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Newspoll asks skewed company tax cut question as Labor gains

  • Written by: Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne
Newspoll asks skewed company tax cut question as Labor gainsPrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has notched up his 33rd consecutive twp party preferred Newspoll loss as leader.AAP/Dean Lewins

This week’s Newspoll, conducted May 24-27 from a sample of 1,590, gave Labor a 52-48 lead, a one-point gain since last fortnight. Primary votes were 38% Coalition (down one), 38% Labor (steady), 9% Greens (steady)...

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New vitamin supplement study finds they may do more harm than good

  • Written by: Clare Collins, Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
New vitamin supplement study finds they may do more harm than goodYes, we need vitamins and minerals. But getting them from supplements isn't the same as eating them in food. from www.shutterstock.com

In Australia’s most recent nutrition survey, 29% of people reported having taken at least one dietary supplement. This proportion was even higher in the United States at 52%.

A new study out today aimed to...

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Preliminary report on Uber's driverless car fatality shows the need for tougher regulatory controls

  • Written by: Robert Merkel, Lecturer in Software Engineering, Monash University
Preliminary report on Uber's driverless car fatality shows the need for tougher regulatory controlsA woman was hit and killed by an Uber driverless vehicle while attempting to cross a road in Tempe, Arizona in March.Uber

The US National Transportation Safety Board has released a damning preliminary report on the fatal crash in March between a cyclist and a driverless vehicle operated by Uber.

The report does not attempt to determine...

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University funding debates should be broadened to reflect their democratic purpose

  • Written by: Dominic O'Sullivan, Associate Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University

In 2017, Murdoch University successfully applied to the Fair Work Commission to terminate its Enterprise Agreement. From the National Tertiary Education Union’s (NTEU) perspective this was an attack on staff salaries and conditions and showed industrial relations law was deeply one-sided.

For university management having the agreement...

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