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Longman result shows Queensland vote is volatile and One Nation remains potent

  • Written by: Chris Salisbury, Research Associate, The University of Queensland
Longman result shows Queensland vote is volatile and One Nation remains potentoriginalAAP/Darren England

As expected, the Longman by-election was the contest to watch on “Super Saturday”. But, as it turned out, it was for reasons that weren’t all anticipated.

Observers had predicted a tight race in the marginally-held seat north of Brisbane, with high poll support for Pauline Hanson’s One Nation adding...

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Sharing your #shopping on social media can damage your health and your wallet

  • Written by: Hillbun Ho, Senior Lecturer, Marketing Discipline Group, University of Technology Sydney
Sharing your #shopping on social media can damage your health and your walletSome young people are getting into credit card debt to achieve the ideal lives they see portrayed on social media.Shutterstock

Posting images on social media when we buy new clothes, eat out or purchase the latest gadget may seem harmless enough. But this consumption-oriented sharing may be undermining both our bank balance and our mental...

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do 'rescue remedies' ease stress?

  • Written by: Ken Harvey, Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
do 'rescue remedies' ease stress?Bach's remedies come from his personal connection to flowers.from www.shutterstock.com

Bach flower remedies, which you may know as “rescue remedy”, were created in the 1930s by the English physician Edward Bach. He produced 38 remedies for a variety of emotional states such as “for those who have fear”, “for...

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How the everyday commute is changing who we are

  • Written by: David Bissell, Associate Professor and ARC Future Fellow, University of Melbourne
How the everyday commute is changing who we areCommuting has become such a routine part of our daily lives that we don't stop to think about what it may offer us.Jay Dantinne/Unsplash

Few activities that bead our everyday lives have earned such dubious notoriety as commuting. That the words “hell” and “nightmare” are sometimes invoked to describe journeys to and from...

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