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five articles to get you informed on sugar and Big Sugar's role in food policy

  • Written by: Sasha Petrova, Deputy Editor: Health + Medicine
five articles to get you informed on sugar and Big Sugar's role in food policyThe sugar industry has employed various tactics to influence health policy in its favour.from shutterstock.com

Tonight’s ABC Four Corners program investigates the influence of the sugar industry on global policy efforts to curtail the rise of obesity. This includes the industry’s involvement in thwarting implementation of a sugar tax,...

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There is still no US Ambassador to Australia, but it is neither an insult nor a concern

  • Written by: Sandeep Gopalan, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic Innovation) & Professor of Law, Deakin University

Last week’s sudden announcement that the man assigned as the next United States ambassador to Australia will instead be posted to South Korea has generated concern among some commentators.

US President Donald Trump nominated Admiral Harry Harris as ambassador to Canberra in February. Former Ambassador John Berry left his post in September...

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Launching in May, the InSight mission will measure marsquakes to explore the interior of Mars

  • Written by: Katarina Miljkovic, ARC DECRA fellow, Curtin University
Launching in May, the InSight mission will measure marsquakes to explore the interior of MarsInSight aims to figure out just how tectonically active Mars is, and how often meteorites impact it. NASA

When we look up at Mars in the night sky we see a red planet - largely due to its rusty surface. But what’s on the inside?

Launching in May, the next NASA space mission will study the interior of Mars.

The InSight (Interior exploration...

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the World Expo reshaped Brisbane because no one wanted the party to end

  • Written by: Andrew Smith, Reader in Tourism and Events, University of Westminster
the World Expo reshaped Brisbane because no one wanted the party to endThe queen opens Expo 88, a hastily conceived event that has had a lasting impact on Brisbane.Queensland State Archives/Flickr

Thirty years ago today Queen Elizabeth II opened the World Expo in Brisbane, Australia. The six-month event attracted more than 15 million people to the city’s South Bank. World expos have a long and prestigious history...

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  1. Pushing casual sport to the margins threatens cities' social cohesion
  2. In the debate about Australian content on TV, we need to look further than the ABC
  3. Why does ice make a cracking sound when water is poured on it?
  4. why is it increasing and who benefits?
  5. Why kickstarting small business exports could boost stagnant wages
  6. how Australian museums regulate the display of human remains
  7. how to deal with aggression, tantrums and defiance
  8. Gonski review attacks Australian schooling quality and urges individualised teaching approach
  9. North and South Korea met
  10. AI can help in crime prevention, but we still need a human in charge
  11. where to find a puffer jacket that doesn't warm the Earth
  12. Michelle Grattan on the government abandoning the Medicare levy
  13. do we need company tax cuts?
  14. How injuries change our brain and how we can help it recover
  15. Why Democrats have filed a lawsuit against Russia – and what Australian politicians should learn from it
  16. Interest only loans are an economic debacle that could bust the property market
  17. how pleasure affects our brain
  18. China's recycling 'ban' throws Australia into a very messy waste crisis
  19. It's funny to name species after celebrities, but there's a serious side too
  20. Designing the compassionate city to overcome built-in biases and help us live better
  21. Friday essay: recovering a narrative of place
  22. Museum or not? The changing face of curated science, tech, art and culture
  23. Banning soldiers displaying death symbols is about the right military mindset, not political correctness
  24. Can the Turnbull government make the election all about tax?
  25. Pregnant women are at increased risk of domestic violence in all cultural groups
  26. How courts and costs are undermining ASIC and the ACCC's efforts to police misbehaving banks and businesses
  27. How 'new power' is driving journalism in the digital age
  28. Kidnapped democracy: how can citizens escape?
  29. Some women feel grief after an abortion, but there's no evidence of serious mental health issues
  30. Academics call on Facebook to make data more widely available for research
  31. Experiment shows Einstein's quantum 'spooky action' approaches the human scale
  32. can they make us smarter?
  33. As a new defence chief comes in, Australia must focus its attention on its neighbours
  34. do we need ribbon-cutting infrastructure for jobs and growth?
  35. Where has Melbourne's political graffiti gone?
  36. Kyoto has many things to celebrate, but losing its trams isn't one of them
  37. Where did trees come from?
  38. Turnbull government abandons $8.2 billion Medicare levy increase
  39. The biggest clash of heroes and villains in Avengers: Infinity War
  40. Clarrie Combo, Mrs Brown and Aboriginal soldiers in WW2
  41. Women have been neglected by the Anzac tradition, and it's time that changed
  42. Robert Kelly on the Korean summits
  43. Yes, your kids can run all day – they’ve got muscles like endurance athletes
  44. Don't be misled: sign up for GetFacts
  45. what is the link and who is at risk?
  46. Labor's Newspoll lead narrows federally and in Victoria
  47. Why short 'unconscious bias' programs aren't enough to end racial harassment and discrimination
  48. A Tasmanian Requiem is a musical reckoning, and a pathway to reconciliation
  49. Gallipoli commemorations of Turkish youth tell us much about politics in Turkey
  50. As North Korea builds a season of summits, the stakes on denuclearisation remain high

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