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17 September 2024

Our cities are losing the small, colourful songbirds that give us the most joy

Urbanisation in Brisbane is causing a decline in colorful, melodious bird species, particularly small ones. The loss of green spaces and increased infrastructure threatens the birds that enhance urban life.

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22 February 2023
Currency and Exchange

The risks and returns of cryptocurrencies

The cryptocurrency ecosystem continues to grow and attract more interest across the globe. It is becoming progressively intertwined with traditional financial markets, evidenced by a steady increase in the number of managed funds holding cryptocurrency assets on their balance sheets. FinTech expert Will Banks looks at the risks and returns.

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17 August 2022
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29 March 2022
Right to Repair

Why we really need to be able to fix our stuff

We all have things that are broken around our homes. Old iPhones, microwaves, fridges, washing machines or everyday consumer devices, such as our fitbits, tablets and computers. If we can’t fix them, they usually end of going into the rubbish and then ending up as landfill. Did you know that there are over 140,000 tonnes of e-Waste generated by Australians every year?

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15 June 2020

A Cultural Heritage Stitch Up in WA

Last month, mining giant Rio Tinto destroyed caves in the Juukan Gorge in Western Australia while blasting in the area...

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2 April 2020

Fossil skull casts doubt over modern human ancestry

Griffith University scientists have led an international team to date the skull of an early human found in Africa, potentially upending human evolution knowledge with their discovery.

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16 August 2017

Pilot Dan takes aviation degree sky high

Aviation graduate and now Virgin Australia pilot Dan Lang is flying high thanks to a Griffith University degree that has the world not so much at his feet, but 10,000m below

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14 June 2017
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30 September 2015

Five minutes with…Georgina Murray

Inspired by Martin Nicolaus’ 1968 Fat-cat-sociology speech — ‘…the professional eyes of the sociologist are on the down people, and...

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20 May 2014
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