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The Effect of Wind on the Survival of Little Penguins
, 2012 We live in a time of increased awareness of the potential effects of climate on our ecosystems. The population of Little Penguins Eudyptula minor on Phillip Island, Victoria, in south eastern Australia is one such ecosystem. Not only does this Little Penguin colony provide valuable ongoing data for ornithological research, the nightly Penguin Parade is
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Writing about a Prime Minister: Reflections on How Malcolm Fraser PM Happened
Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.In 1989 I published Malcolm Fraser PM, a study of the way that prime minister Fraser worked. In this note I muse about the back story, about the processes involved in writing a study of a recently defeated prime minister, explaining how the book was written and what could be learnt from the interactions with Fraser.
Patrick Weller
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Terendak Military Cemetery: Bodies, Burials, and ‘Operation Bring Them Home'
Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.Terendak Military Cemetery occupies an unusual position in the history of Australian war cemeteries. Initially established to service the needs of the community at Terendak Garrison—the operational base for Commonwealth forces in Malaya during the early years of the Cold War—it became the official overseas burial site of Australian dead during the ...
Hannah Swaine, Kate Ariotti
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PLoS ONE, 2015 The association of ticks (Acarina) and seabirds provides an intriguing system for assessing the influence of long-distance dispersal on the evolution of parasitic species.
Katherine L Moon +2 more
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The Australian Union Movement and the Politics of Full Employment, 1945–1976
Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article argues that the Australian union movement played a crucial and often overlooked role in both the success and rapid decline of Australia's post‐war full employment framework. A particular focus is placed on the unions' response to the Fraser Liberal‐Country Party government's 1976 abandonment of post‐war full employment and the ...
Owen Bennett
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Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT ‘Middle Australia’ became a ubiquitous term of social categorisation and political positioning during the latter decades of the 20th century. This article examines how this concept was variously used in the metropolitan print media in the guises of the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age of Melbourne, including in their reporting of federal and ...
Chris Beer
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Malcolm Fraser and Jimmy Carter: Trilateralism and Personal Diplomacy
Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article studies Malcolm Fraser's approach towards the United States between 1977 and 1980. The paper does so by examining how Fraser's Coalition government perceived and responded to the concept of trilateralism, which Jimmy Carter embraced at the early stages of his presidency.
Athanasios Antonopoulos
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Using large language models to analyze political texts through natural language understanding
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Large language models (LLMs) offer scalable alternatives to human experts when analyzing political texts for meaning, using natural language understanding (NLU). Qualitative NLU methods relying on human experts are severely limited by cost and scalability.
Kenneth Benoit +4 more
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Journal of Avian BiologyRising global temperatures will have profound impacts on species and ecosystem functioning. Species existing near their thermal thresholds will be particularly vulnerable to these changes, and those species that rely on, or preferentially use, artificial
Erin K. Clitheroe +3 more
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