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The search for an alternative to GDP to measure a nation's progress – the New Zealand experience

  • Written by: Murray Graham Patterson, Professor in Ecological Economics, Massey University
The search for an alternative to GDP to measure a nation's progress – the New Zealand experienceNew Zealand's well-being budget was based on a set of measures that include cultural identity, environment, income and consumption, and social connections. from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-ND

There is consensus among New Zealand policymakers and researchers that GDP is not a good measure of a nation’s well-being. But the debate about what...

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The Blues have to battle the numbers if they're to make it two-in-a-row in State of Origin

  • Written by: Stephen Woodcock, Senior Lecturer in Mathematics, University of Technology Sydney

The 2019 State of Origin rugby league series kicks off with game one in Brisbane on Wednesday – and bookies and many experts are tipping the New South Wales Blues to win consecutive series for the first time since 2005.

Queensland’s Maroons side had 11 series wins in 12 years. But mainstays of that team – Cameron Smith, Darren...

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How big data can help residents find transport, jobs and homes that work for them

  • Written by: Sae Chi, Research Associate at Planning and Transport Research Centre (PATREC), University of Western Australia
How big data can help residents find transport, jobs and homes that work for themAnalysing big data can tell us how a big city ticks, including where suitable housing and jobs are, and how best to get to them.LIPING/Shutterstock

Thanks to the media, more people now know that you have to protect your personal data from being misused for commercial gains. Many of you are probably more conscious of what to share on Facebook or...

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Had pre-eclampsia in pregnancy? These 5 things will lower your risk of heart disease

  • Written by: Clare Collins, Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
Had pre-eclampsia in pregnancy? These 5 things will lower your risk of heart diseaseWomen who have had pre-eclampsia have twice the risk of heart disease throughout their lifetime than their peers.From shutterstock.com

Pre-eclampsia is a serious condition triggered by pregnancy that starts with an increase in blood pressure and the detection of protein in the woman’s urine.

While most cases are mild, if left untreated, women...

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  2. what's the best way to sit?
  3. how would the disappearance of anglerfish affect our environment?
  4. Coalition likely to have strong Senate position as their Senate vote jumps 3%
  5. when I swipe a matchstick how does it make fire?
  6. female protagonists were largely invisible
  7. to set up good habits, make healthy choices the default at home
  8. the future or a washed-up idea?
  9. Five ethical questions for how we choose to use the Moon
  10. why would a billionaire persist with a mine that will probably lose money?
  11. Enough 'gotcha' campaign coverage. Here are five ways the media can better cover elections
  12. As privacy is lost a fingerprint at a time, a biometric rebel asserts our rights
  13. Kristina Keneally vs Peter Dutton should produce plenty of political bloodsport
  14. Adani's finch plan is approved, just weeks after being sent back to the drawing board
  15. an international superfood thousands of years in the making
  16. Children had no say in New Zealand's well-being budget, and that matters
  17. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Ken Wyatt's appointment
  18. 'Do I need to shave my pubic hair before having sex?'
  19. support for lower-emission business, transport, land use
  20. APRA is going to make it easier to borrow. It could be another one of its bad calls
  21. Why we're not giving up the search for mainland Australia's 'first extinct lizard'
  22. Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass and the complex life of the 'poet of America'
  23. why Australia's policy on asylum seekers must change
  24. We've been given a pay rise. Were it not for concern about the economy, it would have been bigger
  25. As Morrison heads to the Pacific, our nearest neighbours will be looking for more than kind words
  26. If the Adani mine gets built, it will be thanks to politicians, on two continents
  27. If your kid is bullied and hurt on school grounds, can you sue the school?
  28. Traditional medicines must be integrated into health care for culturally diverse groups
  29. the library – humanist ideal, social glue and now, tourism hotspot
  30. Trees, the ancient Macedonians, and the world's first environmental disaster
  31. Housing affordability has improved slightly, but people on lower incomes will continue to struggle
  32. Is it good for Labor, or Bill Shorten, for the former leader to stay in parliament?
  33. Politics and religion collide in the Knesset as Netanyahu faces the fight of his political life
  34. how it hopes to improve people's lives
  35. Over-the-counter contraceptive pill could save the health system $96 million a year
  36. humanising a cold case victim – writing the life and brutal death of Mollie Dean
  37. Mental health wins record funding in New Zealand's first 'well-being budget'
  38. Ken Wyatt faces challenges – and opportunities – as minister for Indigenous Australians
  39. The behavioural economics of discounting, and why Kogan would profit from discount deception
  40. Carelessly linking crime to being homeless adds to the harmful stigma
  41. Homelessness soars in our biggest cities, driven by rising inequality since 2001
  42. Australians could have saved over $1 billon in fuel if car emissions standards were introduced 3 years ago
  43. Policies, not posturing, will help Albanese shake the 'left-wing' tag and restore faith in his party
  44. Online tools can help people in disasters, but do they represent everyone?
  45. the Terracotta Warriors & Cai Guo-Qiang
  46. Here's what needs to happen to get the NDIS back on track
  47. The government keeps talking about revamping VET – but is it actually doing it?
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  50. Freak mud flows threaten our water supplies, and climate change is raising the risk

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