Children as young as ten don’t have access to Medicare if detained. And they’re dying of largely preventable diseases.
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Why was Susanna Kaysen really hospitalised? Her memoir Girl, Interrupted turns 30 this year. It investigates whether she was ‘mad’, or medicalised for a ‘chaotic’ life that defied gender norms.
Ghana’s civil society has contributed to taming the power of a strong state.
Given the harmful consequences of trust erosion, leaders must consider how they can maintain trust. The two trust dimensions, knowledge and emotions, can provide a helpful guide.
In his new book, Nigeria Democracy Without Development: How To Fix It, international political economist Omano Edigheji explains why democracy has not led to development in Nigeria.
The development strategy based on foreign investment in natural resources projects has not delivered economic growth or security. What’s needed is an inclusive vision based on local realities.
Institutional problems make it difficult to satisfy livestock and crop farmers’ interests, already in contest over agricultural resources.
Our government, suggest the authors, risks traumatizing its citizens with its failure to slow the spread of COVID-19.
A new survey looked at who young Russians trust.
Societies that are happier than others would be reflecting more confidence and trust in their institutions and economic systems.
The decolonisation debate in South Africa’s universities raises critical issues about the relationship between power, knowledge and learning.
North’s work and life should be celebrated as it continues to inspire studies of economic history.
The circumstances may be unique, but the disgraced peer is part of a wider problem.
Africa’s growth failure happened because of a combination of external economic shocks and a less-than-perfect policy response, from both international donors and national economic policymakers.
We can readily be forgiven for thinking that these are the worst of times: our collective institutions seem feeble in the face of our needs and hopes. The Christian churches - which were once powerful…
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Professor of Indigenous Genomics, Australian National University
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Professor of Adolescent Health The University of Melbourne; Director, Royal Children's Hospital Centre for Adolescent Health, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Health Equity, Curtin University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Philosopher, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Economics, School of Economics & Finance, Curtin University
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Economist, CSIRO
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