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Baby Paleo Cookbook On Hold Over Health Concerns

“There's a very real possibility that a baby may die if this book goes ahead”

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Australia Uses The Motion Of The Ocean To Generate Zero-Emission Electricity And Desalinate Water Simultaneously

The Carnege Perth Wave Energy Project is the first wave-generated, grid-connected power array in the world.

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Aussies Unite to Defend Muslim Lawyer from Islamophobic Trolls

Maryam Veiszadeh has been targeted by racist right-wingers for tweeting a photo of an anti-immigrant shirt.

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Flag as Inappropriate?

Fiji debates whether to ditch the Union Jack, a symbol of previous colonial rule, and redesign their national flag.

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Australia’s Anti-Gentrification Aboriginal Tent Embassy Perseveres

Redfern’s indigenous community is fighting for housing rights.

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How the Towns of Bland, Dull, and Boring Made Their Lame Names Work for Them

Small towns stuck with unfortunate or unusual appellations are a surprise hit with tourists

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#IllRideWithYou Is an Exercise In Viral Empathy

Australians offer Muslims company during their commutes in the wake of the Sydney siege.

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Hop On the Kangaroo Meat Bandwagon

Kangaroo is far more environmentally sustainable and healthy than beef, and it's just one of many interesting animals we could be eating more of.

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So, You Want to Evade Government Censorship and Spying ...

Around the world, 20 percent of internet users contend with online censors, often sidestepping the intrusion with a variety of innovative tools

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In Australia, Your D.N.A. Can Now Be Privatized

Genetic patents incentivize research, but they also restrict medical access.

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What the U.S. Could Learn About Military Sexual Assault From an Australian General

The top general in the U.S. Armed Forces warned President Obama in May, that sexual assault is a growing "epidemic."

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Teachers Are Awesome: 99-Year-Old Sets Record as World's Oldest Educator

Father Geoffrey Schneider has no plans to retire.