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Do you need to worry if your baby has a flat head?

  • Written by: Alexandra Martiniuk, Associate Professor, University of Sydney
imageThe number of children with flat head has risen in recent years in part due to SIDS guidelines, which recommend placing babies on their backs to sleep. from www.shutterstock.com

Flat head syndrome, also called positional plagiocephaly, develops in babies because of external pressures on the soft, malleable baby skull. It is more common now that...

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Is 'clean coal' power the answer to Australia's emissions targets?

  • Written by: Lynette Molyneaux, Researcher, Energy Economics and Management Group, Global Change Institute, The University of Queensland
imageNew coal power technology can't meet Australia's climate targets alone. Coal power image from www.shutterstock.com

As Australia’s energy debate heats up, some politicians are calling for cleaner and more efficient coal power stations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg told ABC radio on Tuesday that...

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Speaking with: Nicole Cook on union 'green bans', housing affordability and the Sirius building

  • Written by: Dallas Rogers, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning at the University of Sydney, Western Sydney University

Sydney’s iconic Sirius building was scheduled for demolition by the New South Wales government in 2015. The building – a prominent Australian example of brutalist architecture – contains 79 apartments for public housing tenants, and residents are furious that they are being moved on to make way for 250 luxury apartments at the...

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Recent death from resistant bug won't be the last

  • Written by: Frank Bowden, Professor at ANU Medical School; Senior Staff Specialist Infectious Diseases; General Physician, Australian National University
imageAccording to the World Health Organisation, antimicrobial resistance is now at crisis point. from www.shutterstock.com.au

Reports of the death of effective antibiotics are no longer greatly exaggerated. The US Centers for Disease Control has reported that a woman in her 70s has died of overwhelming sepsis caused by a bacterium that was resistant to...

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  2. There's no point to Australia's push to ratify the TPP
  3. More police won't necessarily lead to better outcomes on family violence – here's what we need
  4. What next for the anti-Trump protesters?
  5. The Australian history boom has busted, but there's hope it may boom again
  6. Why we lose our hearing and vision as we age
  7. The markers of everyday racism in Australia
  8. Game over: how professional athletes can have a career after sport
  9. Why older people get osteoporosis and have falls
  10. Changing climate has stalled Australian wheat yields: study
  11. 2017 will be a big year for Australia's energy system: here's what to look out for
  12. A Theory of Nothing: a novel approach to exposing how science really works
  13. Should gifted students go to a separate school?
  14. Race to the White House special – Trump's inauguration, and what's next for US foreign policy
  15. Disappearing votes: why investors should steer clear of Snapchat's dual-class shares
  16. Centrelink debt debacle is bad policy for mental health
  17. Beware The Slenderman: how users created the Boogieman of the internet
  18. Bots without borders: how anonymous accounts hijack political debate
  19. If you're serious about affordable Sydney housing, Premier, here's a must-do list
  20. Police pursuits: when does the end justify the means?
  21. Water-sensitive innovations to transform health of slums and environment
  22. The psychology of insults
  23. Talk to me: voice control is taking off, but it's not taking over yet
  24. Airbnb hosts beware – it's not just Centrelink using robo-debt systems
  25. Government's new critical infrastructure list raises more questions than it answers for investors
  26. What workspaces are the best for freelance workers?
  27. Five common myths about the ageing brain and body
  28. Aussies are getting older, and the health workforce needs training to reflect it
  29. Ringling Bros circus closure shows our changing attitudes to animals in captivity
  30. Too big, too expensive and too silly: why video game movies fail
  31. New science minister needs to maintain momentum and push the innovation agenda
  32. Was The Guardian’s WhatsApp reporting “irresponsible” or fake news?
  33. Ban on sleeping rough does nothing to fix the problems of homelessness
  34. Hong Kong’s clouded future
  35. Tomorrow's 'new collar' jobs will be quite old-fashioned, our response should be too
  36. After Bourke St, Victoria should not rush in on bail reform
  37. Smart contracts – smart or dumb?
  38. Of boldness: Some rhetorical pointers on Trump’s inauguration address
  39. Health Check: how do you know if you're obsessed with your health?
  40. New NSW premier will have her hands full with issues that took the shine off Baird
  41. Going for gold: Trump, Louis XIV and interior design
  42. Sport is more than just a fringe player in Australia's economy
  43. Medicine for older people is the same for anyone else: treat the person, not just the body
  44. What's happening in our bodies as we age?
  45. Youngest in class twice as likely to take ADHD medication
  46. Loose-cannon Trump enters the tinderbox of US-Russia-China relations
  47. Explainer: what rights do workers have to getting paid in the gig economy?
  48. Things fall apart: why do the ecosystems we depend on collapse?
  49. 2017: The year ahead in cinema
  50. Could Russian hacking pose a threat to Australian democracy?

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