By Hong Kong Free Press
The tech allows students to generate personalized stories on China’s “holistic approach to national security” – a framework advocated by President Xi Jinping covering areas from politics and economy to ecology and technology.
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By Robert B Whait, Senior Lecturer in Taxation Law, Adelaide University
Connie Vitale, Associate professor accounting, Western Sydney University
This week, the federal government introduced into parliament proposed changes to discretionary trusts, imposing a new minimum 30% tax rate on income from trusts.
While these trusts can have legitimate uses, particularly for small businesses, they can also be used as a tax minimisation strategy for wealthy individuals.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers told parliament more…
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By Amit Arora, Associate Professor in Public Health, Western Sydney University
Anita Lim, PhD Candidate, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University
Arosha Weerakoon, Senior Lecturer and General Dentist, School of Dentistry, The University of Queensland
These annoying and painful little sores tend to resolve on their own. But if they don’t – or you have any of these other symptoms – it could be time to seek help.
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By Amnesty International
Initial reports suggest that the police deployed excessive force to disperse a peaceful protest camp in Porto, Portugal, in the early hours of 15 October that injured 37 people, said Amnesty International in a statement today. “Reports of police violence against people peacefully protesting Portugal’s housing crisis are deeply troubling. People have the right to […] The post Portugal: Police violence against peaceful housing protesters must be investigated appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amy Dawel, Clinical Psychologist and Associate Professor, School of Medicine and Psychology, Australian National University
Children and teens often turn to artificial intelligence for advice on sensitive topics. But chatbots are not a substitute for human support.
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By Mei-fen Kuo, Lecturer in Contemporary Chinese Culture and History, Macquarie University
The heritage listing of the former KMT headquarters in Sydney’s Chinatown invites us to reconsider the stories we tell about immigration, Australian identity and history
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By Stephen Cordner, Professor Emeritus, Dept of Forensic Medicine, Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine; Monash University
Kerry Breen, Retired Physician & Adjunct Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Monash University
There are, without doubt, wrongfully convicted prisoners in Australian jails. We need a reliable system for finding them and referring them for appeal.
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By Heidi Jane Allen, Paleontologist, The University of Melbourne
Today, our planet is teeming with life, but it has not always looked the same. Long before forests reached skyward, animals walked on land, and the rise and fall of dinosaurs, our planet was shaped by a much smaller, more unassuming form of life. And we can still find traces of it today.
These ancient fossils, the earliest visible evidence of life on Earth, are known as microbialites.
Western…
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By Paul Spoonley, Distinguished Professor, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
From business and government to sport and entire populations, research tends to show gender, ethnic and linguistic diversity improves performance.
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By Erikka Loftfield, Group Leader, QIMR Berghofer
New findings suggest the label ‘ultra-processed’ alone doesn’t tell the full story about bowel cancer risk. What’s in the food seems to matter.
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