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What is taurine and how can it improve psychosis?

  • Written by: Kelly Allott, Senior and Ronald Philip Griffiths Fellow, University of Melbourne
imagePeople given taurine had significantly improved overall mental health symptoms.from shutterstock.com

A compound found in many foods and energy drinks can decrease symptoms of depression and psychosis, which is where the person loses contact with reality.

In our recent study, published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, we tested whether...

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VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on 457 visas

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

Looking to America, Australia’s politicians are reaching out to voters feeling left behind in times of economic transition. The push by Labor and the government to restrict access to the skilled 457 visa for foreign workers is an example. Michelle Grattan tells University of Canberra vice-chancellor Professor Deep Saini that this is...

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If the 'bond market rout' continues it could impact home prices

  • Written by: Christine Brown, Professor and Head of the Department of Banking and Finance, Monash University

For the past three decades the yields on long-term bonds have been on a downward trend. This has dramatically reversed since the election of Donald Trump, with more than a trillion dollars wiped off the global bond market in the past week and a half.

But it’s not just investors that are impacted by this spectacular reversal. The bond market...

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‘The single biggest reform to child welfare’ is a re-run of decade-old promises

  • Written by: Katherine McFarlane, Senior Lecturer in Justice Studies, Charles Sturt University

After ABC TV’s Four Corners aired horrifying evidence of abuse and mismanagement in the out-of-home care system for foster children, New South Wales Premier Mike Baird announced what he called the “single biggest reform to child welfare in NSW”.

While I have no doubt Baird is trying to improve the lives of children, his...

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  5. Pressure on Malcolm Turnbull to bend to conservatives is stronger than ever
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  7. Reviving Indigenous languages – not as easy as it seems
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  10. Small businesses get long-term financial boost from social responsibility: study
  11. Friday essay: the arts and our still-born national identity
  12. Selfie is not a dirty word
  13. Grattan on Friday: Trumpism has Shorten and Turnbull focusing on the politics of 'disquiet'
  14. Define 'fairness' more broadly than winners and losers from individuals decisions: Turnbull
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  21. Brian Howe on what Bill Shorten must do to revitalise social democracy
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  25. Indonesia’s knowledge sector is catching up, but a large gap persists
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  37. Does Trump's arrival herald Australia’s middle power moment?
  38. Politics podcast: Rory Medcalf on the security implications of Donald Trump's presidency
  39. Understanding Trump by watching The Apprentice
  40. SA doesn't need a nuclear plebiscite – Weatherill just needs to make a decision
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  46. As the world pushes for a ban on nuclear weapons, Australia votes to stay on the wrong side of history
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