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The participants in the eight-week yoga trial program in Canberra’s Alexander Maconochie Centre prison.

First-ever Australian study shows how yoga can improve the lives of prisoners

Prisoners who took part in an eight-week yoga trial in a Canberra prison showed improvements in their levels of depression, anxiety and stress, as well as an increase in self-esteem.
Alleged terrorist Abu Bakar Bashir arrives at the South Jakarta District Court in Jakarta, Indonesia, amid heavy security on March 10, 2011. Karlis Salna/AAP

How do terrorists fund their activities? Some do it legally

Terrorism networks employ both legal and illegal ways to fund their activities. Their use of legal businesses seems to be on the rise.
With so much research, data and evidence in the world, it’s tough to pull it together in a useful way. Shutterstock

Technology can make collecting and analysing evidence for policy easier

With accessible software tools and workflows, machines can be left to do the laborious work so that people can focus on planning, thinking and doing.
As uncertain as 2019-20 is, The Conversation’s team of 20 leading economists are in broad agreement that the outlook isn’t good. Scott Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will also have to deal with the unexpected. Wes Mountain/The Conversation

Buckle up. 2019-20 survey finds the economy weak and heading down, and that’s ahead of surprises

The Conversation’s distinguished panel predicts unusually weak growth, dismal spending, no improvement in either unemployment or wage growth, and an increased chance of recession.
Australia’s LNG exports aren’t as good for the planet as the government seems to think. AAP Image/Origin Energy

Australia’s energy exports increase global greenhouse emissions, not decrease them

The federal government claims that Australia’s rising emissions are offset by savings around the globe when Australian gas exports replace other fossil fuels. But the numbers don’t stack up like that.

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