By Theresa Larkin, Associate Professor of Medical Sciences, University of Wollongong
Have you heard of a “cortisol cocktail”? Rather than something you might order at a bar, this drink is one of the latest wellness trends floating around social media.
Proponents claim the drink – which is made with ingredients including orange juice, coconut water and salt – can lower high cortisol levels and help with “adrenal fatigue”. This in turn is supposed to lead to a range of benefits, from reduced stress to improved energy…
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By Keiran Hardy, Associate Professor, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University
In a joint press conference, ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Iran orchestrated two antisemitic attacks on Australian soil: the October 2024 attack on Sydney’s Lewis Continental Kitchen and the firebombing of the Adass Israel synagogue in Melbourne in December 2024.
As part of its response, the Australian government will list the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation.
The…
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By Thalia Anthony, Professor of Law, University of Technology Sydney
The media spotlight is once again on the issue of prison conditions, as sentencing looms for Erin Patterson – convicted for three murders after serving a beef Wellington laced with death cap mushrooms.
The prosecution has called for a sentence of life imprisonment.
The defence has drawn attention to the harmful conditions of prison isolation, which Patterson has endured for approximately 400…
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By Max Andrews, Associate Lecturer of Sports Science, The University of Queensland
Anoosha Pai S, Doctoral Candidate, Stanford University
Anthony Shield, Associate Professor, Queensland University of Technology
Matthew Bourne, Associate Professor, Griffith University
Patricio Pincheira, Lecturer, School of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Southern Queensland, University of Southern Queensland
In a recent clash against the Melbourne Storm, the Brisbane Broncos endured a nightmare rarely seen in professional sport — three players tore their hamstrings in a single game. Two players, Adam Reynolds and Ezra Mam, went down in the same play.
Hamstring strains are the most common non-contact muscle injury in running…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image U.S. President Donald Trump with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a joint news conference at the White House in Washington, DC, February 15, 2017. © 2017 Reuters (Washington, DC) – US military personnel could face legal liability for assisting Israeli forces who commit war crimes in Gaza, Human Rights Watch said today. Direct participation by US forces in military operations in Gaza since October 2023, including by providing intelligence for Israeli strikes and conducting extensive coordination and planning, has made the United States a party to…
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Australia’s national security service has determined the Iranian government directed at least two antisemitic attacks in Australia – on Lewis Continental Kitchen in Sydney, and the Adass Israel synagogue in Melbourne.
It’s likely the regime has been behind more attacks, according to the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO).
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Tuesday the Iranian ambassador to Australia is being expelled, as well as three other officials. They will have seven days to leave the country.
The operation of the Australian embassy…
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By Ehsan Noroozinejad, Senior Researcher and Sustainable Future Lead, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University
The aim of the pause is to give builders a stable rulebook, so more homes can be approved and built faster.
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By Michael Vardon, Associate Professor at the Fenner School, Australian National University
Human economies are made possible through natural capital – stocks of land, fresh water, oceans, biodiversity and soils, among others. Farming isn’t possible without soil or water. Manufacturing isn’t possible without raw materials to convert into products. Service industries aren’t possible without reliable food.
This may seem like stating the obvious. But what’s obvious isn’t always acted upon. At last week’s high-profile Economic Reform Roundtable, natural capital was conspicuously absent. At…
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By Susan Davis, Chair of Women's Health, Monash University
Here’s what hormonal changes you might be experiencing as you approach menopause – and what blood tests can and can’t tell you.
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By Guest Contributor
The story of Memory Ncube, a Zimbabwean mother and her baby Tendai, is a tragic illustration of the human cost of Zimbabwe's debt crisis.
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