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Gambling might be a source of entertainment, but it can lead to significant harms.
As @AnastasiaHronis (@UTSEngage) writes, these harms may lead to poor mental health – but people experiencing mental illness are also at greater risk of gambling problems. theconversation.com/many-suicides-…
When goannas are fed small, non-lethal cane toads, they learn to avoid the poisonous species – helping many species survive.
New research from @Macquarie_Uni experts suggests if we can’t eradicate cane toads, we can teach wildlife not to eat them. theconversation.com/we-cant-eradic…
Astronomers caught the bizarre ‘awakening’ of an incredibly rare magnetic star.
@astromelow (@CSIRO) + colleagues used three of the world’s largest radio telescopes to capture never before seen changes in radio waves emitted by one of these rare objects. theconversation.com/we-saw-one-of-…
Many Australians are sensitive to a 'salary taboo' – we don't like sharing how much we're paid with colleagues + friends.
However, writes @CarolKulik (@UniversitySA), pay transparency helps us understand the value of our work, and advocate a fairer wage. theconversation.com/why-dont-austr…
All the evidence points to the existence of widespread tall, dense forests 250 years ago.
David Lindenmayer + colleagues (@ANUmedia, @CurtinUni) investigate colonial accounts and records, First Peoples’ testimony and scientific data.
theconversation.com/our-tall-wet-f…
🎧 #LISTEN The second episode of What happened to Nelson Mandela’s South Africa?
A three-part podcast series on The Conversation Weekly.
theconversation.com/south-africans…
Lehrmann gave evidence in his case against Channel 10, but exercised his right to silence during the 2022 criminal trial.
As Kelly Saunders (@UniCanberra) writes - it shows the unfairness. theconversation.com/sexual-assault…
📖Tony Birch (@UniMelb) on the writing of Kim Scott.
"Some of it worthwhile and some clichéd, Kim Scott’s writing provides an invaluable entry point to a meaningful dialogue." theconversation.com/counter-narrat…
The recent climate case win in the European Court of Human Rights by a group of older Swiss women has real implications for a number of current cases before New Zealand courts, writes @vernonrive (@AucklandUni).
theconversation.com/climate-change…
ASIO chief says technology companies should do more to work with security agencies to ensure access to encrypted messages, where that access is lawful, reports @michellegrattan. theconversation.com/tech-companies…
📚 Love, Death and Other Scenes – Nova Weetman (@UQPbooks)
"Weetman [...] writes of loss with delicacy, honesty and unguardedness."
@edwinampreston (@UniMelb) approaches Nova Weetman’s ‘generous and open’ grief memoir from a place of shared loss. theconversation.com/nova-weetmans-…
The topic of menstruation is unquestionably still taboo, and this affects workplaces.
As Ruth Knight (@QUT) writes, only a minority of workplaces have policies supporting workers who experience pain and discomfort as a result of their period. theconversation.com/half-our-colle…
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