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Why suspending or expelling students often does more harm than good

The number of students being suspended or expelled from Australian schools is “skyrocketing”, according to news reports.

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The oldest human object in space turns 60

Sixty years ago, a grapefruit-sized aluminium sphere with six antennas and some tiny solar cells was launched into Earth orbit.

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Whitlam years: when social policy developed super powers

A grassroots social welfare program from the progressive years of the Whitlam Government is a model way to create more coherent and vibrant communities – and should be revived to steer future policy, a new research project has found.

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Help needed for life-saving effort in PNG

The violent earthquake that rocked Papua New Guinea last month – causing devastating mud slides that trapped many communities in remote mountain areas – highlights the desperate need in PNG for medical supplies, which is being helped by generous donations and volunteer work in South Australia.

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Adelaide aquifers face a dry future

Healthy aquifers and groundwater supplies – just as important as Murray River-supplemented reservoirs – are a strategic source of Adelaide’s and South Australia’s long-term sustainability, with water experts warning the Adelaide Hills streams and catchment systems need urgent attention.