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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
imagePharmacists aren't just dispensing machines. from www.shutterstock.com

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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  1. Let's be honest, there's more wrong with the NDIS than just 'teething problems'
  2. 5G will be a convenient but expensive alternative to the NBN
  3. There are serious problems with the concept of 'financial literacy'
  4. Census data shows just how bad we've been at closing inequality gaps
  5. What is behind the rising price of butter?
  6. Soldiers, thieves, Māori warriors: the NZ convicts sent to Australia
  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
  28. Senate crossbenchers take the first steps on lobbying reform – now to ensure it succeeds
  29. We Love Arabs: accomplished satire offers food (and hummus) for thought
  30. Health Check: do boys really have a testosterone spurt at age four?
  31. Don't fear robo-justice. Algorithms could help more people access legal advice
  32. Financial literacy is a public policy problem
  33. Like it or not, you're getting the NBN, so what are your rights when buying internet services?
  34. Movember, ice buckets, fun runs and 'dry' months: why philanthropy of the body is all the rage
  35. Autism and the arts: making a space for different minds
  36. What do single, older women want? Their 'own little space' (and garden) to call home, for a start
  37. How doctors are taught to deal with death
  38. I’ve always wondered: why do our computing devices seem to slow down?
  39. I've always wondered: why don't chickens look down when they scratch?
  40. Citizen scientist scuba divers shed light on the impact of warming oceans on marine life
  41. Google’s new Go-playing AI learns fast, and even thrashed its former self
  42. Tree of Codes wields dance, music and art to create new spectacle
  43. Will the National Energy Guarantee hit pause on renewables?
  44. Should central banks have a 'representative of the poor'?
  45. Why marking essays by algorithm risks rewarding the writing of 'bullshit'
  46. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the New Zealand election
  47. Dying a good death: what we need from drugs that are meant to end life
  48. When bacteria tell a story: tracing Indigenous Australian ochre sources via microbial 'fingerprinting'
  49. Victorian courts should expand their supervision of family violence offenders
  50. Thor: Ragnarok, a joyous, trashy, retro-nostalgic comedy, is the best of the Marvel films

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