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If you're ageing and on medication, it might be time to re-assess your alcohol intake

  • Written by: Stephen Bright, Senior Lecturer of Addiction, Edith Cowan University
If you're ageing and on medication, it might be time to re-assess your alcohol intakeShutterstock

Drinking patterns tend to change as we age. The older we get, the more likely we are to drink on a daily basis. But older adults often perceive that drinking is only a problem if a person appears drunk.

Australia’s draft alcohol guidelines recommend healthy adults drink no more than ten standard drinks per week and no more than...

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Government backs Labor call for Bettina Arndt to lose Order of Australia award

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

The Coalition government has supported Labor’s motion in the Senate to call for men’s rights activist Bettina Arndt to be stripped of her Order of Australia award over her comments on last week’s horrendous murder-suicide in Brisbane.

The successful motion puts more pressure on the Council for the Order of Australia to remove the...

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Weinstein conviction a partial victory for #MeToo, but must not overshadow work still to be done

  • Written by: Bianca Fileborn, Lecturer in Criminology, University of Melbourne
Weinstein conviction a partial victory for #MeToo, but must not overshadow work still to be doneHollywood producer Harvey Weinstein (centre) has been convicted of rape in the third degree and a criminal sex act in the first degree.AAP/EPA/Justin Lane

The downfall of disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has come to a head following his conviction for rape in the third degree and a criminal sex act in the first degree. He was acquitted...

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After damning report into Dreamworld tragedy, who can be held accountable under the law?

  • Written by: Rick Sarre, Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia
After damning report into Dreamworld tragedy, who can be held accountable under the law?Dan Peled/AAP

Queensland Coroner James McDougall has handed down his findings into the tragic deaths of four people on Dreamworld’s Thunder River Rapids ride in 2016.

He reported a litany of failings by Dreamworld’s owner, Ardent Leisure, including shoddy record keeping, ad hoc inspections of rides and poor maintenance.

McDougall wrote...

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