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Growing food in the post-truth era

  • Written by: Alana Mann, Chair of Department, Media and Communications, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Sydney
imageCritics fear the merger of agricultural giants Bayer and Monsanto will drive an increase in use of pesticides, as well as genetically modified seeds.AgriLife Today/flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

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...

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Yes, alcohol awareness campaigns like Dry July can work, but not for everyone

  • Written by: Julie Robert, Senior lecturer, School of International Studies, University of Technology Sydney
imageGiving up alcohol for a month might help you feel better in the short term, but no-one knows if taking part in these campaigns promotes long-term healthy drinking habits.from www.shutterstock.com

July on the doorstep means many people will be taking their last drinks until August.

Australia’s Dry July annual campaign to raise funds for people...

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Three ways the 'NotPetya' cyberattack is more complex than WannaCry

  • Written by: Paul Haskell-Dowland, Associate Dean (Computing and Security), Edith Cowan University
imageNotPetya is something a little different.EPA/ROB ENGELAAR

The WannaCry ransomware was barely out of the headlines when another cyberattack took down computer systems around the world.

This time, a piece of malware dubbed “NotPetya” is to blame. And unlike WannaCry, it has no clear “kill switch” as it spreads across infected...

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  2. Why travel bans and changes to human rights laws won't stop terrorist attacks
  3. Friday essay: how the Men's Painting Room at Papunya transformed Australian art
  4. Matariki: reintroducing the tradition of Māori New Year celebrations
  5. Could there be a link between genocide and suicide?
  6. Vital Signs: how likely is another financial crisis? It comes down to what we believe
  7. Building codes not enough to protect homes against water damage in severe storms
  8. Airport rail link can open up new possibilities for the rest of Melbourne
  9. Common pesticides can harm bees, but the jury is still out on a global ban
  10. Stigma and lack of awareness stop young people testing for sexually transmitted infections
  11. Grattan on Friday: It's a year since Turnbull won his first election, but what about a second?
  12. Fighting back against prolific online harassment in the Philippines
  13. The yoga paradox: how yoga can cause pain and treat it
  14. South Australia's bank levy might be legal, but it may also be politically unviable
  15. Pirates, penguins, Wallace and Gromit ... the Aardman show delights
  16. What's the economic value of the Great Barrier Reef? It's priceless
  17. Note to Liberals: on the leadership front, best to keep calm and carry on
  18. Australians are working longer so they can pay off their mortgage debt
  19. Gold Rush Victoria was as wasteful as we are today
  20. Self-driving cars must learn trust and cooperation
  21. Being South Asian is as great a risk factor for stillbirth as smoking
  22. Send the market a price signal where affordable housing is most needed
  23. The winners and losers of Antarctica’s great thaw
  24. Abbott, on a mission to destroy, is stepping up his stalking of Turnbull
  25. Partial exclusion for Lee Rhiannon after marathon special Greens meeting
  26. Google's defence for breaking EU law? Our users wanted us to do it
  27. Born in China: a new type of Australian business
  28. Globally, floods seem to be decreasing even as extreme rainfall rises. Why?
  29. Census shows increase in children with disability, but even more are still uncounted
  30. Change Agents: Amee Meredith and Caterina Politi on reforming 'one-punch' laws
  31. What do we tell kids about the climate change future we created for them?
  32. Celebrating the feminist Holden
  33. Census 2016: what's changed for Indigenous Australians?
  34. It isn't easy being blue – the cost of colour in fairy wrens
  35. Our pets strengthen neighbourhood ties
  36. Creative country: 98% of Australians engage with the arts
  37. The world's tropical zone is expanding, and Australia should be worried
  38. Huge restored reef aims to bring South Australia's oysters back from the brink
  39. New research shows there is still a long way to go in providing equality in education
  40. Men are killed at a greater rate than women in Australia – what can we do to reduce their risk?
  41. China bans streaming video as it struggles to keep up with live content
  42. How parenting advice assumes you're white and middle class
  43. Curious Kids: My tooth fell out. Why is it so spiky on the bottom?
  44. Tony Abbott says he'll stay around – because he's needed
  45. Home ownership remains strong in Australia but it masks other problems: Census data
  46. Census 2016 puts on display the increasing diversity in Australians' relationships
  47. Census 2016 shows Australia's changing religious profile, with more 'nones' than Catholics
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