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FactCheck: does Australia spend $1.5 billion a year on drug law enforcement, with 70% due to cannabis?

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

Of the A$1.5 billion spent annually on drug law enforcement, 70% is attributable to cannabis. – Liberal Democrat Senator David Leyonhjelm, speaking in parliament in support of the passage of the Narcotic Drugs Amendment Bill 2016, on February 24, 2016.

Estimating Australia’s annual drug law enforcement expenditure is a difficult and...

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Health Check: should children and adolescents lift weights?

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imageA survey of parents found many weren't keen on their kids lifting weights, but the evidence says they should.from www.shutterstock.com.au

We all know exercise is an essential part of a healthy lifestyle, and most will agree kids should be doing more of it. However, a recent study found while parents are positive about their children engaging in...

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Blackface and blaming Indigenous health woes on culture are two sides of the same racist coin

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imageAustralian basketballer Alice Kunek (left) attracted the ire of a team-mate for this Instagram post where she had painted her face brown.Instagram

I engaged in debate recently with someone who said very clearly that the gap in Indigenous health in Australia was due to culture. Thus, his argument went, to reach health parity Indigenous culture would...

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