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The NT is putting a minimum floor price on alcohol, because evidence shows this works to reduce harm

  • Written by: John Boffa, Adjunct Associate Professor, Curtin University
The NT is putting a minimum floor price on alcohol, because evidence shows this works to reduce harmThe NT government introduced trial restrictions on the availability of alcohol in Alice Springs in 2002.CameliaTWU/Flickr, CC BY

From October 1, 2018, one standard drink in the Northern Territory will cost a minimum of A$1.30. This is known as floor price, which is used to calculate the minimum cost at which a product can be sold, depending on how...

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When falling home ownership and ageing baby boomers collide

  • Written by: Rachel Ong ViforJ, Professor of Economics, School of Economics, Finance and Property, Curtin University
When falling home ownership and ageing baby boomers collideAs the dream of home ownership eludes more and more older Australians, this has big implications for retirement, pensions and government spending on rental assistance.Billion Photos/Shutterstock

Until now, the majority of older people in Australia have achieved the goal of owning their own home outright. Hence, policymakers have typically shown...

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Art and science come together to examine the power and perversions of perfection

  • Written by: Julie Shiels, Lecturer - School of Art, RMIT University
Art and science come together to examine the power and perversions of perfectionPatricia Piccinini, Graham, 2016 Installation view, Nicole Cleary

Review: Perfection, Science Gallery Melbourne.


It would be easy to assume that art and science occupy separate worlds. Art invites us to encounter “things as they are perceived and not as they are known” and relies on subjective experience to confirm value. Science strives...

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Automated vehicles may encourage a new breed of distracted drivers

  • Written by: Mitchell Cunningham, PhD Candidate + Casual Academic (USyd); Senior Behavioural Scientist (ARRB Group), University of Sydney
Automated vehicles may encourage a new breed of distracted driversDriving conditions that don’t require frequent use of vehicle controls, but do require constant vigilance for hazards, can reduce driver alertnessShutterstock

Few people pay close attention to the traffic situation unfolding around them when they’re travelling as a passenger in a car, even if they’re in the front seat. And that...

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  12. What the stoush between the federal government and the CFMMEU is really about (spoiler: there's an election coming)
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  14. Cuts and restructures send alarm through South Australia's arts sector
  15. are SUVs and 4WDs safer than other cars?
  16. Labor leads 54-46% in Newspoll that shows slight improvement for government
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  20. Michelle Grattan on strawberries, Sudmalis, schools, and the au pair affair
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  22. Is it time for Australia to be more open about research involving animals?
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  24. New laws help juries understand why victims of sexual violence struggle to recall their assaults
  25. why Catholic primary school parents can afford to pay more
  26. Quotas are not pretty but they work – Liberal women should insist on them
  27. Why does English have so many different spelling rules?
  28. the GFC and me. Ten years on, what have we learned?
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  31. The backflip over Sydney's marine park is a defiance of science
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  34. Morrison aims to make agility his prime ministerial trademark
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  39. Government unfurls $4.6 billion private schools package, calming Catholic critics
  40. We won't fix female super until we fix female pay, but Labor's ideas are a start
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