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Why retirement village contracts need to be regulated like insurance

  • Written by: Timothy Kyng, Senior Lecturer, Department of Applied Finance and Actuarial Studies, Macquarie University

While you may think signing a retirement village contract is similar to buying a house or apartment, it isn’t. Retirement village contracts resemble insurance contracts more than purchase agreements, only they aren’t regulated like insurance products.

The lack of regulation increases the risk for retirees. They face considerable delays...

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Explainer: what is tularemia and can I catch it from a possum?

  • Written by: John-Sebastian Eden, NHMRC early career fellow, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney
imageResearchers have found Australia's first confirmed case of tularemia in a ringtail possum.Andrew Mercer/flickr, CC BY-NC-SA

Tularemia is a disease that affects humans and other animals. It is caused by infection with the bacterium Francisella tularensis and is commonly spread by biting insects or by direct contact with an infected animal.

Human...

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Census 2016 reveals Australia is becoming much more diverse – but can we trust the data?

  • Written by: Nicholas Biddle, Associate Professor, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
imageThe ABS estimates that as of December 2016, the Australian population was around 24.4 million.AAP/Alan Porritt

According to data released today, there were 23,401,892 people who were counted in Australia on the night of the 2016 Census who were usually resident in Australia.

After adjusting for undercount and adding back those who were overseas on...

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A map that fills a 500-million year gap in Earth's history

  • Written by: Alan Collins, Professor of Geology, University of Adelaide
imageThe new map was created using data from rocks found in locations including Madagascar. Alan Collins , Author provided

Earth is estimated to be around 4.5 billion years old, with life first appearing around 3 billion years ago.

To unravel this incredible history, scientists use a range of different techniques to determine when and where continents...

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