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Brexit and Trump pave the way for more financial market uncertainty.
The physical health of people with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder is often overshadowed by their mental health issues.
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Most people who see Myuran Sukumaran: Another Day in Paradise, opening today as part of the Sydney Festival, will already have a strong opinion on the artist and his death – but a few may have their minds changed.
Cyclone Oswald caused flooding that forced the evacuation of more than 100 patients from Bundaberg Hospital to Brisbane in January 2013.
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Most of our hospitals were not designed to cope with the health impacts of future extreme weather. And hospital infrastructure has not been adapted to secure health care during such events.
Most of the major cemeteries in Australian cities, including Sydney’s Waverley Cemetery, date back to the 1800s.
Kate Ryan
Most big city cemeteries in Australia date back to the 1800s, so we need to consider our burial options before we reach the point when the number of deaths exceeds the available cemetery plots.
Proponents of the universal basic income overlook its potential to be a reverse Robin Hood scheme.
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A handful of our business economics writers share the favourite books they read this year.
Renewable energy targets were a controversial topic at a recent COAG meeting between the Prime Minister, State Premiers and Territory Chief Ministers.
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My Christmas fiscal wish is that in 2017 both sides of politics treat the Australian public like adults.
What’s missing for elections using technology are careful transparency and scrutiny measures to help mitigate risks and build trust.
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Elections worldwide are becoming increasingly dependent on technology. But, typically, the electronic systems adopted suffer from weak transparency and scrutiny even when the outcome is challenged.
New technology and real-time data are breaking down the old transport system silos.
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Roads versus public transport: for decades, these have been the battle lines in debates over transport in our cities. But a revolution in mobility is under way that will transform our thinking.
Science is one of the most remarkable inventions of humankind. It has been a source of inspiration and understanding, lifted the veil of ignorance and superstition, been a catalyst for social change and…
A child sleeps while waiting to be evacuated from war-torn eastern Aleppo.
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The United Nations has failed to protect the Syrian people from the conflict that has torn their lives apart – so now is the time for a “coalition of the obligated” to step in.
Treaties are formal agreements, reached via respectful negotiation under which both sides accept a series of responsibilities.
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No treaty between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians has ever been recognised, but developments at the state level suggest this may soon change.
Shirley Hazzard enchanted readers with her meticulously crafted prose.
Photograph of Shirley Hazzard by Roberto Pane
Shirley Hazzard, who passed away this week, was one of the great prose stylists of the last 50 years. A deeply intellectual autodidact, she championed the public duty of writers and the pleasure of reading.
Just because it’s on social media, doesn’t make it real.
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Images of attractive celebrities, friends and acquaintances on social media affect women’s body image and mood, new research shows. But what can we do about it?