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Pilot study on why academics should engage with others in the community

  • Written by: Ian Moffat, ARC DECRA Research Fellow in Archaeological Science, Flinders University
imageDr Ian Moffat explaining ground penetrating radar to community members during a survey of the Innamincka Cemetery.Julia Garnaut, Author provided

Australian academics will soon have a new incentive to get off campus and into the community to engage with the people who ultimately fund their research – the taxpayers.

The Australian Research...

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Latham to fight for 'western civilisation' from the Liberal Democrats' kennel

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageMark Latham's Outsiders/Facebook

At Monday’s Labor caucus meeting, Queensland MP Graham Perrett asked whether there was any process for removing the pictures of Billy Hughes and Mark Latham from the room’s wall.

Bill Shorten countered that “they are there as a reminder.”

It’s been a good while since Latham has had much...

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Julie Bishop keeps Abdel-Magied on Australian-Arab board

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageYassmin Abdel-Magied has 'apologised profusely to [Julie Bishop] and the Australian government' for a controversial Facebook post.http://www.yassminam.com

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has refused to sack controversial Muslim woman Yassmin Abdel-Magied from the board of the Council for Australian-Arab Relations (CAAR), resisting pressure from some...

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Therapy for life-threatening eating disorders works, so why can't people access it?

  • Written by: Richard Newton, Associate Professor, University of Melbourne
imageEating disorders are among the leading causes of hospitalisation for mental-health-related issues in Australia.from shutterstock.com

Eating disorders are complex mental illnesses that have one of the highest death rates of any psychiatric disorder. Among people with anorexia nervosa – who commonly deprive themselves of food due to an...

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