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the stellar US GDP figures aren't here to stay

  • Written by: Richard Holden, Professor of Economics and PLuS Alliance Fellow, UNSW

Vital Signs is a regular economic wrap from UNSW economics professor Richard Holden (@profholden). Vital Signs aims to contextualise weekly economic events and cut through the noise of the data affecting global economies.


The US economy grew at a startling 4.1% in the second quarter, the first time in four years it has hit the 4% mark.

It was not...

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Deleting personal information from databases is harder than it sounds

  • Written by: Robert Merkel, Lecturer in Software Engineering, Monash University
Deleting personal information from databases is harder than it soundsFederal Health Minister Greg Hunt has announced that the My Health Record system will be modified to allow the permanent deletion of records.Shutterstock

Since the period for opting out of My Health Record began on July 16, experts in health, privacy and IT have raised concerns about the security and privacy protections of the system, and the...

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Australia and other countries must prioritise humanity in dealing with displaced people and migration

  • Written by: Samuel Berhanu Woldemariam, PhD Candidate (Law), University of Newcastle
Australia and other countries must prioritise humanity in dealing with displaced people and migrationThe United Nations says the number of forcibly displaced persons around the world has risen to 68.5 million.Shutterstock

After six rounds of consultations, United Nations member states have produced the final draft of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM).

It is preceded by the New York Declaration for Refugees and...

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the 'great Australian silence' 50 years on

  • Written by: Anna Clark, Australian Research Council Future Fellow in Public History, University of Technology Sydney
the 'great Australian silence' 50 years onDetail from Julie Shiels' 1954 poster White on black: The annihilation of Aboriginal people and their culture cannot be separated from the destruction of nature.State Library of Victoria

It’s 50 years since the anthropologist WEH Stanner gave the 1968 Boyer Lectures — a watershed moment for Australian history. Stanner argued that...

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  1. Drug users in outer Sydney need another medically supervised consumption room
  2. Teachers play a key role in helping students feel they 'belong' at school
  3. Self-employment and casual work aren't increasing but so many jobs are insecure – what's going on?
  4. Dutton and Frydenberg struggle with the currents in shark-infested waters
  5. Why compostable plastics may be no better for the environment
  6. The National Sport Plan has ambitious ideas, but not enough specifics
  7. A revamped Buffy could rectify the original Slayer's problem with race
  8. How do plastic bags harm our environment and sea life?
  9. Doctors’ fees shouldn't just be transparent, they should be fair and reasonable
  10. Treasury admits corporate governance is broken but baulks at systemic fixes
  11. Lysa and the Freeborn Dames pays riotous tribute to feminist protest past and future
  12. If you're in a falling elevator, can you really save yourself by jumping?
  13. Angela Williamson's sacking shows gulf between Cricket Australia's words and deeds
  14. An Australian takes top honours in the prestigious Fields Medal in mathematics
  15. what are wisdom teeth and should I get mine out?
  16. Sri Lankan asylum seekers are being deported from Australia despite fears of torture
  17. the quest to identify the dead in remote NT
  18. Is positive education another fad? Perhaps, but it’s supported by good research
  19. The secret to Aldi's success is choosing what not to do
  20. Wayne Swan on Labor's byelection victories and beyond
  21. Why Coles' plastic bag backflip leaves us worse off than before
  22. What is a gem? And why painite from Myanmar can fetch US$60,000 per carat
  23. When Trump comes to Australia, let's hope protesters get more creative than the baby blimp
  24. New map shows that only 13% of the oceans are still truly wild
  25. Getting the temperature just right helps people with dementia stay cool
  26. Why the media are to blame for racialising Melbourne's 'African gang' problem
  27. Curious Kids: Are mermaids real?
  28. why it's time to act
  29. co-designing technologies with Indigenous Australians
  30. When is it OK to call an ambulance?
  31. Nine-Fairfax merger rings warning bells for investigative journalism – and Australian democracy
  32. Fewer teenagers plan on further study, with disadvantaged teens most at risk
  33. What's wrong with big solar in cities? Nothing, if it's done right
  34. Geoengineering the Great Barrier Reef needs strong rules
  35. 10 notable trends from the new HILDA survey
  36. Lessons to learn, despite another report on missing flight MH370 and still no explanation
  37. does this make red meat any healthier?
  38. Expunging the criminal records of kids in care does not absolve the state's injustices against them
  39. Why Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights is a cult classic
  40. Victorian minister plays hardball with Turnbull on the NEG
  41. Longman result shows Queensland vote is volatile and One Nation remains potent
  42. Sharing your #shopping on social media can damage your health and your wallet
  43. do 'rescue remedies' ease stress?
  44. How the everyday commute is changing who we are
  45. The National Energy Guarantee is a flagship policy. So why hasn't the modelling been made public?
  46. Opera's digital revolution may be the key to increasing the artform's appeal
  47. Australians worry more about losing jobs overseas than to robots
  48. HILDA Survey reveals striking gender and age divide in financial literacy. Test yourself with this quiz
  49. what the huge HILDA survey reveals about your economic well-being, health and family life
  50. Turnbull's chief of staff to be new Public Service Commissioner

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