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Business & Economics

The climate change debate will not be settled by science, but by money

The intense debate over what is dubbed ‘climate science’ is showing no signs of easing off. It remains one of …

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Science & Health

Scientific literacy: The world’s hope on climate change

Widespread scientific literacy – in schools and the wider community – is an essential part of any action plan to …

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Ethics & Religion

A media pothole: The pitfalls of covering religion

There are few areas of media coverage more vexed and controversial than religion. So much so, it is far from …

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History

My time: The experiences of an ordinary soldier in Papua New Guinea

The overwhelming majority of Australians who have served in war zones have been volunteers. However, during the Vietnam war, 63,735 …

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Letters to the Editor

Thanks for the ‘therapy’, Australian Rationalist

Dear Editor, I am a new reader of your magazine. Reading it shone an unforgiving light on a niggling feeling …

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History

Not just the Sphinx: Ancient Egyptians and their treasured felines

Ancient Egyptian culture and practices have intrigued historians and archaeologists for years. Thought to be the pre-eminent civilisation in the …

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