basics
Using AI for cybersecurity without first investing in fundamentals is like deploying a robot guard dog to defend an unlocked door.
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Guide to the classics: Sigmund Freud’s The Interpretation of Dreams gave us psychoanalysis
Sigmund Freud’s 800-page book on dreams introduced a new way of thinking about the mind that reverberated through the 20th century.
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‘Kidfluencers’ are everywhere on social media. Should Australia consider the Netherlands’ proposed ban?
The so-called ‘kidfluencer’ economy is huge and growing. Australia should consider regulating it more tightly.
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History shows quarantine can be a blip – or mark some people forever
Hantavirus cruise ship passengers have left Perth quarantine. But how might quarantine affect them? History has some answers.