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How the tobacco industry is gaming Australian health regulations

  • Written by: Steven Greenland, Associate professor, Swinburne University of Technology
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Australia’s tough tobacco regulations are acting as a catalyst for the industry to develop sophisticated marketing practices. These companies are gaming the system by anticipating regulatory impact and then using unregulated marketing elements to overcome it.

Australia has been a guiding light for countries looking to improve public health...

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Essays on health: how food companies can sneak bias into scientific research

  • Written by: Lisa Bero, Chair professor, University of Sydney
imageProper nutrition is critical to combatting the costly and deadly epidemics of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. from www.shutterstock.com

Should we eat breakfast every day? How much dairy should we have? Should we use artificial sweeteners to replace sugar? If we had the answers to these questions, we could address some of today’s...

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What effect will closet Trump voters have on the US Election?

  • Written by: Alex Kusmanoff, PhD candidate, Inter-disciplinary Conservation Science and Research Group, RMIT University

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump recently claimed “phony polling” is suppressing his vote and predicted the outcome of the US election will be “Brexit times five”.

By “Brexit times five”, Trump is referring to the surprising referendum result in favour of Britain leaving the European Union, an outcome...

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Four environmental reasons why fast-tracking the Carmichael coal mine is a bad idea

  • Written by: April Reside, Researcher, Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland
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Pressure is mounting for Adani’s Carmichael coal mine to proceed in inland Queensland. Recently the state government quietly gave the project “critical infrastructure” status to prioritise its development.

Providing this level of government status to a private enterprise is unusual – the last time it happened was in the...

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  2. What makes a city tick? Designing the 'urban DMA'
  3. The cosmic crime-scene hunt for clues on how galaxies are formed
  4. Now-resigned Bob Day may have been ineligible to sit in Senate
  5. Bishop leads Turnbull as better Coalition leader in Morgan poll
  6. Sustainable aquaculture is possible, with the right science
  7. Using DNA to unlock the mysteries of cannabis and reduce the risk of dodgy 'medical' products
  8. Is it time to repeal Australia's century-old laws on the use of the word 'Anzac'?
  9. Western Australia provides a masterclass in what not to do with a resources boom
  10. Explainer: what is an epidural for labour?
  11. The race that stops the nation also holds many weird and wonderful stories
  12. Twitter's live stream of the Melbourne Cup could change how we 'broadcast' sport
  13. Study confirms intimate partner violence leading health risk factor for women
  14. Why Brexit and the spectre of President Trump aren't hurting Australia's economy
  15. China's currency needs reform at home before gaining more traction internationally
  16. How China came in from the cold to help set up Antarctica's vast new marine park
  17. Can the arts sector reinvent itself?
  18. Should banks play a role in teaching kids about how to manage money effectively?
  19. Shorten exploits the missing link in government's visa ban plan
  20. Hillary Clinton, Julian Assange and the US election
  21. Unnatural disasters: how we can spot climate's role in specific extreme events
  22. Health Check: why do we get dizzy?
  23. Twin suicide bombings in Pakistan point to deep security problems
  24. Same old rhetoric cannot justify banning refugees from Australia
  25. Punitive approach won't work for the most disadvantaged job seekers: Anglicare
  26. WA ReachTEL: Labor leads 52-48
  27. Feasting for our future as millennials table solutions
  28. PRRT explained: why aren't we benefitting from the resource tax?
  29. Hazelwood's closure won't affect power prices as much as you might think
  30. The new international whaling resolution will do little to stop Japan killing whales
  31. Halloween films: the good, the bad and the truly scary
  32. Two years of preschool have more impact than one, research shows
  33. Surgery isn't always the best option, and the decision shouldn't just lie with the doctor
  34. Turnbull wants to change Australia's environment act - here's what we stand to lose
  35. China will need to be more transparent to achieve its development goals
  36. No limits: can the new guidelines on kids and screens work?
  37. Questions still need answering in Australia's largest health data breach
  38. New ban on boat people may be belt-and-braces for resettlement initiative
  39. Do American voters really have a say on election day?
  40. How the Internet was born: The network begins to take shape
  41. How to overcome exam anxiety
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  43. Day flip flops about Senate future
  44. Dreamworld owner Ardent Leisure needs a lesson in managing a crisis
  45. ASIC report highlights a deep culture problem in Australia's banks
  46. Turnbull sympathetic to parliamentary inquiry on 18C
  47. Is it time to resurrect the wartime 'Grow Your Own' campaign?
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