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Cutting antibiotic use around surgery
Karin Thursky | December 13, 2019New research finds antibiotics are often prescribed inappropriately before, during and after surgery, and that more needs to be done to change the culture of prescription.
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Teens should ‘get smart’ about social media
Open Forum | December 13, 2019New research indicates that social media is leading young adolescent girls and boys down a worrying path towards developing body image issues and eating disorder behaviours – even though they are smartphone savvy.
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Who’s in the driving seat?
Rod Lyon | December 12, 2019Global leadership works best when liberal great powers embrace a shared, inclusive vision of global order, jointly manage the challenges to that order, and fund the public goods that underpin it. Lately, things haven’t been going so well.
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The red herring in the water
Open Forum | December 12, 2019New research from the University of Adelaide has shown that climate and economic factors are the main drivers of farmers leaving their properties in the Murray-Darling Basin, not reduced water for irrigation as commonly claimed.
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Why do we say things we later regret?
Brent Coker | December 12, 2019Experiments show that when we are stressed, exercising or otherwise aroused, we are more prone to say things we shouldn’t. So try to stay calm if you want to keep a secret.
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Voter trust in politicians hits a new low
Michelle Grattan | December 11, 2019The Australian National University’s election study has underscored the woeful lack of trust voters have in the political system, and highlighted the role economic issues and Bill Shorten’s unpopularity played in the May poll outcome.
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Australia’s slipping student scores will widen income inequality
Richard Holden | December 11, 2019The skills children learn at school have dramatic implications for their own future and the nation’s productivity, living standards and income inequality.
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The revenge of the state
Darren Lim | December 11, 2019The ‘states versus markets’ debate has now firmly entered the realm of international relations, and ‘states’ appear to be winning.
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How Australia can help curb illegal fishing
Xuan Dung Phan | December 10, 2019Australia’s status as a trusted ‘middle power’ can help it combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in Pacific waters.
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Engage the public in the fight against foreign interference
Katherine Mansted | December 10, 2019Australian citizens are frontline actors in today’s national security challenges: as targets of malign interference and coercion, victims of collateral damage, and agents of national resilience.
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The world can do more to fight chronic disease
Open Forum | December 10, 2019There are plenty of evidence-based policy options for reducing chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and heart disease including tobacco taxes and encouraging exercise but many countries around the world are still not implementing them.
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How green is sustainable fashion?
Rimi Khan | December 9, 2019Can the trend towards buying sustainable fashion really help at a time of climate crisis, or should we simply be buying less clothing?
