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Western Australia provides a masterclass in what not to do with a resources boom

  • Written by: Mark Beeson, Professor of International Politics, University of Western Australia

It wouldn’t be too unkind to suggest that Western Australia is not considered as the national benchmark of sophisticated public policy. Indeed, the state has recently attracted much attention – and derision – for the way its policy making elite squandered the wealth generated by the resources boom.

True, we now have more sports...

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Explainer: what is an epidural for labour?

  • Written by: Alicia Dennis, Associate Professor of Obstetric Anaesthesia, MBBS, PhD, PGDipEcho, FANZCA, University of Melbourne
imageAn epidural takes up to 45 minutes to work, so if the baby's coming it could be too late. from www.shutterstock.com.au

Epidurals were developed for pregnant women to address the severe pain of labour. In Australia about one in three pregnant women in labour has an epidural for this reason.

A specialised medical doctor who has training and experience...

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The race that stops the nation also holds many weird and wonderful stories

  • Written by: Wayne Peake, Researcher, Western Sydney University
imageJockey Michelle Payne rides Prince of Penzance to victory in the 2015 Melbourne Cup.AAP/Julian Smith

The Melbourne Cup is sometimes deplored but the central place it holds in Australian mainstream culture is rarely disputed.

And its promotion came quickly. Its first running in 1861 drew about 4,000 spectators. In 1870 an estimated 30,000 attended...

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Twitter's live stream of the Melbourne Cup could change how we 'broadcast' sport

  • Written by: Marc C-Scott, Lecturer in Screen Media, Victoria University
imageNow you can watch the race on Twitter.Flickr/Jupiter Firelyte, CC BY

The race that stops the nation, the Melbourne Cup, will this year be streamed live on Twitter, competing with the Seven Network’s stream and live TV broadcast of the race.

The Melbourne Cup is not the first sport that Twitter has live streamed, but is the first outside the...

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