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Donna Lu

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Donna Lu is a London-based writer and reporter. Her work has appeared in print and online in The Atlantic, The Guardian, VICE, New Scientist, The Outline, The Saturday Paper, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Electric Lit, The Big Issue, and other publications.

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The Farewell explores the ethics of lying about a cancer diagnosis

The Farewell explores the ethics of lying about a cancer diagnosis

Lulu Wang's moving film The Farewell explores the morality of hiding the truth from a loved one who has been …

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How Abusers Are Exploiting Smart Home Devices

How Abusers Are Exploiting Smart Home Devices

Voice-activated assistants, smart TVs and app-controlled locks and light systems promise convenience. They ca…

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Reviewed: Margaret Atwood's The Testaments'

Reviewed: Margaret Atwood's The Testaments'

Thirty four years after The Handmaid's Tale and a hit TV show later, Margaret Atwood's intriguing sequel, The…

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Why the hunt for alien life is under way far beneath Earth's surface

Why the hunt for alien life is under way far beneath Earth's surface

Microbes that breathe sulphur could redefine what it means to be alive and provide clues about what organisms…

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Countries are turning off the internet to stop violence. Does it work?

Countries are turning off the internet to stop violence. Does it work?

Governments are increasingly shutting down access to the internet in an effort to curb organised violence. Bu…

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Should you give your data to a period tracker or smart breast pump?

Should you give your data to a period tracker or smart breast pump?

Health tech firms believe that women are a lucrative and untapped market, but are these products worth the pr…

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Charlie Pickering: ‘We used to be able to just disagree. Social media has a lot to answer for’

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By Donna Lu Verified
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default Sandwiched between the Arts Centre and Hamer Hall, in Melbourne's arts precinct, is a sculpture of wave-like steel structures called Forward Surge. On the day we walk past, it is hidden behind construction fencing, but Charlie Pickering has fond memories of the place. "As a teenager, I would almost every weekend get kicked out of here," he says.
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El Niño expected to develop in coming months, bringing hotter and drier weather to eastern Australia

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By Donna Lu Verified, Graham Readfearn
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The BoM says models indicate the forecast El Niño will be at least moderate in strength, with a strong event possible. Photograph: Tracey Nearmy/Reuters Australia should prepare for an imminent El Niño, with the Bureau of Meteorology and other agencies forecasting that the weather phenomenon is likely to develop in the coming months. “The models are really aligning now,” Felicity Gamble, a senior BoM climatologist, said.
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Can you not? Plastic and metal ‘franken-can’ named Australia’s worst packaging at Unpackit awards

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By Donna Lu Verified
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The inaugural Unpackit Award for Australia’s worst packaging went to a plastic–metal hybrid drinking vessel that ‘ticks every box for problematic packaging’. Photograph: Unpackit Awards A single-use plastic and metal drinking vessel dubbed a “franken-can” has been given the dubious honour of the nation’s worst plastic packaging. The plastic-metal hybrid can, which is not accepted by container refund schemes or easily recycled – has won the inaugural Unpackit award for Australia’s worst packaging.
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