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Are the Wallabies' struggles a sign of rugby union's decline in Australia?

  • Written by: Andy Stewart, Dean, College of Sport & Exercise Science and Chair of VU Sport Strategy, Victoria University
Are the Wallabies' struggles a sign of rugby union's decline in Australia?The Wallabies haven't won the Rugby World Cup since 1999.David Gray/AAP

Not long ago, the Wallabies were a rugby powerhouse. But their recent quarter-final defeat to England at the Rugby World Cup has called into question the status of Australia as a leading rugby nation.

Overall, Australian rugby union still seems to be in a strong position when...

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There's mounting evidence against cashless debit cards, but the government is ploughing on regardless

  • Written by: Elise Klein (OAM), Senior Lecturer in Development Studies, University of Melbourne

It would be nice if the “facts” being thrown around in the debate over the Cashless Debit Card were peer-reviewed, or even just evidence-based.

Instead, there are anecdotes. And it’s these that are being used to justify the government’s decision to spend A$128.8 million over four years continuing the existing trial of the...

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Friday essay: thinking like a planet

  • Written by: Tom Griffiths, Emeritus Professor of History, Australian National University

Many of us joined the Global Climate Strike on Friday, 20 September, and together we constituted half a million Australians gathering peacefully and walking the streets of our cities and towns to protest at government inaction in the face of the gravest threat human civilisation has faced.

It was a global strike, but its Australian manifestation...

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What time of day should I take my medicine?

  • Written by: Nial Wheate, Associate Professor | Program Director, Undergraduate Pharmacy, University of Sydney
What time of day should I take my medicine?Does it matter if you take your medicine morning, noon or night? That depends on a number of factors.from Kat Ka/www.shutterstock.com

Whether you need to take a drug at a specific time of day depends on the medication and the condition you are treating. For some medicines, it doesn’t matter what time you take it. And for others, the...

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  1. As the prime minister heads to ASEAN, trade, Vietnam and China will be high on the agenda
  2. Mosque clean-up shows Hong Kong is a city that stands up for everyone's rights
  3. Dingoes found in New South Wales, but we're killing them as 'wild dogs'
  4. Would you notice if your calculator was lying to you? The research says probably not
  5. Ken Wyatt juggles identity and politics
  6. Boris Johnson sends UK voters to the polls, hoping for the 'right' kind of Brexit. But it just might backfire
  7. 3 in 4 people with a mental illness develop symptoms before age 25. We need a stronger focus on prevention
  8. Robots can outwit us on the virtual battlefield, so let's not put them in charge of the real thing
  9. The science of drought is complex but the message on climate change is clear
  10. In Japan, supernatural beliefs connect the spiritual realm with the earthly objects around us
  11. are military dogs war heroes or just tools? It's time the law protected our furry troops
  12. how new tourism opportunities can empower the traditional owners of Uluru
  13. Don't just blame YouTube’s algorithms for ‘radicalisation’. Humans also play a part
  14. how the ghosts we believe in reflect our changing fears
  15. Hell, no! Halloween is not 'satanic' – it's an important way to think about death
  16. Behind those headlines. Why not to rely on claims robots threaten half our jobs
  17. Planning a baby? A fertility app won't necessarily tell you the best time to try
  18. Choosing a school for your kid? Here's how other Australian parents do it
  19. We made a database to help boost fire safety in our buildings
  20. Ken Wyatt's proposed 'voice to government' marks another failure to hear Indigenous voices
  21. Why water quality should have been an issue when NZ government joined with farm sector to curb emissions
  22. Michelle Grattan and Amanda Dunn in Melbourne: get your tickets today
  23. The lowdown on Lina Wertmüller
  24. Labor's reset on climate and jobs is a political mirage
  25. Sydney lockout laws review highlights vital role of transparent data analysis
  26. static growth, but more original productions
  27. Having a baby at a birth centre is as safe as hospital but results in less intervention
  28. Some animals pause their own pregnancies, but how they do it is still a mystery
  29. Proposed indigenous 'voice' will be to government rather than to parliament
  30. here are 7 ways our nature laws must be fixed
  31. As the 9-to-5 work day disappears, our lives are growing more out of sync
  32. 5 charts on what a Newstart recipient really looks like
  33. letting kids explore real-world scenarios will keep them in maths class
  34. Ross Gittins on the government's 'surplus obsession'
  35. The ACCC is suing Google over tracking users. Here's why it matters
  36. Does eating dairy foods increase your risk of prostate cancer?
  37. Labor looks to boost protections for workers in insecure jobs: Albanese
  38. Why a sense of kinship is key to caring about the living world
  39. Telstra's new high-tech payphones are meeting resistance from councils, but why?
  40. why Australian advertising is stuck in a sexist past
  41. Screen Australia celebrates its work in gender equality but things are far from equal
  42. Most native bird species are losing their homes, even the ones you see every day
  43. Working conditions in aged care homes are awful, largely because the work is done by women
  44. why everyone alive today can call northern Botswana home
  45. The destruction of Sydney's cultural spaces is creating a city of ghosts
  46. Miscarriages affect 1 in 6 pregnancies. We need better investigations and treatments
  47. birds in cooler climates lay darker eggs to keep their embryos warm
  48. Low carbon economy can spur Australian "manufacturing boom": Albanese
  49. Baghdadi's death is a huge blow to Islamic State, but history suggests it won't guarantee a safer world
  50. Victorian police have 'shoot to kill' powers when cars are used as weapons: here's why this matters

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