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Speaking with: Bad Pharma author Ben Goldacre about how bad research hurts us all

  • Written by Darren Saunders, Senior Lecturer in Medicine, UNSW Australia
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We are living in a time where we have greater access to lifesaving medicines and treatments than ever before.

But we’re also seeing a surge in the rejection of the medical research and the scientific community in general, with anti-vaccination activists and climate change sceptics building followings and taking seats in government....

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A green and happy holiday? You can have it all

  • Written by Christopher Warren, PhD Candidate, Griffith University
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When you’re on holiday, relaxing on a beach or soaking up a vibrant city’s culture, the last thing you want to think about is your responsibility to the planet. But carefree holidays are a luxury that is costing more than our bank...

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Grattan on Friday: Morrison reminds everyone Porter is walking in his steps

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

Treasurer Scott Morrison posted a this-was-mine claim on Facebook after Social Services Minister Christian Porter promoted what was received as a fresh approach to welfare reform in his Tuesday speech to the National Press Club.

Morrison’s post noted: “When I was Social Services Minister we picked up a new approach from [New Zealand],...

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The hard sell of stem cells: we need a better way to protect patients from harm

  • Written by Claire Tanner, Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Melbourne
imagePatients report not being effectively anaesthetised during liposuction procedures to extract stem cells from fat.hin255/Shutterstock

As ABC’s 7.30 revealed last night, Australia has a flourishing stem cell treatment market. During these procedures, cells are taken from a patient and re-administered to them.

These “therapies” are...

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  1. Explainer: why the Japanese economy is stuck in a holding pattern
  2. Liberal director Nutt cold on foreign donation ban
  3. The Great Barrier Reef's 'new normal' is a forlorn sight
  4. Why Christine Lagarde says women are the answer to the world's economic growth problem
  5. Beyond the war of words: how might the Australian media's coverage of China affect social cohesion?
  6. Race to the White House: foreign policy disputes, first presidential debate, and Trump Jnr's tweet
  7. We can already see how a 'debate' about love will lead to violence and hate
  8. ASEAN goal to eradicate drugs in the region leads to disregard for human life
  9. More at-risk young people are turning to private VET providers
  10. No, cutting your car's carbon emissions won't cost you more
  11. The revolving door: why politicians become lobbyists, and lobbyists become politicians
  12. Birmingham prepares for fundamental changes to Labor's Gonski funding model
  13. Explainer: the nine swing states that will decide the next US president
  14. DNA reveals a new history of the First Australians
  15. What is infant reflux and will it get better?
  16. Explainer: what is fat studies?
  17. It takes a community to raise a startup
  18. Turnbull to UN: Climate change threatens 'the future of generations'
  19. No, fitness trackers do not make you fat and they don't make losing weight harder
  20. Business Briefing: we're overusing and underestimating 'disruption'
  21. FactCheck: Is 30% of Northern Territory farmland and 22% of Tasmanian farmland foreign-owned?
  22. Weekly Dose: LSD – dangerous, mystical or therapeutic?
  23. Resettlement is the test for Malcolm Turnbull on refugees
  24. In an age of rhetoric, Australian politics is missing the American flair
  25. The view from inside the Beltway
  26. Gen Y carers don't want a free ride, so welfare reform shouldn't single them out
  27. Sydney Metro's Sydenham-to-Bankstown line – nirvana or nightmare?
  28. Did the suicide rate decrease during Ireland's referendum on same-sex marriage?
  29. Acknowledge the brutal history of Indigenous health care – for healing
  30. How the Asia-Pacific can lead the way on migrants and refugees
  31. Turnbull announces a new refugee plan, but will it solve the crisis?
  32. Introduce eggs and peanuts early in infants' diets to reduce the risk of allergies
  33. If the normal rules of political engagement don't apply, how do we handle Pauline Hanson?
  34. Costly choices: how well will Trump or Clinton manage the Australia-US alliance?
  35. ASIC company data should be open and free – even Malcolm Turnbull agrees
  36. Croc safari: why selling licences to rich hunters isn't fair
  37. We need clear rules to avoid a real Star Wars in outer space
  38. Create to regenerate: cities tap into talent for urban renewal
  39. Has the push to get more disadvantaged students into universities been a success?
  40. If no plebiscite, settle same-sex marriage in parliament: poll
  41. Common Australian mosquitoes can't spread Zika
  42. The $4.8 trillion dollar question: will an 'investment approach' to welfare help the most disadvantaged?
  43. Could Clinton win Utah?
  44. 'Not fit to be president': Hillary Clinton and our problem with older women
  45. If you love me, don’t feed me bacon
  46. The future of the US Supreme Court is at stake no matter who wins in November
  47. Migrants are sacrificing their working rights because of greedy governments
  48. Perspectives on migrants distorted by politics of prejudice
  49. From placeholder to pathfinder: innovative temporary site uses help us reimagine city spaces
  50. Turnbull should drive a regional refugee solution
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