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    Cows in Antarctica?

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/373-cows-in-antarctica
    16 Aug 2017: Elizabeth Leane, Associate Professor of English and ARC Future Fellow, and Hanne E. F. Nielsen, PhD Candidate in Antarctic Representations, investigate the unusual history of cows in Antarctica for The Conversation. Domestic animals are rarely
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    History textbooks still imply that Australians are white

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/323-history-textbooks-still-imply-that-australians-are-white
    19 Jun 2017: Despite improvements to their content over time, secondary school history textbooks still imply that Australians are white. Textbook depictions of Australianness are not only relevant to experiences of national belonging or exclusion. Research has
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    Caring for our healthcare professionals, so they can care

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/290-caring-for-our-healthcare-professionals-so-they-can-care
    25 May 2017: Quality healthcare is vitally important, but with a lack of resources it can be hard for providers to meet these important needs. Health Services Innovation Tasmania is taking the challenge of providing quality healthcare via clinical
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    Spotted hyenas rarely die from disease: we set out to discover why

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/263-spotted-hyenas-rarely-die-from-disease-we-set-out-to-discover-why
    19 Apr 2017: "Ol-konôî, the Maa or Maasai word for hyena, means “to eat greedily” or “the gluttonous one”. It shows a not so subtle disdain many communities have for spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta). It’s true that hyenas scramble and “laugh”
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    Soldiers, thieves, Māori warriors

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/444-soldiers-thieves-maori-warriors
    25 Oct 2017: Soon after it became a British colony, New Zealand began shipping the worst of its offenders across the Tasman Sea. Between 1843 and 1853, an eclectic mix of more than 110 soldiers, sailors, Māori, civilians and convict absconders from the
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    Watering down the same-sex marriage bill

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/475-watering-down-the-same-sex-marriage-bill
    28 Nov 2017: The bill to legalise same-sex marriage has passed the Australian Senate, with 43 voting yes, 12 no votes, with some senators abstaining from casting a vote. The bill was passed without amendment, and will now move to the House of Representatives for
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    Drones and privacy

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/266-drones-and-privacy
    26 Apr 2017: Recent advances in technology mean we can no longer rely on fences or barriers around our homes to protect our privacy. This was certainly the case for Darwin resident Karli Hyatt, who on Tuesday explained to the ABC’s Law Report how a drone
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    We need a new Australia Day

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/476-we-need-a-new-australia-day
    29 Nov 2017: The decision by ABC Triple J to move the Hottest 100, its popular musical countdown, from January 26 has reignited the smouldering controversy about Australia Day. The radio station has moved the 2018 poll from Australia Day to January 27 after a
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    Science can be beautiful, but please don’t call it basic

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/339-science-can-be-beautiful-but-please-dont-call-it-basic
    4 Jul 2017: Research underpinning fundamental scientific concepts or mechanisms of disease is referred to as “basic science”. I detest the term. It conjures up images of mundane, uninteresting, simple lab work, but this is rarely the case. No two days are the
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    Making positive change for a better world

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/310-making-positive-change-for-a-better-world
    21 Jun 2017: From humble beginnings in north-west Tasmania, OXFAM Australia Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Helen Szoke was determined not to let her situation at that point in her life dictate her future. She was determined to get an education and follow her

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