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is it ok to give children pain killers?

  • Written by: Alexandra Hansen, Section Editor: Health + Medicine, The Conversation
is it ok to give children pain killers?Fever is a normal part of healing, so whether we should stop it with pain killers should be questioned.from www.shutterstock.com

Children get sick and hurt a lot. Whether it’s playground injuries or cold and fever, we’re frequently wondering if we should reach for the kids’ Panadol.

But pain relief has side effects, and we know as...

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what city planners can learn from Hobart's floods

  • Written by: Jason Byrne, Professor of Human Geography and Planning, University of Tasmania
what city planners can learn from Hobart's floodsA storm caused flooding in the CBD as it swept through Hobart.Patrick Gee/The Mercury. Used with permission

Hobart is a city known for its risk of catastrophic fire, such as the devastating wildfires of 1897-98 and 1967. As the second-driest city in Australia, until last week it was easy to forget that Hobart is also vulnerable to serious flooding....

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Fixing citizenship imbroglio is not just a matter of better paperwork

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Fixing citizenship imbroglio is not just a matter of better paperworkAccording to the committee more than half of all Australians would have to reorder some aspect of their affairs if they wanted to nominate for parliament.Flickr, CC BY-SA

The government would have us believe there’s really no fundamental difficulty with the citizenship provision in the constitution, which has cut a swathe through the federal...

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gains for health, housing and education in fiscally conservative budget

  • Written by: Grant Duncan, Associate Professor for the School of People, Environment and Planning, Massey University
gains for health, housing and education in fiscally conservative budgetFinance minister Grant Robertson delivering his first budget.CC BY-SA

Finance minister Grant Robertson had to achieve two contradictory aims when he announced the budget today: correct “nine years of neglect”, especially in health and education, and also produce a surplus and pay off public debt.

He has more or less succeeded, partly...

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