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the health implications of returning to a bushfire zone

  • Written by: Fay Johnston, Associate Professor, Environmental Epidemiology, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania., University of Tasmania
the health implications of returning to a bushfire zone

Australia has a long history of bushfire disasters. The loss of almost 70 homes in Tathra, New South Wales, and 18 homes in southwest Victoria this week has again reminded us of the risks and huge personal costs of living in a fire-prone country. The risk is increasing as fires the world over are expanding in every dimension – in their...

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Embracing multicultural voices can lead to a more democratic future

  • Written by: Duncan Ivison, Professor of Political Philosophy, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research), University of Sydney

This is the seventh and final article in a series in which philosophers discuss the greatest moral challenge of our time, and how we should address it. Read part one here, part two here, part three here, part four here, part five here, and part six here.


One of the great moral challenges of our time is the rising tide of inequality in liberal...

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Why don't we read the fine print? Because banks know the pressure points to push

  • Written by: Paul Harrison, Director, Centre for Employee and Consumer Wellbeing; Senior Lecturer, Deakin Business School, Deakin University
Why don't we read the fine print? Because banks know the pressure points to pushScarcity, trust and repetition are all pressure selling tactics that can be used to manipulate us.Sam Breach/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

The Financial Services Royal Commission has exposed the pressure selling tactics used by the banks. They draw on simple psychological rules to target vulnerabilities among some of their most loyal customers.

One example...

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#MeToo must also tackle online abuse

  • Written by: Jennifer Beckett, Lecturer in Media and Communications, University of Melbourne
#MeToo must also tackle online abuseSharing experiences of #MeToo can open the flood gates for online abuse and physical threats. from www.shutterstock.com

Six months after the explosive allegations of sexual harassment against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein came to light, giving impetus to the #MeToo movement, this series looks at the aftermath of the movement, and if it has...

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  1. Four of the most life-threatening skin conditions and what you should know about them
  2. A beginner's guide to the foggy wilderness of ambient music
  3. Many people feel lonely in the city, but perhaps 'third places' can help with that
  4. As the Libs claim South Australia, states are falling into line behind the National Energy Guarantee
  5. Urgent action is needed to enforce zero tolerance of sexual exploitation by aid workers
  6. Unions have a history of merging – that's why the new 'super union' makes sense
  7. 60 years in orbit for 'grapefruit satellite' – the oldest human object in space
  8. Charges in Justine Damond case a reminder of the dangers of a 'warrior cop' mentality
  9. Come hither... how imitating mating males could cut cane toad numbers
  10. Animal study hints at link between vitamin D and autism, but don't start supplementing yet
  11. Book review – Clive Hamilton's Silent Invasion: China's Influence in Australia
  12. A conversation that reaches beyond Melbourne and Sydney
  13. Can chimpanzees turn into people?
  14. NDIS needs the market to help make up at least 60% shortfall in specialist disability housing
  15. There's still a long way to go for the Don Dale royal commission to achieve justice
  16. Your ATAR isn't the only thing universities are looking at
  17. How #MeToo can guide sex education in schools
  18. As humans change the world, predators seize the chance to succeed
  19. Common skin rashes and what to do about them
  20. The Execution of Savonarola and Two Companions at Piazza della Signoria
  21. Consumers need critical thinking to fend off banks' bad behaviour
  22. Sarah Hanson-Young on the Greens Batman setback
  23. Legal lessons for Australia from Uber’s self-driving car fatality
  24. Who’s to blame when driverless cars have an accident?
  25. New Zealand, US and UK outrank Australia in scores on budget transparency
  26. it's not because of an ozone hole)
  27. We won't stop lone-actor attacks until we understand violence against women
  28. We need to rethink our moral obligations to create a better world
  29. Why union members earn higher wages than their non-union colleagues
  30. Cycling and walking are short-changed when it comes to transport funding in Australia
  31. New coral bleaching outbreak in NT a worrying sign of our warming oceans
  32. Therapy dogs can help reduce student stress, anxiety and improve school attendance
  33. What does a 'Leb' look like?
  34. #MeToo exposes legal failures, but ‘trial by Twitter' isn’t one of them
  35. Before you write that scathing online review, beware of defamation
  36. half of adults and one-third of kids don't brush twice a day
  37. China's new central bank governor will have to deal with massive debt and an ambitious economic agenda
  38. What happens in the body when we sweat?
  39. How tree bonds can help preserve the urban forest
  40. Peter Dutton’s ‘fast track’ for white South African farmers is a throwback to a long, racist history
  41. MRKH syndrome, when a woman's uterus never develops
  42. towards a digital, proactive emergency response
  43. We must develop 'techno-wisdom' to prevent technology from consuming us
  44. Floods don't occur randomly, so why do we still plan as if they do?
  45. Educational researchers, show us your evidence but don’t expect us to fund it
  46. Why the RBA needs to talk about future interest-rate policy
  47. Sidelining citizens when deciding on transport projects is asking for trouble
  48. The politics of black hair: an Australian perspective
  49. The skin is a very important (and our largest) organ: what does it do?
  50. it has yet to shift the power imbalances that would bring about gender equality

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