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We tracked how investors read company reports and here's how they're misled

  • Written by: Andreas Hellmann, Senior Lecturer in Accounting, Macquarie University
imageThe study used an eye-tracking device to ensure that all information included in the management report was read and considered in light of judgment formation. www.shutterstock.com

Investors would have spent a fair amount of time over the last few weeks poring over financial documents, as listed companies report their earnings and plans for the...

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The mystery of the La Pérouse expedition survivors: wrecked in Torres Strait?

  • Written by: Garrick Hitchcock, Honorary Senior Lecturer, School of Culture, History and Language, Australian National University
imageLouis XVI giving final instructions to the Comte de La Perouse in 1785, before La Perouse embarked on his fateful expedition to the Southern Hemisphere. State Library of NSW

The final fate of the expedition led by Jean-François de Galaup, Comte de La Pérouse, has been a mystery ever since the frigates L’Astrolabe and La...

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Explainer: what is chronic kidney disease and why are one in three at risk of this silent killer?

  • Written by: Karen Dwyer, Deputy Head, School of Medicine, Deakin University
imageIf you have high blood pressure, smoke or have diabetes, you're at risk of chronic kidney disease.from www.shutterstock.com

A 42-year-old man – a father, a husband, a son – has come to the emergency department with a splitting headache. It’s been there for months, slowly getting worse. Today it’s unbearable.

He has no...

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Marriage survey: two-thirds of new voters are aged 18-24

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageMore than 16 million people are eligible to vote in the voluntary survey.Tracey Nearmy/AAP

About two-thirds of the nearly 100,000 people added to the electoral roll ahead of the same-sex marriage postal ballot are young voters, according to final figures issued by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) on Wednesday.

Between August 8 and 24 the...

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  1. Three questions to ask about calls to widen breast cancer screening
  2. Turnbull is pursuing 'energy certainty' but what does that actually mean?
  3. New study finding fat isn't as bad as carbs misses the point
  4. Forget heatwaves, our cold houses are much more likely to kill us
  5. A Byzantine ancestor to same-sex marriage?
  6. Explainer: what is antifa, and where did it come from?
  7. Change Agents: Darren Kindleysides and Don Rothwell on how Australia briefly stopped Japanese whaling
  8. The Australian Greens at 25: fighting the same battles but still no breakthrough
  9. Ancient whales had more bite than today's gentle giants
  10. Of mice and men: why animal trial results don’t always translate to humans
  11. Hypocrisy reigns on both sides of the same-sex marriage debate
  12. Why retailers want you to 'click and collect'
  13. Can our cities' thriving creative precincts be saved from ‘renewal’?
  14. Devastating Himalayan floods are made worse by an international blame game
  15. Beyond Atomic Blonde: cinema's long, proud history of violent women
  16. Crystals like you've never seen them before: they're flexible
  17. Curious Kids: Why are rainbows round?
  18. The UK is rethinking university degrees and Australia should too
  19. Things to consider when making the switch to the NBN and what to expect
  20. Explainer: what is Seroquel and should you take it for insomnia?
  21. Is the tide turning for Australian sci-fi on the small screen?
  22. Artificial intelligence researchers must learn ethics
  23. Doping among amateur athletes like CrossFitters is probably more common than you'd think
  24. The impact of CBS's takeover of Ten is much larger than just one network
  25. As it launches another missile, we must realise there are no easy options for dealing with North Korea
  26. APRA inquiry into CBA is the new comedy in town
  27. How to make robots that we can trust
  28. How governments have widened the gap between generations in home ownership
  29. Women paid less for same contribution to work, and sexism is to blame - study
  30. 'Build to rent' could be the missing piece of the affordable housing puzzle
  31. The world protests as Amazon forests are opened to mining
  32. Health Check: which vaccinations should I get as an adult?
  33. Decoding the music masterpieces: Schubert's Winterreise
  34. From the crime scene to the courtroom: the journey of a DNA sample
  35. Rethinking the causes of road trauma: society’s problems must share the blame
  36. The market for virtue: why companies like Qantas are campaigning for marriage equality
  37. Victoria is the latest state to take renewable energy into its own hands
  38. Is Hurricane Harvey a harbinger for Houston's future?
  39. APRA could have investigated CBA years ago: experts
  40. Explainer: what is a bunion and do I need to get mine treated?
  41. Busting the myth that all food additives are bad: a quick guide for label readers
  42. The uncertain origins of the modern marathon
  43. Talk of same-sex marriage impinging on religious freedom is misconceived: here's why
  44. I have always wondered: when do baby birds begin to breathe?
  45. Research shows the importance of parents reading with children – even after children can read
  46. Monumental errors: how Australia can fix its racist colonial statues
  47. Personal boundaries can be lost in translation for Chinese professionals in Australia
  48. Digging for dirt in the digital age: the trouble with journalism and doxing
  49. Green for wellbeing – science tells us how to design urban spaces that heal us
  50. Curious Kids: I heard that breathing through your mouth makes your IQ go down. Is that true?

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