With a steady hollowing out of membership, the cosying up to vested interests with pockets deep enough to maintain party, today’s political parties barely “represent”.
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Proving negligence in sports injury legal cases comes down to establishing what goes beyond the “norm” in playing culture.
Universities are public in nature but don’t represent a cross-section of the public. So who do they serve?
We value the boosted career and wealth outcomes for graduates and what that does for our economy, but university has more value than that.
The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Sydney has just announced A$1.3 of funding from Blackmores, the complementary medicine manufacturer, for a Chair in Integrative Medicine (a blending of evidence-based…
African health leaders do not often get the chance to tell the stories of their public health achievements and challenges.
A defeat for Indigenous constitutional recognition would be disastrous and demoralising. But history tells us that even worthy proposals with bipartisan support are not assured of success.
TEDx Sydney launched a campaign to initiate conversations around disability in the name of the late campaigner Stella Young. The project was ill-conceived but it points to the need for listening closely to people with disabilities.
The widespread bullying of doctors during training is not just an issue for surgeons, or women. It’s a problem for all medical professionals – and it poses a risk to patient safety.
Sport for Jove’s The Merchant of Venice is a production of ourstanding clarity, making it ideal for students or perhaps even those who simply don’t often see Shakespeare in the theatre.
Along with better strategies to respond to outbreaks in human populations, we need a stronger focus on surveillance in animals to identify infectious diseases before they pose a risk to human health.
“Wouldn’t it be fantastic if the English syllabus was made up of books that students love?” Australian author Melina Marchetta’s novels have won her many devoted fans and she’s passionate about engaging young people with literature.
A year ago, a military coup toppled Thailand’s elected government. The junta promised elections once a new constitution is adopted, but its authoritarian rule betrays a hostility to real democracy.
The current climate is inviting us to conceive of Baltimore not as a place where the law doesn’t work but, more radically, as an example of Italian legal philosopher Giorgio Agamben’s “state of exception”.
A close look at Hockey’s tax avoidance laws aimed at multinationals like Apple and Google, shows they can avoid them.
Nuclear power isn’t ‘zero-emission’, as many proponents claim. Factor in uranium mining, power plant construction, and other factors and it has similar emissions to wind power. But that’s still lower than fossil fuels.
Three features of a medical school help predict where medical students will eventually work as doctors: selection, the curriculum, and the professionalism of the newly-qualified doctors.
India wants closer engagement with its neighbours as it aspires to become a global manufacturing hub. Narendra Modi’s visits to China, Mongolia and South Korea are all about promoting this agenda.
Proposals for constitutional recognition of Indigenous people are gaining momentum but also raising legal concerns. Here is a form of words to create an advisory council that overcomes those concerns.
Tomorrow at TedX Sydney’s Opera House event, high-profile neurosurgeon Charlie Teo will talk about brain cancer. Last Saturday Teo was on Channel 9’s Sunrise program talking about the often malignant cancer…
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Professor of Sociology & Director, Sydney Centre for Healthy Societies, University of Sydney
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Honorary Professor in History, University of Sydney
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ARC DECRA Fellow in Hydrology, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in European Studies, University of Sydney
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Lecturer of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Sydney
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Senior Research Officer Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney
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ARC DECRA Senior Research Fellow, University of Sydney
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ARC DECRA Research Fellow, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, Government and International Relations, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Ethnomusicology, Linguistics and Ethnobiology, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, Sydney Southeast Asia Centre, University of Sydney
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Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Sydney
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Research Assistant, University of Sydney
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney
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Associate professor, University of Sydney
