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How animals prepare for war

Battles between rival groups are a story as old as time. This sounds like a human story, but it is also one that is playing out across nature.

The Conversation · Aug 12

How to enjoy the solar eclipse safely

Most people underestimate how much light a pair of sunglasses blocks out. A typical dark pair removes around 80 to 90% of the visible light reaching the eye.

The Conversation · Aug 12

Coalition would set Net Overseas Migration under 180,000 – Bragg

Liberal housing spokesman Andrew Bragg has nominated under 180,000 as the size of Net Overseas Migration under a Coalition government.

The Conversation · Aug 12

People with psychosocial disability from mental illness will lose out from tightened NDIS eligibility

Later this week, a Senate committee is expected to deliver its report into legislation to tighten eligibility for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The committee’s inquiry was extended and the bill amended in a deal with the Greens in June.

The Conversation · Aug 12

Trump’s net approval is near record low, with Democrats favoured to gain control of Congress at midterms

Since the Iran war resumed, Donald Trump’s net approval has dropped back, and he’s now at a near record low below -20, putting him below other past presidents at this point in their terms.

The Conversation · Aug 12

High school students are planning to protest tomorrow. This is how they can stay safe

High school and university students around Australia will take time out of classes tomorrow to protest against Pauline Hanson and One Nation, with posters promoting the event calling on students to “stand up against the far right” and to “fight against racism”.

The Conversation · Aug 12

Would you throw away brand new clothes? Retailers in Europe are now banned from destroying unsold stock

Burn it, slash it, bury it – this is what clothing brands have been doing for years with their unsold stock.

The Conversation · Aug 12

From Monday, food delivery workers will get minimum hourly pay. Here’s why it matters

From next Monday, August 17, thousands of food delivery workers across Australia will benefit from new workplace protections – including new minimum hourly rates of pay.

The Conversation · Aug 12

Soursob weed is a persistent curse – but it can be beaten. Here’s how

When you are out and about at this time of year in many parts of Australia, a cold and sometimes drab winter is relieved by a blaze of brilliant yellow: soursob.

The Conversation · Aug 11

‘I don’t even know what things are going to look like in the next five years’: young Australians on growing up in a world in crisis

Affordable housing options, jobs for young people and climate change are the top three issues young people say need immediate action, according to our new youth survey published today.

The Conversation · Aug 11