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There's a lot of bad news in the UN Global Environment Outlook, but a sustainable future is still possible

  • Written by: Pedro Fidelman, Senior research fellow, The University of Queensland
There's a lot of bad news in the UN Global Environment Outlook, but a sustainable future is still possibleIt's not all doom and gloom – pathways to restore the health of our planet do exist. wonderisland/Shutterstock

The Sixth Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6), the most comprehensive environmental assessment produced by the UN in five years, brought us both good and bad news.

The environment has continued to deteriorate since the first GEO-6...

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Prescription monitoring is here, but we need to tread carefully to avoid unintended harms

  • Written by: Suzanne Nielsen, Associate Professor and Deputy Director, Monash Addiction Research Centre, Monash University
Prescription monitoring is here, but we need to tread carefully to avoid unintended harmsA new prescription monitoring program in Victoria aims to identify people using prescription medicines unsafely.From shutterstock.com

Drug-related deaths in Australia have almost doubled over the past ten years, in large part because of the increased use of opioids. In 2016, middle aged people using combinations of prescription drugs were the most...

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Both major parties are finally talking about the importance of preschool – here's why it matters

  • Written by: Jen Jackson, Education Policy Lead, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
Both major parties are finally talking about the importance of preschool – here's why it mattersAustralia is making significant strides in early childhood education, but we need more commitment if we're to meet the evidence.from shutterstock.com

Early childhood education and care barely rated a mention in the lead-up to the 2016 federal election. But the mood has changed in Canberra.

In the lead-up to the May election, Labor has pledged...

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Artificial intelligence may take your job, so political leaders need to start doing theirs

  • Written by: Alan Montague, Senior Lecturer/Program Director, masters program in human resources management, RMIT University
Artificial intelligence may take your job, so political leaders need to start doing theirsAI researchers think there is a 50% chance AI will outperform humans in all tasks in 45 years and that almost all current human jobs can be automated in 120 years.Shutterstock

Over the next decade up to 40% of jobs could be replaced by automation. That’s according to a forecast from the Committee for the Economic Development of Australia.

Artificial intelligence may take your job, so political leaders need to start doing theirsRisk...

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  2. a lurch between aggression and apathy
  3. 'My girlfriend is intimidated by the idea of having sex. What should I do?'
  4. big on promises, short on follow-through
  5. Labor will prioritise an NBN 'digital inclusion drive' – here's what it should focus on
  6. Bowen says Labor would have lower tax take than under Howard years
  7. intersex soldiers and cross-dressing women at war
  8. Government advertising may be legal, but it's corrupting our electoral process
  9. Housing with no serious faults and buyer protection – is that too much to ask of builders and regulators?
  10. We wrote the report for the minister on fish deaths in the lower Darling – here's why it could happen again
  11. We've found a quicker way to multiply really big numbers
  12. Dutton suffers reflux after tasty Chinese meal
  13. Vicki Laveau-Harvie's remarkable, uncomfortable memoir wins the 2019 Stella Prize
  14. Children continue to be exposed to contaminated air in Port Pirie
  15. The Coalition's report card on health includes some passes and quite a few fails
  16. More hospitals will not cure Australia's ailing health-care system. There's a more efficient way
  17. From Australia to Africa, fences are stopping Earth's great animal migrations
  18. Coalition gets a bounce in Newspoll, but not in Ipsos or Essential
  19. The ABC didn't receive a reprieve in the budget. It's still facing staggering cuts
  20. Squid team finds high species diversity off Kermadec Islands, part of stalled marine reserve proposal
  21. green-collar criminals or civil 'disobedients'?
  22. Morrison government approves next step towards Adani coal mine
  23. the curious case of shy lizards and deadly cane toads
  24. Business-as-usual record on transport leaves next government plenty of room to improve
  25. NZ journalists arrested in Fiji have been released but a new era of press freedom is yet to arrive
  26. A detailed eucalypt family tree helps us see how they came to dominate Australia
  27. The 14 Indigenous words for money on the new 50 cent coin
  28. What will the Coalition be remembered for on tax? Tinkering, blunders and lost opportunities
  29. Politicians need to listen up before they speak up – and listen in the right places
  30. Potentially unaffordable, and it still won't fix bracket creep. The Coalition's $300 billion tax plan assessed
  31. Which families delay sending their child to school, and why? We crunched the numbers
  32. We need new rules for defining who is sick. Step 1: remove vested interests
  33. In Australia, climate policy battles are endlessly reheated
  34. Australia has a new National Construction Code, but it's still not good enough
  35. Control, cost and convenience determine how Australians use the technology in their homes
  36. It's the internal agitators who are bugging Scott Morrison on Adani
  37. All female mammals have a clitoris – we're starting to work out what that means for their sex lives
  38. Labor's cancer package would cut the cost of care, but beware of unintended side effects
  39. How has education policy changed under the Coalition government?
  40. Tourists behaving badly are a threat to global tourism, and the industry is partly to blame
  41. how did the months get their names?
  42. The swamp foxtail's origin is hidden in its DNA
  43. Casual academics aren't going anywhere, so what can universities do to ensure learning isn't affected?
  44. your guide to the 2019 Stella Prize shortlist
  45. Mercury pollution from decades past may have been re-released by Tasmania's bushfires
  46. should we nap during the day?
  47. $500m for station car parks? Other transport solutions could do much more for the money
  48. What the data say about discrimination and tolerance in New Zealand
  49. Chinese investment in Australia is down 36%. It's time for a more balanced debate about the national interest
  50. Edible seaweed can be used to grow blood vessels in the body

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