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The off-topic Conversation #116

  • Written by: Debbie Dickinson, Head of audience engagement, The Conversation

Welcome to The Conversation’s off-topic space. We’ve set this up as the place where you can discuss anything that isn’t related to a specific article. Please feel free to use this space to get to know each other and talk about news elsewhere and whatever else strikes your fancy.

This is also an opportunity to discuss broader...

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Why the media need to tread carefully when reporting research findings

  • Written by: Hannah Brown, Post-doctoral Fellow; Reproductive Epigenetics, University of Adelaide

Last week, the Australian of the Year was awarded to biomedical scientist and stem cell researcher, Professor Alan Mackay-Sim. To have a scientist recognised for such a prestigious award was extraordinary, especially during such a challenging time for research in Australia and globally.

But alas, there was barely time for the firework-smoke-haze to...

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How Australia can spread the benefits of our bulging infrastructure pipeline

  • Written by: Martin Loosemore, Professor, Construction Management Program, Built Environment, UNSW Australia
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Good infrastructure can transform the social fabric of local communities, regional economies and national prosperity. The 2012 Olympics’ impact on London’s East End and the Guggenheim Museum’s role in revitalising Bilbao in northern Spain are examples of how infrastructure projects can regenerate disadvantaged communities by...

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FactCheck: What are the facts on Australia's foreign aid spending?

  • Written by: Robin Davies, Associate Director, Development Policy Centre, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University

Aid was at its highest under Menzies, at 0.5% … when per capita income was much lower. – World Vision Australia chief advocate Tim Costello, quoted in The Sydney Morning Herald, December 28, 2016.

A news report highlighting the fall in Australia’s foreign aid spending quoted World Vision Australia Chief Advocate Tim Costello as...

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