There's a lot that Richard Denniss gets right. Neoliberalism clearly has an array of problems. But he risks throwing out what is good about liberalism in attacking neoliberalism.
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The combination of higher-density living and increasing cultural diversity means we need to think about how to build social cohesion and make the most of the opportunities of apartment living.
Difficulty with English language can mask other difficulties culturally and linguistically diverse students may have, such as Austism or dyslexia.
Wider access to technology has increased possibilities to share stories via digital means.
New research has discovered brain receptors that sense heat also play a hand in appetite.
Advising women to "stay safe" is problematic because it transfers the responsibility for men's violence onto women, and distracts us from more difficult conversations.
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe has effectively ruled out an interest rate rise until wage growth tops 3%.
Australia has won the soccer World Cup three times, in simulation games only. So what are the challenges to predicting the winner?
To compensate for unmet social needs, people project lifelike qualities onto objects to feel connected. But this doesn’t fully meet people’s needs, so they collect more and more objects.
An increase in condomless sex in PrEP users is predictable as preventing HIV is the key motivator for condom use among gay and bisexual men.
One problem with Airbnb is that it isn't transparent about how many properties are truly 'shared' and how many are just part of a letting business. Regulators need to know that to manage the impacts.
Same person or different person? Most people are extremely good at recognising faces of people they know well, but not so much strangers. See how well you perform on the tests in this story.
Headlines that 70% of women with breast cancer don't need chemo need to be heeded with caution: it's a very specific (but substantial) subtype that was studied.
We are often presented with surveys that claim to show how we all think on a certain subject. But how many people do you need to ask for that finding to have have any convincing meaning?
Italy's economy is verging on bankrupt and its election results have dealt a hammer blow to the prospects of fixing things. The best option, financially at least, may be to put someone else at the helm.
A new ad campaign from Coca-Cola shows they're trying to push a "sugar in moderation" line, while many of their products still contain far too much.
Without developing a better understanding of the challenges refugee students face, we run the risk of further disadvantaging refugee students in Australia.
The need for public cooking facilities has long been recognised, but why has the basic public barbecue failed to evolve along with Australians, their lifestyles and the foods they eat?
No mother wants their baby to develop jaundice, but it turns out that they should probably be grateful.
In our ongoing Guide to the Classics series, we look at Heart of Darkness: the product of dark historical energies that continue to shape our contemporary world.
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Professor and Head, School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, UNSW
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Lecturer in Criminology, UNSW
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Kirby Institute, UNSW
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Senior Lecturer, UNSW
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Research Fellow, City Housing, UNSW
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Scientia Fellow, UNSW
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Research Fellow at City Futures Research Centre, UNSW
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Senior Research Fellow, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW
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Associate Professor in Psychology, UNSW
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Research Lecturer, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW
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Research Fellow, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW
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Professor of Economics and PLuS Alliance Fellow, UNSW
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Professor of Law, UNSW
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Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, UNSW
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Professor of Statistics at UNSW, President of the Statistical Society of Australia and a Deputy Director of the Australian Centre of Excellence in Mathematical and Statistical Frontiers, UNSW
