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Being ready for the worst

Before being confronted with the reality of a disaster, police and emergency services need to be prepared as well as they can be under realistic conditions, an important role for the University of Technology Sydney’s Australian Facility for Taphonomic Experimental Research, or AFTER.

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Wild weather linked to weedy seadragon deaths

Marine scientists are calling for beachgoers who find weedy seadragons washed up on the shore to photograph them and send details to researchers at UTS.

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Picture of a surf beach with foam on the wash from breaking waves. Picture by Anthony Rowland

Mystery solved: the tiny algae killing fish and harming surfers on SA beaches

A harmful algal bloom of Karenia mikimotoi made dozens of surfers sick and killed seadragons, fish and octopuses on two South Australian beaches.

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Muted trumpets

A series of ads from Clive Palmer’s Trumpet of Patriots party provoked widespread public backlash when they were run in several newspapers a fortnight ago.

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Gazette’s grey teal funders

The Australian Electoral Commission has dismissed Victorian Senator Jane Hume’s complaint that a local news startup is a “highly sophisticated digital disinformation campaign” designed to influence the next federal election. 

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Locked out: How property prices fuel rent increases

As the dream of home ownership slips further out of reach, new research analysing two decades of housing trends in Melbourne reveals the nexus between increasing housing unaffordability and higher rents.

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How to create more First Nations jobs in clean energy

Done well, the renewable energy transition should improve the lives of First Nations Australians.

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Everything you thought you knew about scams is wrong

“Hi Mum,” the text message reads. “My phone doesn’t work so I’m using a spare. I’m stressed out because of a bill due tomorrow. Please text me on this new number.”

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New imaging technology reveals inner workings of living cells

A breakthrough in imaging technology promises to transform our understanding of the inner workings of living cells, and provide insights into a wide range of diseases.

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