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Loss, trials, and compassion: the music of Australia’s Jewish refugees

After the Nazi invasion of Austria in 1938, Jewish refugee applications to Australia soared to over 10,000. ... Musicians were ruled “unsuitable”. Nevertheless, between 1933 to 1943, approximately 10,000 Jewish refugees from Germany, Austria and
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/07/31/loss--trials--and-compassion--the-music-of-australias-jewish-ref.html
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Climate explained: why don’t we have electric aircraft?

A new aircraft takes around 5-10 years to design, and will then remain in service for two to three decades.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2019/09/23/climate-explained--why-don-t-we-have-electric-aircraft-.html
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Experts examine the COVID-19 tracing app

In 2018, the Singaporean health system had a serious breach of 1.5 million personal records, including the Prime Minister, and accessed the dispensed medications of 160,000.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/04/28/experts-examine-the-covid-19-tracing-app.html
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Why data-driven science is more than just a buzzword

Applying simple algorithms to massive data sets simply doesn’t work, even when you have the power of 10,000-core supercomputers.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/05/11/Why-data-driven-science-is-more-than-just-a-buzzword.html
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What is the secret to being good at maths?

This was one of about 20,000 schools operating independently throughout Japan. Here, the students start by learning how to use a physical abacus to perform arithmetic calculations. ... Research shows it takes at least 10,000 hours of intense training
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2015/10/23/what-is-the-secret-to-being-good-at-maths-.html
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New world by the time class of 2031 graduates

Professor Michael Anderson. About 70,000 students will start kindergarten in NSW this week. ... Are the roughly 10,000 hours students spend at school good value and are they preparing them for this brave new world?
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/01/29/new-world-by-the-time-class-of-2031-graduates.html
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5 ways Sydney researchers are reducing the burden of diabetes

During National Diabetes Week, we take a look at 5 of our recent studies that aim to reduce the burden of diabetes, both in Australia and abroad.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2019/07/18/5-ways-sydney-researchers-are-reducing-the-burden-of-diabetes.html
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A new temporary parent visa threatens to create second-class Australians

The second requires paying a fee of around $50,000 per parent in order to jump the processing queue. ... Not good policy. Based on existing demand for permanent parent visas, we estimate that a temporary visa could generate between 10,000 and
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2016/11/16/a-new-temporary-parent-visa-threatens-to-create-second-class-aus.html
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Hype and cash are muddying our understanding of quantum computing

The likelihood of hardware failure is usually less than something like one in a billion-quadrillion, or 10. ... 24. in scientific notation. The best quantum computer hardware, on the other hand, typically achieves only about one in 10,000, or 10.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/08/29/hype-and-cash-are-muddying-our-understanding-of-quantum-computin.html
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Should Australians be worried about waiting for a COVID vaccine?

The US is recording almost 200,000 new cases a day, and the UK more than 10,000. ... Here in Australia, there have only been about 28,000 people infected since March.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/12/04/should-australians-be-worried-about-waiting-for-a-covid-vaccine.html