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Why dick doodles on the ballot paper are their own election statement

  • Written by: Lauren Rosewarne, Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne
imageIt is reasonable to conclude that it's more likely to be men than women who scribble dicks and balls on ballot papers.ABC

If people are forced to go to a polling booth, then they’re forced to put in at least three or four seconds into the process. It’s why I favour compulsory voting.

And even if only three or four seconds are put in...

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Health Check: what are the risks of drinking before you know you're pregnant?

  • Written by: Diana Lucia, PhD candidate, Neuroscience, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland
imageAlmost half of pregnant women in Australia said they drank alcohol before they knew they were pregnant.from www.shutterstock.com.au

It is well established that drinking alcohol during pregnancy can have detrimental effects on the developing foetus. Newborns exposed to maternal alcohol develop a range of behavioural, physical and cognitive...

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Volkswagen’s record settlement payout: treating the symptom not the disease

  • Written by: Carl Rhodes, Professor of Organization Studies, University of Technology Sydney

German car maker Volkswagen is paying out up to $15.3 billion to address the effects of the emission crisis in the United States. This by far the biggest settlement in the history of the auto industry.

However what happened at Volkswagen, is a symptom that of an economic system characterised by hyper-competition, enormous stakes and inflated...

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The off-topic Conversation #100

  • Written by: Cory Zanoni, Community Manager, The Conversation

Welcome to The Conversation’s off-topic space. We’ve set this up as the place where you can discuss anything that isn’t related to a specific article. Please feel free to use this space to get to know each other and talk about news elsewhere and whatever else strikes your fancy.

This is also an opportunity to discuss broader...

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  1. A new era may be dawning again for radical right populists in Austria and Europe
  2. Even if he keeps the top job, Malcolm Turnbull's troubles have only just begun
  3. Lessons for the post-EU British film industry from the collapse of the Soviet Union
  4. How ants walk backwards carrying a heavy load and still find home
  5. Invisible children: research shows up to one in five Aboriginal newborns aren't registered
  6. Pollution guidelines leave a blind spot for assessing the impact of coal and oil
  7. Labor leadership talk a bit of mischievous arson
  8. Turnbull stands solid against returning Abbott to frontbench
  9. Enigmatic Turnbull creates his own misfortune and will be forever diminished by it
  10. An uncertain election result may lead to stagnant financial markets
  11. Economic policy challenges will swamp our election outcome, no matter who ends up winning
  12. The myth of public opinion
  13. Explainer: why don't we know who won the election and what happens now?
  14. Explainer: what is a ‘hung parliament’, and how will a government be formed?
  15. After messy night, Coalition more likely to form government – but Pauline Hanson is in the Senate
  16. Malcolm Turnbull sounded tone deaf to election message
  17. Major rebuff to Malcolm Turnbull as poll result hovers on knife edge
  18. Infographic: what we know so far about the results of Election 2016
  19. Final polls have Coalition favoured
  20. Gina Rinehart, Weight Loss and Women Under the Microscope
  21. #ausvotes: a final update from the social media hustings
  22. Overcharged for hearing aids? Australia's audiology industry isn't rogue, but needs improvement
  23. Brexit is done, now what about accounting?
  24. Just how safe are Australia's airports?
  25. Brexit harms startups but it may not be fatal
  26. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the campaign's final week
  27. Higher education pays for itself many times over
  28. Crossing the line: why the royal commission examined initiation rituals and defence abuse
  29. Malcolm Turnbull: a prime minister on probation in search of a mandate
  30. Friday essay: the Battle of the Somme and the death of martial glory
  31. Black market jobs cost Australia billions and youth are at the coalface
  32. Your wireless footprint can help police catch a thief
  33. Explainer: what are women's options for giving birth?
  34. Politics for the planet: why nature and wildlife need their own seats at the UN
  35. Grattan on Friday: Shorten struggles as campaign winds down
  36. WA-xit: history beckons
  37. Brexit could leave the European Union struggling with its climate targets
  38. Britain’s 'Bregret' offers timely lessons for Australian voters this weekend
  39. Election explainer: why do I have to vote, anyway?
  40. The shame game: why it's time to end the ‘mummy wars’
  41. Election FactCheck: Does the government spend $3 billion each year on the offshore asylum seeker detention system?
  42. Anti-discrimination law exemptions don't strike the right balance between rights and freedoms
  43. Slanguage and ‘dinky di’ Aussie talk in elections
  44. Only serious reform will avoid more exits from the European Union
  45. Shorten the consensus leader unites a fractured Labor, but it may not quite be enough
  46. Speaking with: ‘Poll Bludger’ William Bowe in the final week of the election campaign
  47. Video didn't kill the radio star – she's hosting a podcast
  48. States will ultimately pay for federal promises, no matter who wins Saturday's election
  49. Labor and Coalition need to go further than R D and startups to create innovation
  50. The Earth's biodiversity could be much greater than we thought

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