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How 'nudge theory' can help shops avoid a backlash over plastic bag bans

  • Written by: Daniela Spanjaard, Director of Academic Program, Hospitality, Marketing & Sport, School of Business, Western Sydney University

On your way home tonight, you might stop at the supermarket to grab some ingredients for the evening meal. If you’re like many shoppers, you’ll pass through the self-service checkout, scan your items, and hurriedly place them in the conveniently waiting thin, grey plastic bag before finalising the purchase.

At home, the purchases are...

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The ACCC threatens to take Telstra and other ISPs to court over misleading NBN speeds

  • Written by: David Glance, Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, University of Western Australia
imageNot up-to-speedNBN Co

Rod Sims, Chairman of the Australian Competition & Consumers Commission (ACCC) has signalled that it is going to take a tougher stance against internet service providers like Telstra, Optus and Vocus about misleading consumers about NBN broadband speeds. In particular, Sims has said that Telstra’s continued use of...

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Grattan on Friday: Abbott shapes up in Liberals' fight over their 'internals'

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageAbbott, for his part, is showing no sign of backing off his continual challenge to the government in his public commentary.Brendan Esposito/AAP

Cory Bernardi, the senator who defected from the Liberals to found the Australian Conservatives, sits like a crow on a fence as those in his former party fight bitterly over its directions and organisation.

W...

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Antidepressants and pregnancy: study didn't find they actually cause autism

  • Written by: Helen Leonard, Associate Professor, Telethon Kids Institute
imageMost important for now is that we look after pregnant women experiencing depression.from www.shutterstock.com.au

A new paper published today has reported a small increase in the number of children born with autism in mothers who were using antidepressant medication while pregnant. But the increase was small, and the study did not find one caused...

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  4. Refuge in a harsh landscape – Australian novels and our changing relationship to the bush
  5. How to borrow tools from the startup world for aid and development
  6. The off-topic Conversation #129
  7. The four-year treasure hunt for the hoodwinker sunfish
  8. Australia’s new ‘Home Office’ is a worry for immigration policy
  9. Australian coworking spaces cater to a more diverse crowd than just young tech entrepreneurs
  10. When it comes to kids and social media, it's not all bad news
  11. Farming the suburbs – why can’t we grow food wherever we want?
  12. Explainer: 'solarpunk', or how to be an optimistic radical
  13. Latest research shows surgery for early stage prostate cancer doesn't save lives
  14. Buried tools and pigments tell a new history of humans in Australia for 65,000 years
  15. Politics podcast: Peter Jennings on the home affairs department
  16. Shame! The 'technical glitches' that hit Game of Thrones could limit other popular live-streamed events
  17. Tunnel exhaust stacks: don’t dare harm our kids … but expose workers
  18. To the Bone: creating eating disorder awareness or doing harm?
  19. Robot sculpture, coming to a gallery near you
  20. Greens resignations show a need to change dual citizenship requirements
  21. Two new books show there's still no goodbye to messy climate politics
  22. The new Department of Home Affairs is unnecessary and seems to be more about politics than reform
  23. Where the boundaries lie in workplace relationships
  24. How history can challenge the narrative of blame for homelessness
  25. My time as a 'scary girl' with Doctor Who
  26. How we think about our past experiences affects how we can help others
  27. In the absence of national leadership, cities are driving climate policy
  28. Curious Kids: what started the Big Bang?
  29. Peter Dutton has his prize – now to see how he handles it
  30. Two Greens Senators resign from Senate. Obamacare repeal attempt likely to fail
  31. Greens senator Larissa Waters forced out of parliament
  32. Caution needed as the government expands the military's role in counter-terrorism
  33. Just one small step for Australia's space industry when a giant leap is needed
  34. Peter Dutton becomes national security ministerial tsar in portfolio shake-up
  35. The strange links between intelligence and prejudice
  36. New Home Affairs department should prompt review of Australia's human rights performance
  37. Speaking with: Dr Mark Blaskovich on antibiotic-resistant bacteria and the threat of superbugs
  38. Response to Referendum Council report suggests a narrow path forward on Indigenous constitutional reform
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  40. Counter-terrorism measures permanently reduce international trade: new study
  41. Gender makes a world of difference for safety on public transport
  42. Strapped, packed and taking the stage: Australia's new drag kings
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  44. How common are superbugs in Australia, and what do we do when the antibiotics don't work?
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  47. Greens should press Jordon Steele-John to stay in Senate seat he is set to get
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