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Should the Commonwealth Games come with a health warning?

  • Written by: Keith Parry, Senior Lecturer in Sport Management, Western Sydney University

Governments often justify spending money on sports events like the Commonwealth Games because they leave a “legacy”, including increases in physical activity among the population.

But the experience of the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and the 2012 London Olympics show this is not the case. After the 2014...

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Autism advocacy and research misses the mark if autistic people are left out

  • Written by: Liz Pellicano, Professor, Macquarie University
Autism advocacy and research misses the mark if autistic people are left outThe message from autistic activists is clear: "nothing about us without us".Philosophographlux/flickr

Autistic people have been routinely misunderstood, ignored, and excluded for decades – including from campaigns designed to promote awareness of autism itself. But this is beginning to change.

Autistic self-advocacy organisations and autistic...

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Science vagabonde, un voyage autour des sciences

  • Written by: Thibaud Sauvageon, Reporter indépendant, cofondateur de Science vagabonde, correspondant du laboratoire CREM, Université de Lorraine
Science vagabonde, un voyage autour des sciencesThibaud Sauvageon et Mariana Díaz, cofondateurs de Science vagabonde.

Cette chronique est la première d’une série autour du projet de web-journalisme itinérant Science vagabonde.


Vers une homogénéisation de la culture scientifique ?

Tout scientifique est un voyageur dans l’âme.

Qu’i...

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What is hepatitis A and how can you get it from eating frozen fruit?

  • Written by: Benjamin Cowie, Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Viral Hepatitis, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
What is hepatitis A and how can you get it from eating frozen fruit?Imported frozen pomegranate seeds have been linked to hepatitis A infections in NSW.from www.shutterstock.com

Seven people in New South Wales have been diagnosed with hepatitis A after eating imported frozen pomegranate seeds from Coles. Although still under investigation, the company responsible for production recalled the implicated product as a...

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  2. The many ways Australia isn't as pro-trade as we claim
  3. Why does some tap water taste weird?
  4. In The Magpie, Monet found all the colour in a snowy day
  5. Political interventions have undermined the parole system's effectiveness and independence
  6. Banning MPs from private messaging apps is a simplistic response to a complex problem
  7. Can the Liberal Party hold its 'broad church' of liberals and conservatives together?
  8. A brief history of fake doctors, and how they get away with it
  9. South Australia's trial of England's year one phonics check shows why we need it
  10. Our survey found 'questionable research practices' by ecologists and biologists – here's what that means
  11. Commonwealth Games have better integrated para-sports, but society needs to catch up
  12. England expects 40% of new housing developments will be affordable, why can't Australia?
  13. Fifteen years after looting, thousands of artefacts are still missing from Iraq's national museum
  14. A new wave of rock removal could spell disaster for farmland wildlife
  15. Sensors in public spaces can help create cities that are both smart and sociable
  16. An ugly set of numbers triggers havoc in the Turnbull government
  17. Thinking about getting your child the flu vaccine? Here's what you need to know
  18. AGL's plan to replace Liddell is cheaper and cleaner than keeping it open
  19. When taxpayers do wrong, they cop penalties but erring tax officers do not
  20. a new podcast tackling tricky questions from inquisitive young minds
  21. Will sorting classrooms by ability improve marks? It depends on the mix
  22. Aftershocks hit Papua New Guinea as it recovers from a remote major earthquake
  23. After 30 Newspoll losses, Turnbull is down, but certainly not out
  24. I'm not signing up to become a space tourist just yet...
  25. A sexist policy may end the career of one of the Commonwealth's greatest female runners
  26. Why mandatory retirement ages should be a thing of the past
  27. Tim Winton's answer to toxic masculinity: god?
  28. Why Australia imports so many veggie seeds (and do we really need to treat them with fungicides?)
  29. Why don't dogs live as long as humans?
  30. Too wet? Too cold? Too hot? This is how weather affects the trips we make
  31. We need evidence-based law reform to reduce rates of Indigenous incarceration
  32. Menopausal mood swings can signal more serious mental illness
  33. Government loses 30th consecutive Newspoll, despite slight improvement
  34. New data tool scores Australia and other countries on their human rights performance
  35. Labor maintains its lead as voters reject company tax cuts; wins on redrawn boundaries
  36. Michelle Grattan on how the Coalition might respond to the upcoming 30th Newspoll
  37. What is pentosan polysulphate sodium (PPS) and why are AFL players using it?
  38. The Nationals should support carbon farming, not coal
  39. How to stop haemorrhaging data on Facebook
  40. Universities should take stronger leadership on knowledge and how it matters
  41. Move over Canada and EU, Australia is best placed to benefit in the US-China trade tug-of-war
  42. on the trail of the London thylacines
  43. Why Australia should be wary of the rise of the warrior cop, with tools to match
  44. blending science with science fiction
  45. Cancer costs Australia nearly $2 billion per year in lost labour
  46. Solar PV and wind are on track to replace all coal, oil and gas within two decades
  47. Building for the community is a win for the Gold Coast Games
  48. Australia's stubborn growth problems are moving at a geologic pace
  49. Coal fires Tony Abbott's pre-Newspoll play
  50. The Commonwealth Games opening ceremony highlighted the chasm between Indigenous representation and reality

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