When the first cane toads were brought from South America to Queensland in 1935, many of the parasites …
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Environment
Ice Ages Were Not as Dry as We Thought, According to Surprising New Australian Cave Study
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesDuring ice ages, dry, frozen terrain extended over much of northern Europe, Asia, and North America. Many plants …
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Business
Solving the Supermarket: Why Coles Just Hired U.S. Defense Contractor Palantir
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWhat does the Australian supermarket chain Coles have in common with the CIA? As of last week, both …
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Environment
People Once Lived in a Vast Region in Northwestern Australia – and It Had an Inland Sea
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesFor much of the 65,000 years of Australia’s human history, the now-submerged northwest continental shelf connected the Kimberley …
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Apart from being a place for dramatic performances, theaters are a cultural and architectural gem. They are known …
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Archaeology
Giant Eagles and Scavenging Vultures Shared the Skies of Ancient Australia
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesToday, Australia is home to 17 species of hawks and eagles. But the fossil record shows some other, …
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Environment
We Discovered 3 New Species of Marsupial: Unfortunately, They’re Already Extinct
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAustralia is famous for its diverse and unique marsupials and infamous for its world-leading rate of mammal extinctions. …
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Archaeology
Did First Nations Australians Domesticate Dingoes? They Certainly Buried Them With Great Care
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesDingoes are an iconic Australian wild animal with close links to First Nations Australians throughout the mainland. Yet …
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Technology
The Pros and Cons of a National Digital ID Scheme That Is Being Proposed
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIn 2018-19, identity crime directly and indirectly cost Australia an estimated A$3.1 billion. To address such costs, the federal …
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Environment
Is World’s Largest Known Asteroid Impact Structure Buried Deep in Southeast Australia?
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIn recent research published by myself and my colleague Tony Yeates in the journal Tectonophysics, we investigate what …