When fire torches an area which was long unburnt, vital habitat go too.

University of Melbourne, Charles Sturt University + Deakin University experts compiled maps of bushfires + prescribed burns in southern Australia to see how fire activity changes habitat for 129 threatened species. theconversation.com/gone-in-a-puff…

Yes, the Reserve Bank itself has been feeding inflation.

As Matthew Crocker (@Deakin) writes, every time the Reserve Bank pushes up interest rates in order to take money out of the system, it also puts money in – in a way it didn’t use to.

#auspol #ausecon theconversation.com/what-if-the-re…

People's impacts on land accumulate in the sea, but land management does not consider this.

As University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau + The University of Waikato 🎓 experts write, policy makers must stop working in silos and consider the indirect consequences of human impacts for marine environments. theconversation.com/ecosystems-are…

Huge numbers of illegal roads crisscross rainforests across Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Malaysia, opening them up for logging, poaching or landgrabbing.

These ghost roads are hidden to authorities – but James Cook Uni experts spotted them in satellite images. theconversation.com/roads-of-destr…

It’s hard not to shout guidance at kids’ sports games, but there are ways to do this without pressuring or criticising your child.

As Elise Waghorn (RMIT University) recommends, if parents do want to yell out, they could say something supportive instead. theconversation.com/watch-the-ball…

'[...] Before Dawn offers an account of the important sacrifice Australia made in assisting the Commonwealth during the war.'

🎬 As Steve Gaunson (@RMIT) writes, the new Australian war epic is a young man’s production in more than one sense of the word. theconversation.com/before-dawn-yo…

For the second year in a row, young hammerhead sharks are gathering at a popular beach – but we shouldn't be alarmed.

As Olaf Meynecke (Griffith University) + colleagues (@uwanews) write, we should skip our fear response and go for wonder and protection. theconversation.com/masses-of-scal…

Parents often face well-meaning opinions and conflicting advice about what to feed their babies. Karleen Gribble + colleagues (@westernsydneyu, University of Sydney ) explain what parents need to know now.

theconversation.com/when-can-my-ba…

🎭 The Exact Dimensions of Hell

Set in 1990s suburban Australia, Sarah Austin (@unimelb) writes that the play is a theatrical exploration that unflinchingly examines themes of teenage girls, desire and power. theconversation.com/new-play-the-e…

Under the new law, the legal age for cigarette sales will increase by a year each year from 2027. This means people born from 2009 will never be able to legally buy cigarettes in the UK.

Becky Freeman (@Sydney_Uni) writes on what this means for Australia.

theconversation.com/the-uk-plans-t…

When astronomers focused on the galaxy NGC 4383, they didn’t expect the data to be so spectacular.

Dr. Adam Watts (@uwanews) writes that this is the first detailed map of gas flowing from this galaxy as stars burst within. theconversation.com/we-mapped-a-ma…

Nitazenes can be up to 50 times stronger than fentanyl.

Suzanne Nielsen PhD MPS + colleagues (@MonashUni, Burnet Institute) write that they’re not yet common in Australia, so now is the time to implement policies to reduce their harm. theconversation.com/opioids-more-p…

If two people were to job-share the role of federal MP, it would take much more than changing the Electoral Act, writes Anne Twomey (University of Sydney).

theconversation.com/two-people-wan…

Equal shared parental responsibility will no longer automatically be considered to be in a child’s best interest.

Zoe Rathus (Griffith University) writes that’s a good thing, particularly in domestic violence situations. theconversation.com/family-law-has…

Archie Moore is the first Australian to win the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale.

Wes Hill (@SCUonline) writes the prize is given to the best national pavilion at the world’s oldest and most renowned art biennale. theconversation.com/archie-moores-…

The increasing cost of living may be denting support for the Labor government, writes election analyst Adrian Beaumont (@unimelb).

theconversation.com/labor-maintain…

The Rotorua woman wrongly identified by a supermarket facial recognition system says ethnicity was a ‘huge factor’.

Mark Rickerby (University of Canterbury) writes that her case shows why human-centered design is needed to avoid misuse, bias and harm. theconversation.com/supermarket-fa…

Casual employment + underemployment often go hand in hand – and can impact future career prospects.

Addressing the problem will require a more inclusive labour market that better accommodates non-standard career paths, writes Irma Mooi-Reci (@UniMelb). theconversation.com/unstable-emplo…

📚 Knife – Salman Rushdie (Jonathan Cape)

The book (Penguin Books Aus) is a cathartic story of courage, but it’s curiously one-eyed, writes Paul Giles (@ACUmedia). theconversation.com/in-knife-his-m…

Joe Biden faces some huge foreign policy problems – will they affect the November election?

As Emma Shortis (@RMIT) writes, the president has not anticipated how his own foreign policy might undermine his message and the strength of his personal appeal. theconversation.com/how-will-us-fo…