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Victoria's plastic bag ban: a good start, but we can do more

  • Written by: Trevor Thornton, Lecturer, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
imageThe Victorian government has a new proposal to ban plastic bags. What is it missing?suvajit/pixabay, CC BY

The Victorian government is proposing to ban single-use lightweight plastic shopping bags.

First of all, for plastic bag devotees, don’t panic - there are alternatives such as paper, cloth and a range of other reusable bags (you can even...

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What makes a good university? Academics and students have different ideas

  • Written by: Omer Yezdani, Director, Office of Planning and Strategic Management, Australian Catholic University
imageThere is no good reason the views of students should be disregarded in what defines quality higher education.Shutterstock

New analysis of the Federal Government’s Quality Indicators of Learning and Teaching (QILT) and the Times Higher Education (THE) reveals a divide between what academics think defines quality and what students actually...

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Turnbull's government must accept responsibility for delivering an equitable NBN for all Australians

  • Written by: Tooran Alizadeh, Senior Lecturer, Director of Urban Design, University of Sydney
imageNBN delivery is variable across different states, but also within the same local council areas. from www.shutterstock.com

On Monday night Four Corners asked Australia to consider “What’s wrong with the NBN?”.

Prior to the episode airing, a lot of the debate focused on the NBN’s business model, and that it may not be...

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Constantly texting your friends about problems may be increasing your anxiety

  • Written by: Danielle Einstein, Clinical Psychologist, Honorary Associate, University of Sydney and Department of Psychology, Macquarie University
imageThe inability to handle uncertainty is associated with a range of mental health disorders.James Sutton/Unsplash, CC BY-SA

Our culture has changed immensely as a result of the smartphone. We can get reassurance for every doubt just by texting our friends. We can feel approval by getting “likes” on our Instagram post or Facebook status....

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  1. Morrison finds his productivity report is useful for Labor too
  2. Five ways to kickstart the economy -- without cutting company taxes
  3. Big bang: Germinal creates a universe out of nothing on stage
  4. Why we should test everyone's genes to predict disease
  5. Why reforming health care is integral for our economy
  6. Speaking with: Bates Gill on Australia's changing relationship with China
  7. Assisted dying is one thing, but governments must ensure palliative care is available to all who need it
  8. Energy prices are high because consumers are paying for useless, profit-boosting infrastructure
  9. Telling Chinese students to conform won't fix cross-cultural issues
  10. Fingerprinting to solve crimes: not as robust as you think
  11. How to teach your kids to think more critically about money
  12. Connecting 'diblings': how the law is failing to keep up with modern families
  13. Guide to the Classics: Virgil’s Aeneid
  14. We are living alone together in today's cities – and that calls for smart and 'bolshie' moves
  15. Rethinking tourism and its contribution to conservation in New Zealand
  16. Senate crossbenchers take the first steps on lobbying reform – now to ensure it succeeds
  17. We Love Arabs: accomplished satire offers food (and hummus) for thought
  18. Health Check: do boys really have a testosterone spurt at age four?
  19. Don't fear robo-justice. Algorithms could help more people access legal advice
  20. Financial literacy is a public policy problem
  21. Like it or not, you're getting the NBN, so what are your rights when buying internet services?
  22. Movember, ice buckets, fun runs and 'dry' months: why philanthropy of the body is all the rage
  23. Autism and the arts: making a space for different minds
  24. What do single, older women want? Their 'own little space' (and garden) to call home, for a start
  25. How doctors are taught to deal with death
  26. I’ve always wondered: why do our computing devices seem to slow down?
  27. I've always wondered: why don't chickens look down when they scratch?
  28. Citizen scientist scuba divers shed light on the impact of warming oceans on marine life
  29. Google’s new Go-playing AI learns fast, and even thrashed its former self
  30. Tree of Codes wields dance, music and art to create new spectacle
  31. Will the National Energy Guarantee hit pause on renewables?
  32. Should central banks have a 'representative of the poor'?
  33. Why marking essays by algorithm risks rewarding the writing of 'bullshit'
  34. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the New Zealand election
  35. Dying a good death: what we need from drugs that are meant to end life
  36. When bacteria tell a story: tracing Indigenous Australian ochre sources via microbial 'fingerprinting'
  37. Victorian courts should expand their supervision of family violence offenders
  38. Thor: Ragnarok, a joyous, trashy, retro-nostalgic comedy, is the best of the Marvel films
  39. Debt agreements and how to avoid unnecessary debt traps
  40. Your body's cells use and resist force, and they move. It's mechanobiology
  41. 'Identity politics' have not taken over university history courses
  42. Australia's high rates of bladder cancer deaths show why blood in urine should always be investigated
  43. Swift parrots need protection from sugar gliders, but that's not enough
  44. Bringing back an old idea for smart cities – playing on the street
  45. Vital Signs: economics can't explain why unemployment and inflation are both low
  46. New report shows compelling reasons to decriminalise sex work
  47. Friday essay: toxic beauty, then and now
  48. Grattan on Friday: The rift between Brandis and Dutton deepens as the behemoth of Home Affairs rises
  49. Jacinda Ardern to become NZ prime minister following coalition announcement
  50. Labour wins NZ election after backing from NZ First. Bankers' SA Galaxy: 31% Lib, 30% SA Best, 26% Labor

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