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Replacing pharmacists with robots isn't the answer to better productivity

  • Written by: Helen Dickinson, Associate Professor, Public Service Research Group, UNSW
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Reforming pharmacy services and the role of pharmacists is one of the recommendations made in a five-year review of the nation’s productivity, released yesterday. The Productivity Commission’s report, Shifting the Dial, highlights community-based pharmacy as a...

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Nothing but truthiness: Adani and Co's post-truth push for the Carmichael mine

  • Written by: Benedetta Brevini, Senior Lecturer in Communication and Media, University of Sydney
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This article is part of an ongoing series from the Post-Truth Initiative, a Strategic Research Excellence Initiative at the University of Sydney. The series examines today’s post-truth problem in public discourse: the thriving economy of lies, bullshit and propaganda that threatens rational discourse and policy.

The project brings together...

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Why the ‘Hands Off’ campaign targeting sexual harassment on public transport misses the mark

  • Written by: Bianca Fileborn, Lecturer in Criminology, UNSW
imagePublic transport is consistently identified as one of the most notorious spaces for public harassment.shutterstock

This week, Victoria launched a campaign, “Hands Off”, in response to a 40% increase in reports of sexual assault on public transport.

The campaign – a joint initiative between Victoria Police, Crime Stoppers and...

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Zippers make a jump for science and technology

  • Written by: Molly Glassey, Audience Development Manager, The Conversation
imageDavid, Rhiannon and Lindy after making their big jump.

A big thank you to our five zippers who bravely jumped off two of Sydney’s tallest buildings on the weekend to raise money for The Conversation’s science and tech coverage.

Lindy Shelmerdine, David Moffatt, Rhiannon Shepherd, Adele Storch and James Hutchinson zipped between the the...

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