Economics doesn’t have all the answers – at least not for those looking to escape ideology.
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
University of Sydney
Established in 1850, the University of Sydney was Australia’s first tertiary education institution. It is committed to maximising the potential of its students, teachers and researchers for the benefit of Australia and the wider world.
Links
Displaying 2401 - 2420 of 4738 articles
Restrictions on gambling advertisements may be effective in helping those with problems manage their urges to gamble.
Now, more than at any time in our history, Australia needs a relationship with China ‘comparable with that which we have, or seek, with other major powers’.
Intuitively, it might seem desirable to speed up access to medicines. But this means more drugs will be approved that may subsequently prove unsafe or ineffective.
Public health working with tobacco displays weapons-grade naivety and ignorance in those promoting it.
Over-cooked forecasts for demand have justified excessive spending and higher prices. This is precisely what the gas cartel wants: the spectre of shortages whipping up prices.
Political scientists trained or based in the Atlantic region have a bad habit of ignoring trends in our Asia-Pacific region. When they do pay attention to its dynamics, they often misleadingly measure…
So far, only a few patients have been able to obtain lawful medicinal cannabis, and only after a long and difficult struggle.
Whilst most parents do vaccinate, health professionals often find it difficult to talk with those who are hesitant or decline. A new resource provides information and communication support.
Bruce Isaacs analyses the deceptively complex closing scene of Charlie Kaufman’s Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), starring Jim Carey and Kate Winslet.
Face Value analyses the sentiment of business leaders in ASX top 100 companies and for 2017 it seems positive, although sometimes highly opinionated.
Citizens do not have enough say in how mental health services are planned, funded and run in Australia. Here’s why that needs to change.
Speaking on the ABC program Insiders, One Nation leader Pauline Hanson suggested there are tests available to see if children will have an adverse reaction to vaccinations. We asked three experts.
High specialist fees in this country, and what they mean for Australians’ access to health care, have been of concern for some time.
The housing supply solution our leaders are advocating will only work if affordability is simply a problem of supply. In fact, Australia is almost a world leader in rates of new housing production.
For those who might wish to check if they are being swatted unwittingly with undisclosed or barely disclosed fees on their investments, there appears to be one solid approach to take: ring up and ask.
I recently had a colonoscopy, an invasive medical procedure to examine the bowel, and was hugely relieved to get the all-clear. I posted a description of my experience to my friends on Facebook and got…
East Asian employees make up a sizeable portion of the workforce but they are often misunderstood as lacking in communication skills.
We have the potential to liberate the workforce to do the one thing that machines can’t do – improve ourselves and the emotional lives of others.
The health impacts of urban and regional planning are undisputed. So why did the NSW government adopt and then discard health objectives as part of state planning legislation?
Authors
-
Senior Lecturer, Discipline of English and Writing, University of Sydney
-
Professor emerita, University of Sydney
-
Associate Professor, School of Public Health, University of Sydney
-
Professor, Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney
-
Professor, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney
-
Professor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), University of Sydney
-
NHMRC Emerging Leader Research Fellow, Institute of Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney
-
Senior Research Fellow, Marine Biology, University of Sydney
-
Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Sydney
-
NHMRC Emerging Leader Research Fellow, University of Sydney
-
PhD candidate in Criminology, University of Sydney
-
Senior research associate, University of Sydney
-
School of Life and Environmental Sciences Research Fellow, University of Sydney
-
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Life and Environmental Science, University of Sydney
-
Associate professor, University of Sydney
