There’s no going back to the days when police did not carry guns. But now that they have them, their training must be unremitting. Australian lives depend on it.
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Thousands of Australian students are disengaged from school and leave early. Governments have provided alternative learning options for these students, but are these having unintended consequences?
The question in drought relief is this: do we want more or fewer people to be involved in a farming activity that is vulnerable to drought?
Human rights groups say the bill is an attempt to introduce mass surveillance to Australia and an egregious breach of individual privacy.
Short story cycles can satisfying a reader’s need for deeper engagement and Rebekah Clarkson’s Barking Dog is a great example.
The government’s Future Drought Fund flies in the face of years of work classifying drought as to be expected rather than a disaster.
Prototype is a new 12-part series of Australian video art, designed to bring the genre out of the gallery and onto the smartphone.
Many rely on David Gonski’s ideas to shape the future of education policy. But his recommendation of personalised learning is a scripted, rigid version of education that will take us backwards.
The AFL Grand Final is more than a physical contest between professional athletes: it is a day we collectively make meaning, and create culture.
A group including a young Sami reindeer herder, a member of the Indigenous Yupiaq tribe, and Greta Thunberg are filing a complaint to the UN.
National drug regulators use evidence from clinical trials to decide whether new cancer drugs will be approved for use. But these studies are often flawed.
Of the original 31,000 refugees in the ‘fast-track’ visa caseload, nearly 8,200 are yet to have their applications processed. As a result, their lives remain in limbo.
A new study has found a vegetarian diet is associated with a reduced risk of heart disease, but linked to an increased risk of stroke. This is how we should – and shouldn’t – interpret the results.
If we don’t find ways to keep new teachers in schools then we face a teacher shortage, larger class sizes and more people teaching outside their field of expertise.
Rezoning to mixed-use residential development drove small manufacturers and creative producers out of the inner city. The result is less diversity of land uses, jobs and services where we most want it.
Recent reports suggested eating chicken could reduce the risk of breast cancer. In the study, those who ate chicken were at lower risk – when compared to women who ate large quantities of red meat.
Our body knows how it is moving and where it is because of a sense called proprioception, a ‘sixth sense’ that helps your body know where it is in the world. And it works even while you’re asleep.
Coming to live in Australia on your own and studying in an unfamiliar education system is extremely hard. There are ways to make it a bit easier.
The idea that robots will take our jobs is not radically new – but artificial intelligence is now completely reorganising the global economy. Australia must act now to keep up with the world.
Hundreds of thousands of Australians are forced into inadequate or unhealthy housing by high housing costs.
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Research fellow, University of South Australia
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Professor, Medical Research Future Fund Emerging Leader, University of South Australia
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Research Professor, University of South Australia
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Research Fellow, University of South Australia
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Adjunct Senior Researcher, University of South Australia
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Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Accredited Practising Dietitian, University of South Australia
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Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, University of South Australia
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Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy, University of South Australia
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Research fellow, University of South Australia
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Emeritus Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia
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Senior Lecturer of Law, University of South Australia
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Senior Lecturer in Screen Studies, University of South Australia
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Associate Professor, University of South Australia
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Research Associate, University of South Australia
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Lecturer in Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of South Australia
