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Election FactCheck Q A: Is Australia's foreign debt nearly $1 trillion, up from $74 billion last year?

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imageWas Nick Xenophon right about debt?Q&A

The Conversation is fact-checking claims made on Q&A, broadcast Mondays on the ABC at 9:35pm. Thank you to everyone who sent us quotes for checking via Twitter using hashtags #FactCheck and #QandA, on Facebook or by email.


Excerpt from Q&A, May 30, 2016.

Our foreign debt is approaching $1 trillion,...

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Weekly dose: treating heroin dependence with heroin

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imageHeroin dependence can be treated with pharmaceutical heroin - but it hasn't been approved in Australia.from www.shutterstock.com.au

Heroin, or diacetylmorphine, is made from opium poppies by first extracting morphine and then adding two molecules (acetyl) to each morphine molecule. Heroin was used medically in Australia for pain relief and other...

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Ageing in harmony: why the third act of life should be musical

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imagePlaying music is good for people at all stages in their lives – including the elderly.Jeremy Brooks, CC BY-NC

It’s never too late to pick up a musical instrument. In fact there are many reasons why it’s a great idea, particularly in old age.

We normally hear about reasons to increase music education for children, and for good...

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ReachTEL moves to Labor, Essential to Coalition

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This week’s polls are confusing, with Essential now having the Coalition ahead, while ReachTEL had Labor gaining, particularly on respondent allocated preferences. ReachTEL is a far more credible poll than Essential, so it is more likely that ReachTEL is correct. We will need to wait until next week for other highly rated polls. Here is...

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