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Proposed Senate electoral reform is essential

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The government has announced changes to the Senate electoral system. The group voting ticket has been abandoned, and instead voters will need to number at least six groups above the line. However, there is a savings provision so that voters who just number one box will still have their vote counted; it will exhaust within their chosen party. As...

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Explainer: what is the placebo effect and are doctors allowed to prescribe them?

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imageThe placebo effect is real and powerful, despite it having a bad rap.from www.shutterstock.com.au

Suppose you discovered that some past prescription a GP gave you was actually a placebo. The treatment made you feel better, but now you know that the perceived benefit was really a placebo effect. Would you be upset at the deception, or pleased the...

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