By Gediminas Lipnickas, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, Adelaide University
Business is booming for fakes, worth at least US$467 billion a year worldwide. But some fake products can pose serious health risks to unsuspecting buyers.
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By Lisa Farrell, Professor of Economics (Health Economist), RMIT University
Meg Elkins, Associate Professor in Economics, RMIT University
A better deal on your private health insurance may be just a phone call away. What have you got to lose?
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Meghan Quinn will move from secretary of the Industry Department to head the high-profile Defence Department – the first woman to hold that post.
She follows Greg Moriarty, who has become Australia’s ambassador to the United States.
Quinn will oversee the government’s recently announced 2026 National Defence Strategy, which promises an extra $14 billion over four years and an extra $53 billion over a decade.…
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By Tony Wood, Senior Fellow in Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute
As Australia’s immediate fuel crunch eases after successful efforts to diversify supply, policymakers are turning their attention to dealing with the next energy security crisis.
The question is, what would actually work?
The Coalition this week announced a policy to double onshore reserves…
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By Sophie Loy-Wilson, Senior Lecturer in Australian History, University of Sydney
Craig A. Smith, Associate Professor of Translation Studies, The University of Melbourne
Jay Chou’s 25 albums have sold more than 30 million copies – and the music video for his latest hit, Gold Rush Town, was filmed at Sovereign Hill.
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By Civic Media Observatory
This time we take you to El Salvador, examining government claims that an AI-supported transformation of the public healthcare system will make it the most advanced in the world.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
US President Donald Trump has finally appointed an ambassador to Australia – David Brat, a conservative former Republican congressman.
The post has been vacant since Caroline Kennedy, appointed by the Biden administration, left in late 2024.
Brat, 61, still has to be confirmed by the US Senate to take up the post. He served two terms in the US House of Representatives, representing a district in Virginia before being defeated in 2018.…
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By Ben Rich, Director of the Curtin Extremism Research Network (CERN), Curtin University
Paul Sutherland, PhD Candidate, Humanities, Curtin University
Since rising to public prominence, the manosphere has been treated as if it’s just a niche corner of the internet. But those days are long gone.
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By Imogen Richards, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Deakin University
The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion will deliver its interim report to the governor-general by April 30. Public hearings will follow, defining antisemitism and its effects on Jewish Australians.
As a researcher of political violence, I provided a submission to the NSW parliamentary committee
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By Bianca McBryde, PhD Candidate, Behavioural Ecology and Conservation, University of Sydney
Catherine Price, Discovery Early Career Research Fellow, University of Sydney
Peter Banks, Professor of Conservation Biology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney
The regent honeyeater is a beautiful bird at risk of extinction. So how can we protect it from native predators, such as possums and sugar gliders?
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