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Over 20% of Australian horses race with their tongues tied to their lower jaw

  • Written by: Samantha Franklin, Associate Professor in Veterinary Physiology, University of Adelaide
Over 20% of Australian horses race with their tongues tied to their lower jawTongue-ties are used to tie horses' tongues to their lower jaw.Horses & People Magazine, Author provided

The use of widespread use of tongue-ties in horse racing in Australia has recently come under fire.

Proponents of the tongue-tie – a strap that immobilises a horse’s tongue – argue that it prevents breathing issues during...

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did the Coalition 'deliver more than a million jobs in the last year'?

  • Written by: Fabrizio Carmignani, Professor, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
did the Coalition 'deliver more than a million jobs in the last year'?Liberal MP Sarah Henderson, speaking on Q&A.ABC/Q&A

The Conversation fact-checks claims made on Q&A, broadcast Mondays on the ABC at 9.35pm. Thank you to everyone who sent us quotes for checking via Twitter using the hashtags #FactCheck and #QandA, on Facebook or by email.

Excerpt from Q&A, July 2, 2018.

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Mark Latham helps Hanson in robocall attacking Shorten

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Bill Shorten has lashed out at Mark Latham as “someone who ratted on battlers” after the former Labor leader’s robo message to Longman voters, authorised by Pauline Hanson.

In the calls, Latham says he has had “personal experience with Bill Shorten’s dishonesty”.

“He just lies, and lies and lies,” says...

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New research shows NSW teachers working long hours to cope with administrative load

  • Written by: Rachel Wilson, Senior Lecturer - Research Methodology / Educational Assessment & Evaluation, University of Sydney
New research shows NSW teachers working long hours to cope with administrative loadNSW teachers say their administrative workload has increased significantly in the past five years.Shutterstock

While most people expect to work a 38-hour full-time week, our public school teachers are working far more. In fact, teachers are working an average of 54 hours per week (43 hours at school and 11 hours at home) due to the increasing...

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