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Sydney lockout laws review highlights vital role of transparent data analysis

  • Written by: Sally Cripps, Professor of Statistics, Director of Centre for Translational Data Science, University of Sydney

The New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) recently claimed Sydney’s alcohol licensing regulations, commonly known as lockout laws, reduced non-domestic assaults by 13% in the CBD. Its calculation relied on a decision to allocate 1,837 of these offences to both Kings Cross and the CBD – that is,...

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Having a baby at a birth centre is as safe as hospital but results in less intervention

  • Written by: Caroline Homer, Co-Program Director: Maternal and Child Health, Burnet Institute
Having a baby at a birth centre is as safe as hospital but results in less interventionBirth centres are a good option for women with low-risk pregnancies, but availability is limited.Lolostock/Shutterstock

Having a baby at a birth centre is as safe as giving birth in hospital, according to our research, published today in the journal BMJ Open.

Women who give birth in a birth centre are also less likely to undergo unnecessary...

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Some animals pause their own pregnancies, but how they do it is still a mystery

  • Written by: Jane Fenelon, Research fellow in monotreme and marsupial reproduction and development, University of Melbourne
Some animals pause their own pregnancies, but how they do it is still a mysteryTammar wallabies are one of many species that can pause their pregnancies until the time is right.LCAT Productions / Shutterstock

Putting your pregnancy on pause until the time is right to give birth sounds like something out of a sci-fi novel, but for many mammals what’s known as “embryonic diapause” is an essential part of...

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  1. Proposed indigenous 'voice' will be to government rather than to parliament
  2. here are 7 ways our nature laws must be fixed
  3. As the 9-to-5 work day disappears, our lives are growing more out of sync
  4. 5 charts on what a Newstart recipient really looks like
  5. letting kids explore real-world scenarios will keep them in maths class
  6. Ross Gittins on the government's 'surplus obsession'
  7. The ACCC is suing Google over tracking users. Here's why it matters
  8. Does eating dairy foods increase your risk of prostate cancer?
  9. Labor looks to boost protections for workers in insecure jobs: Albanese
  10. Why a sense of kinship is key to caring about the living world
  11. Telstra's new high-tech payphones are meeting resistance from councils, but why?
  12. why Australian advertising is stuck in a sexist past
  13. Screen Australia celebrates its work in gender equality but things are far from equal
  14. Most native bird species are losing their homes, even the ones you see every day
  15. Working conditions in aged care homes are awful, largely because the work is done by women
  16. why everyone alive today can call northern Botswana home
  17. The destruction of Sydney's cultural spaces is creating a city of ghosts
  18. Miscarriages affect 1 in 6 pregnancies. We need better investigations and treatments
  19. birds in cooler climates lay darker eggs to keep their embryos warm
  20. Low carbon economy can spur Australian "manufacturing boom": Albanese
  21. Baghdadi's death is a huge blow to Islamic State, but history suggests it won't guarantee a safer world
  22. Victorian police have 'shoot to kill' powers when cars are used as weapons: here's why this matters
  23. Whales and dolphins found in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch for the first time
  24. The family court does need reform, but not the way Pauline Hanson thinks
  25. what the best boy does on a film set
  26. report shows illegal practices against students with disabilities in Australian schools
  27. The hidden traffic impacts of private schooling
  28. On the trust divide in politics
  29. For Indigenous women, the #MeToo movement is a deeper fight against racism, power and oppression
  30. Beds in car parks don't solve Australia's rough sleeping problem
  31. What is 'attachment' and how does it affect our relationships?
  32. Should I let my kid climb trees? We asked five experts
  33. when gum trees are cut down, where do the koalas go?
  34. A small New Zealand songbird that hides food for later use provides insights into cognitive evolution
  35. stitched together stories of friendship and family seen for the first time
  36. The ethics of the 4 day work week. It's not just about the hours
  37. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Hanson dairy deal
  38. Libra isn't dead yet -- the killer blow will come from governments issuing their own digital currencies
  39. It's not just about your feelings, OK? The best end for a racehorse might be the knackery
  40. What is rheumatoid arthritis, the condition tennis champion Caroline Wozniacki lives with?
  41. a bold reimagining through circus and opera
  42. Here's why memories come flooding back when you visit places from your past
  43. Why the government's proposed facial recognition database is causing such alarm
  44. No, Mr Dutton, DNA testing ISIS brides won't tell you who's an Australian citizen
  45. writing without rules lets kids find their voice, just like professional authors
  46. You can't boost Australia's north to 5 million people without a proper plan
  47. The Coalition's approach to religious discrimination risks being an inconclusive, wasteful exercise
  48. Predicting research results can mean better science and better advice
  49. talk of a US wealth tax is about symbolism as much as it is about economics
  50. What if we measured the thing that matters most: "carbon productivity"

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