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...
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Security upgrades can be frustrating when they make everyday work harder. A door that takes too long to open, creates bottlenecks at shift change, or fails at the worst time can turn “better protectio...
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Businesses generate large volumes of information every day, from staff records and contracts to invoices, reports and customer files. While attention often focuses on how documents are stored, the way...
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Bike storage problems usually show up as small annoyances first: tangled handlebars, scratched frames, and bikes that topple when you pull one out. Over time, those issues become safety risks, especia...
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Choosing childcare can feel like you’re making a huge decision with limited information. Tours are short, centres are often on their best behaviour, and your child might act differently in a new space...
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Importing a car into Australia can feel confusing because multiple agencies and checkpoints are involved, and the timeline is shaped as much by paperwork quality as it is by shipping speed. The most u...
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In portable toilet servicing, the words clean, sanitised, and disinfected often get used as if they mean the same thing. They don’t. And that difference matters because a unit can look tidy and still ...
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Financial distress can develop gradually or arrive suddenly, and when it does, the decisions made in the early stages often determine what options remain available later. Directors who act promptly ...
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In clinical environments, small details rarely stay small. A delayed instrument, a poorly matched device or inconsistent supply quality can affect theatre flow, staff confidence and patient outcomes. ...
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Choosing a football may seem straightforward, but the right option depends on who will be using it a...
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