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Health Check: what determines whether we're night owls or morning larks?

  • Written by Fiona Kerr, Neural & Systems Complexity Specialist, Faculties of Professions and Health Sciences, University of Adelaide
imageAround 10% of the population are larks, and 20% true night owls.Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock

Sleep is critical for physical and mental health, and our quality of life. While 3% of the population are genetically programmed to function with less than six hours sleep regularly, the rest of us need around 7.5 hours a night. But what determines...

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There is one way to put a stop to BHP's tax avoidance

  • Written by John Mangan, Professor and Associate Dean, Faculty of Business, Economics and Law, The University of Queensland

One of the most common ways multinationals take advantage of current laws to reduce their tax bill is through what’s known as transfer pricing. Former Treasurer Wayne Swan last week accused mining giant BHP of “aggressive transfer pricing,” denying the Australian government A$5.7 billion in tax revenue.

For most companies,...

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Family First's Bob Day quits Senate following business collapse

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

The government has suffered a blow with Family First senator Bob Day quitting parliament following the collapse of his building business.

Day, elected in 2013, has been the Coalition’s strongest crossbench supporter. He will be replaced by a nominee of Family First. Rikki Lambert, Day’s staffer, is nominating for the position.

Day said...

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12 deadly Indigenous Australian social media users to follow

  • Written by Bronwyn Carlson, Associate Professor, Indigenous Studies, University of Wollongong
imageFrom a battle over an oil pipeline in the American mid-west to small Australian communities fighting for survival, Indigenous people are harnessing social media to take their stories global.Joe Brusky/Flickr, CC BY-NC

Social media has revolutionised how we communicate. In this series, we look at how it has changed the media, politics, health,...

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  1. Full response, Jane McAdam
  2. FactCheck Q A: what are the real numbers on refugees and other migrants coming to Australia?
  3. Slow start to new standards requirements for financial advisers
  4. How the housing boom is remaking Australia’s social class structure
  5. Why auctions are a better way to resolve business splits
  6. Breast self-examination: should you really 'pledge to check'?
  7. Social media and crime: the good, the bad and the ugly
  8. Brain stimulation is getting popular with gamers – is it time to regulate it?
  9. We need to rethink recruitment for men in primary schools
  10. Not really Hollywood: the media’s misleading framing of Islamic State videos
  11. More tropical cyclones likely for Australia this year: here’s why
  12. The risks in Australia's housing market shouldn't be downplayed
  13. Dystopian Donald: the horror and the hope in Trump's presidential campaign
  14. Government targets ALP's Kitching over union past
  15. Labor wins ACT election decisively
  16. The great policy void
  17. WhatsApp is secure and OK for politicians to use, provided simple steps are followed
  18. His Bobness gets a much deserved gong
  19. Sparks fly at inquiry into battle between first and second law officers
  20. Research Check: can drinking coffee reduce your dementia risk?
  21. Genetic testing isn't a crystal ball for your health
  22. Can travellers transform a beggar’s life with a generous gift?
  23. Forcing insurers to reveal rejected claims a win for consumers
  24. Explainer: are Bob Dylan’s songs 'Literature'?
  25. Thailand's controversial king-to-be faces a challenge to gain the people's respect
  26. 'It can’t happen here?' Fascism is now on the ballot
  27. How to praise your child: why simply saying 'well done' is not helpful
  28. Raging bull: Trump versus the media, and this time it's personal
  29. In honouring Dylan, the Nobel Prize judges have made a category error
  30. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Malcolm Turnbull's trouble with marriage equality
  31. Why Victoria’s dingo and ‘wild dog’ bounty is doomed to miss its target
  32. Blocking kids from social media won't solve the problem of cyberbullying
  33. From Tampa to now: how reporting on asylum seekers has been a triumph of spin over substance
  34. War crime deliberations in Iraq and Syria must be mindful of violence against women
  35. Unhappy workplaces look a lot like unhappy marriages, new research shows
  36. How astronomy paved the way for _terra nullius_, and helped to get rid of it too
  37. Friday essay: war crimes and the many threats to cultural heritage
  38. Out in the heat: why poorer suburbs are more at risk in warming cities
  39. Fat or thin: can the bacteria in our gut affect our eating habits and weight?
  40. Politics podcast: Mark Dreyfus on George Brandis' solicitor-general controversy
  41. Grattan on Friday: Sometimes, sexism gets the reward it deserves
  42. WhatsApp: a great idea for mates but a terrible one for ministers
  43. Explainer: what is dyspraxia and how is it different to clumsiness?
  44. New ways to subscribe to comment notifications
  45. Death, beauty and poetry come together in Ancient Rain
  46. Can Australia stop interest rates from approaching zero? Only with a big shift in policy
  47. The new Australia Council Board has a chance to be better than the last
  48. Trump and tram reactions show social media's complex role in responding to sexual harassment
  49. More shark nets for NSW: why haven't we learned from WA's cull?
  50. Scientists have found how to make people hallucinate, and how to measure what they see
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