Super trawler the Abel Tasman (formerly the Margiris) will be blocked from fishing in Australian waters for up to two years after the Federal Government announced plans to amend legislation to address…
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According to their 2005 Energy Policy Act, the US was supposed to have reached a 7.5% target for renewable fuel by 2012. While this may be good for the environment, there is growing concern that national…
Controversy surrounding the recent sale of Cubbie Station in Queensland near the New South Wales border to (mainly) Chinese interests is not unexpected. Fears about foreign ownership in Australia are long-standing…
Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak has described his country as “a villa in the middle of a jungle”. But Barak’s “jungle” has become increasingly dangerous. What happens to the villa when a wind of change…
I am in awe of the Australian Paralympic athletes! Such enthusiasm and excitement at being at the event. Not a tear in sight at winning silver or bronze instead of gold, but instead they are enjoying the…
Our Federal Environmental Minister has stepped up to the plate. He has exercised every legal avenue open to him to regulate the super trawler currently known as the Margiris when it begins fishing in Australian…
In the small print in my Qantas in flight magazine I noticed that Qantas is now raising money for Mission Australia. Mission Australia runs a number of useful and worthwhile programs for the disadvantaged…
The recent report of the Senate Inquiry into rural health services gave tantalising glimpses of how the future of rural health services should be. But its central theme is not new. The persistent and consistent…
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has registered RU486 (mifepristone linepharma) and GyMiso®(misoprostol) for wider use in Australia following an application for registration of the medicines…
In April 2012 Swisse made the following offer to GPs, “For those who on-sell full sized Swisse Practitioner products, Swisse will sponsor the full cost for you or one of your staff members to complete…
The Grim Reaper television commercial is infamous in Australia. Reminiscent of B-grade gothic horror flicks, the cloaked reaper stands in a foggy bowling alley poised to strike down a group of deadpan…
As an orthoptist and academic in the Department of Clinical Vision Sciences at La Trobe University, I also volunteer my time as a National Classifier of vision impaired athletes for the Australian Paralympic…
On Sunday, La Trobe University held its most successful Open Day ever, with more than 19,000 visitors. But the day was disrupted by student protests against recently announced changes to our Faculty of…
The Houston panel reported on Monday 13 August 2012. The government has committed to implementing all of its recommendations. In fact, one of its recommendations (recommendation 7) has already been implemented…
A reader complained that my last column about the environmental damage caused by super trawlers was too emotive. We agreed about the facts, but not about how to frame them. I tried to ignore this comment…
Having a wide circle of friends is important to psychological wellbeing, but a network of relatives is more important for men according to new study from the UK. The research, published in the Journal…
Is science being taught badly? In the broadest sense, yes. Most Australian school science curriculum documents I see today seem to be about teaching students how different science is from the rest of society…
The news treats nature as a backdrop to the dramas and delights of human life. In the 21st century, our dramas are driving nature’s destruction, and that destruction threatens an end to our delights. But…
As the final version of the Murray-Darling Plan heads to Parliament there seems little doubt that the debate will continue. The sticking point remains the volume of water to be returned to the environment…
Protests on the weekend in Hobart against the Dutch owned super trawler, the FV Margiris, have led to the Australian environment minister, Tony Burke, expressing some concerns. Greenpeace’s petition against…
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Professor, School of Allied Heath, Human Services & Sport, La Trobe University, La Trobe University
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Research Fellow, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer & Research Fellow, La Trobe University
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Dennis Altman is a Friend of The Conversation.
VC Fellow, La Trobe University
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Living with Disability Research Centre, La Trobe University
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Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
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Research Fellow, La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University
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Professor of Acquired Brain Injury, La Trobe University
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Emeritus Professor of Politics, La Trobe University
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Principal Research Fellow and Associate Professor, La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University
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PhD Candidate, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
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Professor of Law, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Media and Communication, La Trobe University
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Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer in History, La Trobe University
