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Vital Signs: an election in Australia, a key poll in the UK, all lead to uncertainty

  • Written by: Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW Australia

Vital Signs is a weekly economic wrap from UNSW economics professor and Harvard PhD Richard Holden (@profholden). Vital Signs aims to contextualise weekly economic events and cut through the noise of the data impacting global economies.


A familiar theme of this column has been the significant uncertainty about the global economy that is leaving...

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Both parties to launch in western Sydney, the symbolic heartland of uncommitted but powerful voters

  • Written by: Nick Economou, Senior Lecturer, School of Political and Social Inquiry, Monash University
imageMalcolm Turnbull and Simon Birmingham meet with students in the western Sydney seat of Lindsay.AAP/Tracey Nearmy

Election campaigns are full of metaphors and symbols, and one of the most enduring in Australian politics is the idea of “western Sydney”. To a non-resident of Australia’s largest city, western Sydney conjures up...

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Coffee won't give you cancer, unless it's very very hot, then it might

  • Written by: Bernard Stewart, Professor, Paediatrics, Cancer and related disorders, Epidemiology, Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UNSW Australia
imageWhether or not coffee causes cancer has been under question since 1991.Merlene Goulet/unsplash, CC BY

The World Health Organisation’s cancer arm made two announcements this week: one welcome and one not so welcome.

First, it announced there was no conclusive evidence to show coffee increases cancer risk. This is a reversal of the 1991...

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Did snakes evolve from ancient sea serpents?

  • Written by: Mike Lee, Professor in Evolutionary Biology (jointly appointed with South Australian Museum), Flinders University
imageAn anaconda peers above and below the water. Did snakes evolve on land or underwater?Michael Lee (Flinders University & South Australian Museum), CC BY-NC-ND

One of the enduring controversies in evolution is why snakes evolved their long, limbless bodies.

The prevailing theory is that they evolved from lizards and are really just an extreme type...

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  1. Brexit: lessons and implications for Australia
  2. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the slow campaign
  3. Uncapping of university places has not failed disadvantaged students
  4. Budget transparency missing from the West's plan for Iraq
  5. State of the states: how local politics in the Northern Territory could muddy the federal vote
  6. 700,000 Palmer United Party votes up for grabs: who'll win them this time?
  7. How the Property Council is shaping the debate around negative gearing, taxes
  8. What evidence is there that internships secure employment?
  9. State of the states: why Labor's fortunes are on the rise in Western Australia
  10. Friday essay: The Qur’an, the Bible and homosexuality in Islam
  11. Personalised medicine has obvious benefits but has anyone thought about the issues?
  12. Infographic: The state of coal
  13. Will climate and emissions targets really curb China’s coal consumption? Only time will tell
  14. Apple iOS 10 v Google Android: which is leading the way?
  15. Grattan on Friday: If Labor loses, what happens to Bill Shorten?
  16. Protections for Australian cattle found wanting – yet again
  17. Just the facts, ma'am: a guide to The Conversation's FactCheck process
  18. From tomboys and butch dykes to anything goes: how women's image has evolved on the footy field
  19. Is this injectable tanning drug safe to use?
  20. Survey: more Australians want climate action now than before the carbon tax
  21. Is Labor’s plan to create ten Institutes of Higher Education a good idea?
  22. State of the states: a handful of votes could decide Tasmania's Liberal-held seats
  23. Nice guys finish first: empathetic boys attract more close female friends
  24. Why are we still scared of seeing two men kissing?
  25. Digital disruption: STEM graduates and more regulation not the answer
  26. Victoria's renewables target joins an impressive shift towards clean energy
  27. Second detection heralds the era of gravitational wave astronomy
  28. Fattened pigs, dog whistles and dead cats: the menagerie of a Lynton Crosby campaign
  29. Poor ReachTEL for Labor, but Essential better
  30. Meg Ryan's face and the historical battleground of ageing
  31. Five ways Orange is the New Black transformed TV
  32. Are unpaid internships unlawful?
  33. State of the states: South Australia's economy is the laggard of a nation in transition
  34. Orlando shooting is just the latest chapter in the global fight for LGBT rights
  35. How Pathology Australia advocates for 'patient care' to achieve big corporate profits
  36. Is Medicare facing a cost blowout from 'urgent' after-hours care rebates?
  37. Could 'nitrogen trading' help the Great Barrier Reef?
  38. Carbon capture and storage is unlikely to save coal in the long run
  39. Snapchat has its risks but it's a powerful tool for youth creativity and socialisation
  40. Election FactCheck: are larger, more frequent storms predicted due to climate change?
  41. Hustings and human speech (failings) in a 24/7 campaign
  42. Restricting gay men from donating blood is discriminatory
  43. Explainer: the importance of William Barak’s Ceremony
  44. Is there life through the looking-glass? The riddle of life's single-handedness
  45. NBN Co says it was protecting staff morale in caretaker breach
  46. State of the states: Australian Capital Territory voters face two elections in 2016
  47. Reducing bankruptcy to 12 months ignores realities of insolvency
  48. Weekly Dose: methadone, the most effective treatment for heroin dependence
  49. Islamic State is quick to claim Orlando shooting, but media should be careful in reporting those claims
  50. Political tracts: the good, the bad and the badly written

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