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Explainer: what is TB and am I at risk of getting it in Australia?

  • Written by: Justin Denholm, Associate Professor, Melbourne Health
imageTB most commonly causes pneumonia. Sick people experience cough, fever, sweats and weight loss, usually over weeks to months.from shutterstock.com

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It most commonly causes pneumonia - a lung infection. Sick people will experience cough, fever, sweats and...

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Brexit creates a human rights crisis for Ireland

  • Written by: Amy Maguire, Senior Lecturer in International Law and Human Rights, University of Newcastle
imageReuters/Dylan Martinez

The UK government will trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty on Wednesday. This will serve as a formal notification of the UK’s intent to withdraw from the European Union. It will set off two years – or more – of negotiations on the conditions of “Brexit” and future trade relations.

This...

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Explainer: why the government 'pulled' Australia's extradition treaty with China

  • Written by: Kevin Boreham, Lecturer in International Law, Australian National University
imageAustralia's extradition treaty with China was completed in 2007, but it has never been ratified.AAP/Dan Himbrechts

The federal government today announced it will not proceed with the ratification of an extradition treaty with China. This followed strong indications that the Senate would block it from coming into force.

The treaty contains most of...

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How Australia's animals and plants are changing to keep up with the climate

  • Written by: Ary Hoffmann, Professor, School of BioSciences and Bio21 Institute, University of Melbourne
imageFlora and fauna can adapt to climate change, but some are more successful than others.allstars/shutterstock

Climate change is one of the greatest threats facing Australia’s wildlife, plants and ecosystems, a point driven home by two consecutive years of mass coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef.

Yet among this growing destruction there...

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  1. Sidelining planners makes for poorer urban policy, and future generations will pay the price
  2. Houses aren't more unaffordable for first home buyers, but they are riskier
  3. With wariness on both sides, the US strikes a more conciliatory note on China
  4. Dark tourism, Aboriginal imprisonment and the ‘prison tree’ that wasn’t
  5. Why we signed the open letter from scientists supporting a total ban on nuclear weapons
  6. A soldier and a sex worker walk into a therapist’s office. Who's more likely to have PTSD?
  7. Teaching-only roles could mark the end of your academic career
  8. Plastic fantastic: how lotteries could revolutionise recycling
  9. Australia may be closer to being a cashless society but it won't happen by 2020
  10. Late payments: the policy no-brainer for business
  11. Hanson stirs the sugar pot and backflips on penalty rates
  12. The government is belatedly backing the penalty rates cut it always wanted
  13. PolicyCheck: the government's new child care plan
  14. Co-working is evolving to combine co-living
  15. Green chemistry is key to reducing waste and improving sustainablity
  16. Something big exploded in a galaxy far, far away: what was it?
  17. Technology-facilitated abuse: the new breed of domestic violence
  18. Distress, status wars and immoral behaviour: the psychological impacts of inequality
  19. Health Check: are microgreens better for you than regular greens?
  20. Indians' 'notes ban' compliance masks a silent crisis of legitimacy
  21. Li Keqiang's visit a good sign for the China-Australia relationship
  22. Millions of Australian adults are unvaccinated and it's increasing disease risk for all of us
  23. There are more useful questions to ask than whether Australia has 'too many' charities
  24. Government behind 45-55% in Ipsos poll
  25. Drawings reveal the struggles and triumphs of child refugees in their first six months of high school
  26. Safe in the City? Girls tell it like it is
  27. Five golden rules to help solve your recycling dilemmas
  28. Recycling can be confusing, but it’s getting simpler
  29. Rising imports make the case for Trump's border adjustment tax in Australia
  30. Youth underemployment at four-decade peak: Brotherhood report
  31. Regression to the mean, or why perfection rarely lasts
  32. Estonia is putting its country in the cloud and offering virtual residency
  33. Why aren't more people using the My Health Record?
  34. Does everything and nothing change when a cyclist dies?
  35. Decoding the music masterpieces: Bach's The Art of Fugue
  36. How our species got smarter: through a rush of blood to the head
  37. Not-for-profits must adapt as one arm of government's 'three-sector solutions'
  38. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the backlash to the 18C changes
  39. Decriminalisation in the NT signals abortion is part of normal health care
  40. ASIC's CommInsure pass shows why badly behaving bankers will never fear jail time
  41. Sporting codes' deals with gambling companies force them into a Faustian bargain
  42. Friday essay: reading Germaine Greer's mail
  43. Capital gains tax concession is too generous: economists poll
  44. What languages should children be learning to get ahead?
  45. Australia could alleviate its youth justice crisis by importing the right ideas from the US
  46. Painkillers like ibuprofen can increase the risk of heart disease and should be restricted
  47. Vital Signs: if it looks like a bubble and sounds like a bubble...
  48. Three rivers are now legally people – but that's just the start of looking after them
  49. How we edit science part 5: so what is science?
  50. Grattan on Friday: Barnaby Joyce is telling the government to listen to politics in the pub

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Turning Your Empty Tables into Revenue

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High-Impact Dental Marketing Strategies That Are Driving Real Practice Growth Today

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How Telematics Helps Australian Companies Improve Productivity

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Inside the Icon: The BridgeMuseum Officially Opens at the Sydney Harbour Bridge

A bold new way to experience one of Australia’s most recognisable landmarks has arrived, with BridgeClimb Sydney officially opening the all-new BridgeMuseum.  Located inside the Sydney Harbour Bridge...

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