Many guidelines offered to GPs are based on evidence unrelated to general practice. Studies show doctors tend to ignore these guidelines which can pose a risk to patients’ health.
Re-analysed data shows that Australia has indeed been hotter over the past 30 years than any time in the preceding millennium.
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Australasia’s warming in recent decades is unprecedented in the past millennium. But a mistake in the paper reporting this finding took four years to fix, and was viciously attacked by bloggers.
For some parents, home schooling helps to focus on a child’s individual needs, rather than just on grades.
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Home-schooled children appear to do neither worse nor better than those who attend regular school, so why is there an increasing number of parents who are opting for their child to be educated at home?
Three more years for Malcolm Turnbull and the Coalition.
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As a veteran of the Rudd-Gillard-Rudd years, former treasurer Wayne Swan is a politician with a great deal of experience with parliamentary instability.
A greyhound at a protest the abuse of greyhounds at the hands of the racing industry.
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The issue of crime committed under the influence of prescription drugs has received high profile media attention. So should we be worried about a new wave of prescription drug-induced crime?
Lost in translation. Australia will have to try harder to attract Chinese tourists.
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The idea of hitting voters with a powerful message on election day is just the culmination of three trends in Australian campaign communication that have been brewing for decades.
The 2011 heatwave hit kelp forests hard along a long stretch of WA coast.
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A 10-week surge in ocean temperatures off the Western Australian coast has killed off large patches of kelp forest, the “biological engine” of Australia’s southern reefs.
The Turnbull government needs to learn a thing or two from hacker culture.
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The Brexit vote was the outcome of the disillusionment and disengagement that have permeated the UK. Many Europeans share that mood, which is why both the UK and EU need radical democratic surgery.
Robots can help a new business deal with all the mundane tasks.
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Much of the debate about robots talking jobs focuses largely on a jobless future. But robots can deliver a host of benefits, especially for start-ups and entrepreneurs.
The individual centred NDIS model can help service providers ensure their dealings with Indigenous Australians are culturally appropriate.
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The NDIS provides an opportunity to address the shortfalls of the former institutionalised service system, some of which uniquely impact Indigenous Australians.
The Chinese icebreaker Xue Long sails from Fremantle Harbour on its way home from Antarctica.
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Australia and China both have a keen interest in the frozen continent. And while they don’t agree on everything, there is great scope for scientific collaboration.
Australia is one of a small number of countries that enjoy a AAA rating.
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