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Share bikes don't get cars off the road, but they have other benefits

  • Written by: Dorina Pojani, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, The University of Queensland
Share bikes don't get cars off the road, but they have other benefitsPeople use share bikes for many reasons, including health benefits and even because they like the design. Richard Masoner/Bay Area Bike Share launch in San Jose CA/Flickr, CC BY

Many remedies have been put in place to cope with population increase – one of which is encouraging more people to commute using bicycles. After the operator of...

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Weakened code risks Australia’s reputation for research integrity

  • Written by: David Vaux, Medical Researcher, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
Weakened code risks Australia’s reputation for research integrityResearchers are under pressure to deliver publications and win grants. from www.shutterstock.com

In 2018, Australia still does not have appropriate measures in place to maintain research integrity. And recent changes to our code of research conduct have weakened our already inadequate position.

In contrast, China’s recent move to crack down...

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From 'Toby Tosspot' to 'Mr Harbourside Mansion', personal insults are an Australian tradition

  • Written by: Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
From 'Toby Tosspot' to 'Mr Harbourside Mansion', personal insults are an Australian traditionThe insults have becoming increasingly personal, but they don't always work.AAP/Lukas Coch

The insults have been flying thick and fast. Malcolm Turnbull is “Mr Harbourside Mansion”, “Top Hat” Malcolm, “the slick merchant banker”, “the top end of town” man. It is a measure of the unhappiness in the...

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Antibiotics before birth and in early life can affect long-term health

  • Written by: Penelope Bryant, Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases and General Paediatrics, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Antibiotics before birth and in early life can affect long-term healthBy the time they turn one, half of Australian babies have had a course of antibiotics. Shutterstock

Half of Australian infants have received at least one course of antibiotics by their first birthday. This is one of the highest rates of antibiotic use in the world.

Although antibiotics are effective and potentially life-saving for bacterial...

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