No 1: today’s smokers are all hard core, addicted smokers who can’t or won’t give upZentinel/ShutterstockLast week, I wrote about factoid-driven myths that just refuse to die. In less than a week, the piece has had more than 1.184 million readers.
There’s plainly a big appetite for smoking myth busting, so here are 10 more.
Last year, fires burned 2 million hectares of peatlands in Indonesia, creating an acrid haze that affected several neighbouring Southeast Asian countries.
As nations met in Paris late last year to agree a deal to limit global greenhouse gas emissions, the huge carbon pool stored in the peatlands was going up in smoke at an unprecedented rate.
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Victoria Police had reportedly warned Joseph Acquaro, who was gunned down in Brunswick this week, that he was a target of mafia groups.AAP/Mal FaircloughThe murder in Melbourne this week of Joseph Acquaro, a lawyer with links to the Calabrian mafia in Australia, has brought the activities of a group that largely operates under the public radar...
The Commonwealth is telling the states to fix their own hospital budget problems, as though state governments can simply find savings from other areas.MARCELODLT/ShutterstockOnce again, states and territories are mired in negotiations with the Commonwealth about public hospital funding.
The states are still coping with the fiscal shock delivered by...
The contemporary, hectic way of life is one of ease and adaptability while commuting and working. Regardless of whether one moves around by road, commuting between towns for conferences, or taking a f...
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In modern busy urbanized societies, structured parking areas are necessary in terms of both security and convenience. At a shopping center, business establishment, or a publicly-accessible facility, t...
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The cleaning industry in Australia is booming as more people are opting for professional cleaning services to keep their homes, offices, and businesses spotless. With the increasing demand for cleanli...
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