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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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  7. We need to address questions of gender in assisted dying
  8. 'Bang, bang, bang!': the shock of a boy playing with a gun on a suburban street
  9. Victoria's plastic bag ban: a good start, but we can do more
  10. What makes a good university? Academics and students have different ideas
  11. Turnbull's government must accept responsibility for delivering an equitable NBN for all Australians
  12. Constantly texting your friends about problems may be increasing your anxiety
  13. Morrison finds his productivity report is useful for Labor too
  14. Five ways to kickstart the economy -- without cutting company taxes
  15. Big bang: Germinal creates a universe out of nothing on stage
  16. Why we should test everyone's genes to predict disease
  17. Why reforming health care is integral for our economy
  18. Speaking with: Bates Gill on Australia's changing relationship with China
  19. Assisted dying is one thing, but governments must ensure palliative care is available to all who need it
  20. Energy prices are high because consumers are paying for useless, profit-boosting infrastructure
  21. Telling Chinese students to conform won't fix cross-cultural issues
  22. Fingerprinting to solve crimes: not as robust as you think
  23. How to teach your kids to think more critically about money
  24. Connecting 'diblings': how the law is failing to keep up with modern families
  25. Guide to the Classics: Virgil’s Aeneid
  26. We are living alone together in today's cities – and that calls for smart and 'bolshie' moves
  27. Rethinking tourism and its contribution to conservation in New Zealand
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  40. Citizen scientist scuba divers shed light on the impact of warming oceans on marine life
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