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Evidence based policies can reduce drug harm
Open Forum | October 26, 2019Australian experts are calling for evidence-based policies, which adapt faster, and respond more humanely and effectively, to new drugs and their changing availability and patterns of use.
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The last climb of Uluru
Melisa Kadic | October 25, 2019Tourists have flocked to climb Uluru before a permanent ban on scaling the rock comes into force. They might have spent their time more productively by considering the symbolic importance of the move, and the need to do more to support indigenous rights.
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Good policy needs strong leadership
Andrew Trounson | October 25, 2019Former deputy Labor leader Jenny Macklin argues that empathetic leaders will have to to stand up and fight to overcome the trust deficit in Australian politics and deliver key policies.
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Heartburn drugs can do more harm than good
Open Forum | October 25, 2019A new UNSW study has found that national initiatives were unsuccessful in reducing prolonged use of anti-acid medicines for gastrointestinal acid-related disorders and more targeted interventions are needed.
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Special forces – special problems?
Neil James | October 25, 2019The ADF is subject to the rule of law, and our troops and their leaders are rightly accountable for their actions in battle, but the context and history of our special forces must also be understood before any rush to judgement.
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From fight to fiesta
Leila Maugeri | October 24, 2019Leila Maugeri describes her love for Spain, from the passion of the Catalan fight for autonomy to the high jinks of “La Tomatina”.
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$136 billion goes ‘up in smoke’ every year
Open Forum | October 24, 2019Fewer Australians are smoking, but the habit still costs the community at least $136.9 billion a year, according to a research report released by the National Drug Research Institute.
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One big Pacific family?
Jasmine Brinsmead | October 24, 2019Despite the lip-service paid to our “Pacific Family”, how genuine is Australia’s concern for welfare and prosperity of Pacific Island countries when aid increasingly advantages external corporate interests at the expense of PIC communities?
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An Australian in Albania
Sophie Mayo | October 23, 2019In July of 2019, GAP Intern Sophie Mayo was lucky enough to travel to Albania in Southern Europe for a summer holiday experience slightly off the beaten track. Albania certainly delivered on her expectations and in this article she reflects on her experiences in the Balkan state.
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Managing the hidden water beneath our feet
Rebecca Nelson | October 23, 2019Decision-makers have significant discretion when it comes to regulating groundwater, but there is too little transparency about how it is used and its effect on the local environment.
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Bigger on the inside?
Open Forum | October 23, 2019Could Australia’s housing crisis be solved, not with a bold expensive plan, but with sneaky, under-the-radar remedies? Architectural researcher Alysia Bennett has been working on some strategies she thinks might work.
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Fuel for thought
John Quiggin | October 22, 2019In news that will surprise nobody stuck behind a huge 4×4 or smoke belching diesel, emissions from Australia’s traffic continue to climb, despite optimistic claims to the contrary.
