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Weekly Dose: while the media panic about ice, we should worry about carfentanil

  • Written by: David Caldicott, Emergency Medicine Consultant, Australian National University
imageMost people who take carfentanil think they're taking something else, usually heroin. from www.shutterstock.com.au

While the media seem embroiled in a moral panic about methamphetamine or “ice”, those of us who actually work with overdose patients are nervously watching out for a far more dangerous drug: carfentanil.

You may have heard...

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FactCheck: does Western Australia have the highest unemployment in the country?

  • Written by: Rebecca Cassells, Associate Professor, Curtin University

It is true the Liberals and Nationals have … created the highest unemployment in the country in Western Australia, higher than Tasmania, higher than South Australia… – West Australian Labor leader Mark McGowan, interviewed on Radio National, March 6, 2017.

Mark McGowan on RN Breakfast, March 6, 2017. Quote begins at...

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The great movie scenes: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

  • Written by: Bruce Isaacs, Senior Lecturer in Film Studies, University of Sydney
image(Eternal Sunshine of Spotless Mind) says to me...true love is still possible and you can put your faith in it.

What makes a film a classic? In this column, film scholar Bruce Isaacs looks at a single sequence from a classic film and analyses its brilliance.


This month we look at Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), written by Charlie...

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Contested spaces: we need to see public space through older eyes too

  • Written by: Desley Vine, Research Fellow, Creative Industries Faculty, Queensland University of Technology
imageSimple features, like a thoughtfully sited bench, can make a big difference to older people's ability to enjoy public spaces in the city.alexkich from www.shutterstock.com

This is the fifth article in our Contested Spaces series. These pieces look at the conflicting uses, expectations and norms that people bring to public spaces, the clashes that...

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