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Trump and the cycle of dehumanisation

  • Written by: Nick Haslam, Professor of Psychology, University of Melbourne
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People rarely respond well to being demeaned and humiliated. When they believe others see them as lesser beings, they react with anger, revenge and distrust. In doing so, they deepen and entrench a mutual hatred.

There is no better laboratory for studying...

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How we kept disease-spreading Asian Tiger mozzies away from the Australian mainland

  • Written by: Cameron Webb, Clinical Lecturer and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney

Spring floods and summer heatwaves. There is nothing mosquitoes love more than warm weather and water. In many regions of Australia, these extreme conditions can increase the risk of mosquito-borne disease.

Outbreaks of Ross River virus in some parts of the country have been as record-breaking as the heatwaves. The virus has even started...

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Trainspotting on stage brings a disturbing reality vividly to life

  • Written by: Julian Meyrick, Professor of Creative Arts, Flinders University

Irvine Welsh’s in-yer-face, anti-fairy tale of no-hope NEDs (non-educated delinquents), and the mega-highs and ultra-lows of skank (heroin) in Thatcherite Scotland, may now be seen by those who, when it first appeared, were no more than wee gobshites sucking at their mother’s tit. And if you think that’s offensive, perhaps this...

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Mount Isa contamination 'within guidelines' but residents told to clean their homes

  • Written by: Mark Patrick Taylor, Professor of Environmental Science, Macquarie University
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After an 11-year wait, Mount Isa Mines has released the official report into the lead contamination that has blighted the city for decades.

The report, commissioned by the mine’s owner, Glencore, and produced by researchers at the University of Queensland, says that household dust contaminated by airborne lead from the mining and smelting...

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