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Flattering emails will get you everywhere, except when they're from junk journals

  • Written by: Simon Chapman, Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney

I wrote last year about junk research journals and conferences when I explored the intriguing case of a Philip Morris employee speaking at one of these conferences in Brisbane.

Every researcher I know receives dozens of gushing emails every week from the organisers of these conferences and editors of the journals.

There is barely any sub-specialist...

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Shared ownership can help make housing affordable for people with disability

  • Written by: Ilan Wiesel, Lecturer in Urban Geography, University of Melbourne
imageWithout substantial financial assistance many NDIS participants would struggle to find affordable housing to move into.shutterstock

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is expected to help more people with disability access the support services they need to live independently in the community. But the majority of NDIS participants have...

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Friday essay: Putin, memory wars and the 100th anniversary of the Russian revolution

  • Written by: Mark Edele, Professor of History, University of Western Australia
imageRussian army officers take the oath of allegiance to the Revolution, 1917Everett Historical/shutterstock

One hundred years ago, the Romanov dynasty fell in the February Revolution of 1917. This centenary haunts Russia’s current government. “In the Kremlin,” wrote journalist Ben Judah in his important analysis of Vladimir...

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Drugs don't cure everything – doctors can be helped to prescribe other options

  • Written by: Ben Ewald, Senior Lecturer, University of Newcastle
imageThere is evidence many conditions can be treated without drugs or surgery.from shutterstock.com

What if I told you half of all middle-ear effusions (persistent fluid), known as glue ear, could be fixed by the child blowing up a balloon with his or her nose? Would you be more likely to get your child to try it than have them undergo surgery? It may...

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  15. Bernardi split is symptomatic of a fractured political system, here and abroad
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  17. Australian government challenged to advocate for its citizen on death row in Thailand
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  40. The detective work behind the Budj Bim eel traps World Heritage bid
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