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The summer heat calls for a cold beer, but be careful where you drink it. Being drunk in public is a crime

  • Written by: Rick Sarre, Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia
The summer heat calls for a cold beer, but be careful where you drink it. Being drunk in public is a crimePublic intoxication is illegal in every jurisdiction in Australia.Shutterstock

’Tis the season to be jolly. We all enjoy the sentiments of this well-known carol during the festive season. There’s little doubt public merriment is in abundance at this time of year, with alcohol generally reducing inhibitions.

But at what point does...

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Why NZ's cannabis bill needs to stop industry from influencing policy

  • Written by: Sally Casswell, Professor of public health policy, Massey University
Why NZ's cannabis bill needs to stop industry from influencing policyAlcohol companies are part owners of cannabis production overseas already, and they have the resources to influence policy development. from www.shutterstock.com

Earlier this month, the New Zealand government released draft legislation for how cannabis could be bought, grown and sold. It is a first glimpse at what New Zealanders will be voting on...

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AI may soon be able to analyse your tweets to match you to a job

  • Written by: Peggy Kern, Associate professor, University of Melbourne
AI may soon be able to analyse your tweets to match you to a jobTennis professionals like Maria Sharapova (pictured) share similar personality traits to her peers and rivals in tennis, but these traits are entirely different to those in other professions such as technology or science.johanlb/flickr, CC BY-SA

Imagine yourself graduating from high school, with the world before you.

But now you must decide what...

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Blue carbon is not the silver bullet the Coalition wants it to be

  • Written by: Oli Moraes, Research Officer, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
Blue carbon is not the silver bullet the Coalition wants it to beMangroves can store large amounts of carbon, but by themselves they're not a solution to climate change.alexmerwin13/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA

The only Australian achievement on display at last week’s COP25 conference was “blue carbon”, paraded in three minor side events on including carbon stored in coastal ecosystems in national...

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  1. don't be fooled by Australia's latest report on the Great Barrier Reef
  2. Guide to the classics: Plato’s Republic
  3. when the government fails to act, the public wearily steps up
  4. Hoping to get in shape for summer? Ditch the fads in favour of a diet more likely to stick
  5. Australian cities pay the price for blocking council input to projects that shape them
  6. Climate conferences are male, pale and stale – it's time to bring in women
  7. Poorer NSW students study subjects less likely to get them into uni
  8. For a greener future, we must accept there's nothing inherently sustainable about going digital
  9. Mathias Cormann and Jim Chalmers on the mid-year budget update
  10. Facebook's push for end-to-end encryption is good news for user privacy, as well as terrorists and paedophiles
  11. 5 things MYEFO tells us about the economy and the nation’s finances
  12. Double trouble as feral horse numbers gallop past 25,000 in the Australian Alps
  13. Call for clearer risk information for tourists following Whakaari/White Island tragedy
  14. Surplus before spending. Frydenberg's risky MYEFO strategy
  15. The Madrid climate talks failed spectacularly. Here's what went down
  16. Cap your alcohol at 10 drinks a week: new draft guidelines
  17. Lower growth, tiny surplus in MYEFO budget update
  18. Refugees without secure visas have poorer mental health – but the news isn't all bad
  19. Must end soon! But not too soon! The catch in time-limited sales tactics
  20. why peanuts trigger such powerful allergic reactions
  21. 5 reasons I always get children picture books for Christmas
  22. Your Airbnb guest could be a tenant. Until the law is cleared up, hosts are in limbo
  23. Hitler humour and a child's eye view of war make for dark satire
  24. why the Bible welcomes every colour in the gender spectrum
  25. Conservative landslide at UK's Brexit election; Trump's ratings rise on strong US economy
  26. Johnson's thumping win an electoral lesson in not just having policies, but knowing how to sell them
  27. Morrison won't have a bar of public service intrusions on government's power
  28. Michelle Grattan reflects on the year in politics
  29. no wonder many Christian men today are having a masculinity crisis
  30. Australia needs a national crisis plan, and not just for bushfires
  31. Your Christmas shopping could harm or help the planet. Which will it be?
  32. Right-swipes and red flags – how young people negotiate sex and safety on dating apps
  33. Bougainville has voted to become a new country, but the journey to independence is not yet over
  34. Friday essay: eco-disaster films in the 21st century
  35. Australia's wafer-thin surplus rests on a mine disaster in Brazil
  36. A new study shows an animal's lifespan is written in the DNA. For humans, it's 38 years
  37. Private health insurance premiums should be based on age and health status
  38. these 5 charts show our democracy is safe in the hands of future voters
  39. Knowledge is a process of discovery: how constructivism changed education
  40. Climate winds blowing on Morrison from Liberal party's left
  41. The federal government's response to the ACCC's Digital Platforms Inquiry is a let down
  42. what actually works to protect us from bushfire smoke?
  43. how a small island nation found itself in the grips of an outbreak disaster
  44. As weary Britons head to the polls again, parties seem incapable of handling the nation's problems
  45. I had an idea in the 1980s and to my surprise, it changed education around the world
  46. Indonesian cave paintings show the dawn of imaginative art and human spiritual belief
  47. As simple as finding a job? Getting people out of social housing is much more complex than that
  48. a new film tells us little about the woman fixed in the role of musician's muse
  49. What limits shareholder activism as a force for good: the free-rider problem
  50. How New Zealanders miss out on hundreds of thousands in retirement savings

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