Broadcaster Andrew Denton, speaking on Q&A, said the 550 babies claim was incorrect.Q&AThe Conversation is fact-checking claims made on Q&A, broadcast Mondays on the ABC at 9:35pm. Thank you to everyone who sent us quotes for checking via Twitter using hashtags #FactCheck and #QandA, on Facebook or by email.
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To remain globally competitive, Australia must focus on skills, knowledge and ideas to create the conditions for innovation.Rawpixel.com/from www.shutterstock.comFacing the wind-down of the mining boom which has been fuelling Australia’s growth, we need to consider what should be done to improve our capabilities to take on whatever the...
AAP/Dave HuntThis week the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) meets in Sydney to hear a case by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) against 34 past or present athletes from the Essendon Football Club. This hearing stems from WADA’s appeal against the finding of the AFL’s anti-doping tribunal that it was not “comfortably...
Activist actor Jane Fonda has turned her attention to the challenges and opportunities of ageing. Reuters/Fred ThornhillAgeing is capturing the attention of the Western World, but not in a good way. The doubling of the ageing population is often referred to as the grey tsunami and all that is implied by that metaphor – destruction and...
In environments where the ground itself is constantly shifting, breaking, and being reshaped, every component must be built to endure. Mining operations are among the most demanding in the industria...
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If you’re in business, you might have seen it before. A team of capable and smart people just suddenly slows down, and things start spiraling out of control. On paper, everything looks perfect, but ...
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Across Australia, a lot of tradies are busy. There’s no shortage of demand in industries like plumbing, electrical, landscaping, and building. But being busy doesn’t always mean running a smooth or...
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