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While slipping on a wrist band or sticking on a patch may be an attractive alternative, they’re unlikely to provide any substantial protection from biting mosquitoes.
Islam, like Christianity, has a capacity for violence and a capacity for peace, and neither is in essence peaceful or violent.
When asked by The Conversation for a source to support his assertion that findings from the Netherlands Euthanasia Report in 2014 indicate that 550 newborn babies with diseases or disabilities were killed…
When The Conversation asked Andrew Denton to provide sources to support his assertion, he sent the following email: We checked official published reports and sought interviews with primary sources to test…
Broadcaster Andrew Denton, an advocate for assisted dying law, told the Q&A audience it was not correct to say 550 newborn babies were killed last year under Dutch euthanasia laws. Is that right?
Knowledge and ideas and their application are the key to creating the conditions for the level of innovation Australia needs to build its comparative advantage.
Who will be responsible for putting the right policies and services in place to ensure we reap the benefits of healthy ageing and minimise the negatives?
We know the ABC is facing tough times, given the decision last year to cut its budget by A$254 million over five years. But how hard are those cuts falling on locally-produced children’s TV?
Personalised medicine is based on the idea that by understanding the specific molecular code of a person’s disease, and particularly its genetic makeup, we can more accurately tailor treatment.
Research shows how the the tobacco and fossil fuel industries used different tactics to undermine scientific consensus.
Myths abound about the impact penalty rates have on employment and services.
Is genuine artificial consciousness possible? Should we protect jobs from automation? Your questions on AI and robots answered here.
Hitting back may prevent further aggression if it is done calmly and competently, but if the child is highly emotional, fighting back will make matters worse.
Spectre is a return to form for the series, and the best of the Daniel Craig films, tying together the legend with a narrative that incorporates and develops the past 50-plus years of Bond.
The tech giant Sony may have signalled the end to its video tape but the format wars continue in the digital world.
Severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and dementia are disorders that are ultimately traced to brain function, and not the manifestations of individual weaknesses.
The bill does not adequately balance the right of someone subjected to a control order to a fair trial and to know the case against them.
When communities are surveyed, green infrastructure is usually high on their list of urban planning priorities. But until now planners have lacked tools to quantify the long-term benefits.
CSIRO conducted a nationwide survey to quantify the number of Australians avoiding wheat and to ask them why.
University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Stephen Parker and Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan discuss the week in politics.
The latest emissions auction closes the gap to Australia’s climate target, but still leaves work to be done.
Australia is poised to lead the world by demonstrating the kind of nationwide, cultural and structural change necessary to forever change the story of violence against women.
Victims of slick “boiler room” scams are typified as naive - even by police - but the reality is very different.
It’s unlikely many ordinary people will care about the latest revelation in the tale of the Turnbull coup, despite something of a flurry among Abbott loyalists.