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A weight loss app may be a risky way to address obesity in children

  • Written by: Hiba Jebeile, PhD candidate/Research Dietitian, University of Sydney
A weight loss app may be a risky way to address obesity in childrenObesity is a problem affecting many Australian children. We need solutions, but is a weight loss app a good idea?From shutterstock.com

Over the last week, a weight loss app targeted at children and teenagers aged 8-17 has sparked concern among health professionals and parents around the world.

More than 90,000 people have signed an online petition ca...

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why we urgently need a water audit

  • Written by: Quentin Grafton, Director of the Centre for Water Economics, Environment and Policy, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
why we urgently need a water auditThere's broad support from communities and farmers for proper water audits. John/Flickr, CC BY-SA

In the wake of a damning royal commission and an ABC Four Corners investigation, the federal government has created an Inspector General for the Murray-Darling Basin, to combat water theft, ensure water recovery and efficiency projects are delivered...

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Lunch with bankers. Even they're unimpressed with their new Banking Code of Conduct

  • Written by: Grahame Dowling, Honorary Professor, University of Technology Sydney
Lunch with bankers. Even they're unimpressed with their new Banking Code of ConductBankers put on a lunch to sell their Banking Code of Conduct. They didn't take questions.Shutterstock

One of my banks invited me to a customer lunch a few weeks back so that it could announce its commitment to the new Banking Code of Conduct.

Here was a chance for it to say sorry to its customers and promise that things would be better in the...

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here's how to get our top students to become teachers

  • Written by: Peter Goss, School Education Program Director, Grattan Institute
here's how to get our top students to become teachersRelative to other careers, bright students who were surveyed didn't see teaching as coming with career challenges. www.shutterstock.com

Australia’s young high achievers are turning their backs on teaching. They want to make a difference in their careers, and they are interested in teaching, but when it comes to the crunch they choose...

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  17. how a Bengali book in Broken Hill sheds new light on Australian history
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  28. Australia bans video games for things you'd see in movies. But gamers can access them anyway
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