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Unconscious brain is highly receptive to the world
14+ hour, 52+ min ago (291+ words) New research has found that the human brain continues to absorb complex information even when we are unconscious. The Baylor College of Medicine says the brain can perform sophisticated language processing even while under a general anesthesia. It says the…...
Major threat to the future of music "made by humans" " Newsreel
16+ hour, 2+ min ago (873+ words) Music from Kylie Minogue, John Farnham, INXS, Midnight Oil, AC/DC, Tones and I, Gotye, Ben Frost, Nick Cave, Tame Impala, Parkway Drive, The Living End and Vance Joy has been found in a database of 12 million songs used to…...
Queensland dwelling approvals down 8. 8% in May
16+ hour, 17+ min ago (298+ words) Dwelling approvals in Queensland fell 8. 8 percent in May as early signs emerge of market wobbles following tax changes in the Federal Budget. The Queensland fall included a 3. 6 percent drop in private sector housing approvals. This was the largest fall in…...
Guardian Childcare teams receive 4. 75% pay increase
14+ hour, 20+ min ago (226+ words) Guardian Childcare & Education has announced a 4. 75 percent pay increase for its educators and teachers. The increase follows a decision to pass on the full amount from the Fair Work Commission's recent national wage review despite teams already being paid above-award…...
Rental affordability scheme quietly sinks into oblivion
15+ hour, 37+ min ago (853+ words) This week marks the end of the National Rental Affordability Scheme, which once provided more than 35, 000 affordable rental homes across the country. The scheme was introduced by the Rudd government in 2008 in response to declining affordability. But it was later…...
Earth's oldest known crater found in the outback
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (873+ words) In the Pilbara of Western Australia, some of Earth's oldest rocks lie beneath the sky, as they have for billions of years. They are dark, weathered volcanic rocks, close to 3. 5 billion years old, cut by veins and stewed by deep…...
No such thing as a "safe" time to be in the sun
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (366+ words) New research has challenged beliefs about "safe" times to be in the sun, with the total dose found to be more important. A landmark QIMR Berghofer study has shown that a short time outdoors during hours of low sunlight can…...
Australia's love-hate relationship with immigration
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (1095+ words) The history of immigration policy in Australia is full of yes-no contradictions: fear jostling with hope, exclusion with openness. Australia has been pulled in different directions by the strength of its British ties and the demands of its Asia-Pacific geography....
Mystery of the "pink planet" finally solved
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (387+ words) New research has unlocked the secret of the giant "pink planet" that baffled astronomers for more than a decade. Northwestern University-led scientists have discovered the planet, known officially as GJ504b, is surrounded by salty skies. The elusive planet is too faint…...
Liberals wedged in a tunnel looking for the light
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (901+ words) The Liberal Party reminds one of that cumbersome machine, nicknamed Florence, that became stuck (twice) in a tunnel in the Snowy 2. 0 project. One time Florence bogged, opening up a sink hole. The second time she was wedged in rock. Both…...