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Fascism has not returned to Europe
Mike Scrafton | October 14, 2018Were fascism to ascend again in Europe, international security would be menaced and the liberal international order be even more imperilled. However, Europe’s current far-right parties fail to meet the minimum fascist criteria.
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A new way to measure obesity? The metabolome
Open Forum | October 14, 2018An approach based around analysing the ‘metabolome’ – chemicals in the blood, including fatty acids, amino acids, sugars and vitamins – would be more useful in identifying those at risk of obesity-related disease than the Body Mass Index (BMI) currently used to measure obesity, according to UK and US scientists.
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We need another revolution in the march to good health
Shitij Kapur | October 13, 2018Healthcare in Western nations is at a tipping point as populations age – our biggest hope to manage this challenge is data.
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Australia should double its defence budget
Richard Menhinick | October 13, 2018Despite the Coalition’s modernising programs and extra money currently allocated to building new ships, we need a navy and a defence budget commensurate with a worsening strategic situation.
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A cuppa day keeps you moving
Open Forum | October 13, 2018The UQ School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences study found that women who drank one to two cups of tea or coffee per day were more likely to meet the recommended levels of moderate to vigorous physical activity than women who consumed less.
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Youth Co:Lab Samoa continues to thrive
Open Forum | October 12, 2018The Samoa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in collaboration with the UN Development Program, hosted the first ever Youth Co:Lab Samoa Workshop in the Pacific region. Twenty young Samoans with a passion for social innovation and entrepreneurship were part of this inaugural program.
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Australia probes space mystery
Open Forum | October 12, 2018Australian researchers using a CSIRO radio telescope in Western Australia have nearly doubled the known number of ‘fast radio bursts’— powerful flashes of radio waves from deep space.
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Scientists uncover volcanic lost world off the Tasmanian coast
Open Forum | October 12, 2018Scientists studying ocean productivity have uncovered a volcanic lost world teeming with marine life off the Tasmanian coast.
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Being overweight in your 20s takes years off your life
Open Forum | October 12, 2018Young adults classified as obese in Australia can expect to lose up to 10 years in life expectancy, according to a major new study.
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Searching for Democracy 2.0 without losing Democracy 1.0
Tom Daly | October 11, 2018Reimagining and safeguarding democracy around the world requires new ways of thinking which chart a course between alarmism and complacency.
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Why you paid more for your plane ticket than your neighbour
Rob Nicholls | October 11, 2018Price discrimination is legal in Australia where sellers will typically pick an opening price based on the likelihood that someone will pay it. If you check a website multiple times for a flight on a specific date, the seller might assume this is the only date you’re interested in and increase the price on offer.
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Weight loss surgery seems to work
Open Forum | October 11, 2018Obesity affects more than a quarter of Australian adults and has overtaken smoking as the leading cause of preventable deaths but a 20-year study by Monash University researchers shows that lap-band surgery helps obese people lose weight permanently.
