By Liz Allen, Demographer, POLIS Centre for Social Policy Research, Australian National University
With an ageing population and a record low fertility rate, Australia faces a huge demographic challenge. How did we get to this point, and what might help?
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By David Hayward, Emeritus Professor of Public Policy, RMIT University
Victoria’s debt gets a lot of bad press. But the state has made progress in repairing its finances, and in some other states, debt is now growing much faster.
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By Samuel Cornell, Research Fellow in Public Health, The University of Queensland
Jason Ferris, Professor, Director of Research and Statistical Support Service and Program Leader for Substance Use and Mental Health, Centre for Health Services Research, The University of Queensland
Kimberley Akrigg, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland
Timothy Piatkowski, Senior Research Fellow in Public Health, The University of Queensland
There is no source of health expertise when someone is sold peptides. Injectors are left to learn from forums, influencers, or a friend at the gym.
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By Euan Ritchie, Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
Invasive species only want to live. But their success can come at great cost to native species. If we treat them the same, native animals lose.
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By Intifar Chowdhury, Lecturer in Government, Jeff Bleich Centre for Democracy and Disruptive Technologies, Flinders University
In an era when political campaigns are a mix of strategy, spectacle and survival, Machiavelli’s The Prince is a straight-talking classic.
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By Marcus Librizzi, Professor of English, University of Maine
From phantom ships carrying enslaved people to an apparition in a Maine lake, ghost stories have revived memories of injustices that might otherwise have been forgotten.
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By Jamal Abarashi, Lecturer, Marketing and International Business Department, Auckland University of Technology
New research into Kiwi households suggests clutter can help with everyday routines, make shared spaces more useful and even support family relationships.
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By Amnesty International
Reacting to news that a prosecutor’s office in Moscow is about to initiate criminal proceedings on “extremism” charges against prisoners’ rights advocate Anna Karetnikova, from the Memorial Human Rights Centre, who is currently living in exile, Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia Director, said: “Amnesty International has long warned of the danger […] The post Russia: Exiled advocate faces “extremism” charges over human rights work for Nobel Peace Prize-winning NGO Memorial appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
France’s proposed bill to make demonstrators pay for damage caused to property by acts of violence in street protests, even if they did not directly cause it themselves, will have a chilling effect on freedom of peaceful assembly and must be rejected by lawmakers, Amnesty International said ahead of a two-day debate in the Senate. […] The post France: Lawmakers must reject regressive “Rioters Pay” bill appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Laurence Wainwright, Departmental Lecturer and Course Director, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford
As the clocks go back and daylight dwindles, our sleep, mood and appetite can change. Here’s what science reveals about the winter slump.
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