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Friday 28 November 2025
Additional medical school places to help tackle GP shortage
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UOW to host international conference on Energy Technologies for Future Grids
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Will sorting classrooms by ability improve marks? It depends on the mix
Deliberately sorting students may raise the average attainment of pupils in ways other interventions may not.
Children aren’t liabilities in disasters – they can help, if we let them
Our world is becoming increasingly vulnerable to fire, flood and other natural hazards. While our instinct as adults may be to shield children from these possibilities, this does them a real disservice.
Island-hopping study shows the most likely route the first people took to Australia
New research using computer analyses of visibility between islands shows the most likely route the First Australians took to reach the continent.
Why prosecutions for welfare fraud have declined in Australia
The Department of Human Services approach to social security fraud prosecutions has become less punitive in recent years
Curious Kids: What happens in the body when we sweat?
This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children. The Conversation is asking kids to send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. All questions are welcome – serious, weird or wacky!
Revealed: the extent of job-swapping between public servants and fossil fuel lobbyists
Close ties between senior politicians, former political staffers, and the big end of town have had a real and lasting impact on the perception of political transparency in Australia.