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Vital Signs: jobs may be increasing but the real test is whether we get a pay rise this year

  • Written by: Richard Holden, Professor of Economics and PLuS Alliance Fellow, UNSW
Vital Signs: jobs may be increasing but the real test is whether we get a pay rise this yearThe latest data shows a big jump in jobs, but construction is slowing

Vital Signs is a weekly economic wrap from UNSW economics professor and Harvard PhD Richard Holden (@profholden). Vital Signs aims to contextualise weekly economic events and cut through the noise of the data affecting global economies.

This week: explaining why the number of jobs...

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The term 'LGBTI' confuses desire, behaviour and identity – it's time for a rethink

  • Written by: Dennis Altman, Professorial Fellow in Human Security, La Trobe University
The term 'LGBTI' confuses desire, behaviour and identity – it's time for a rethinkDesire, behaviour and identity are distinct, and do not always overlap.AAP/David Moir

The rise of sexually transmissible diseases made front-page news in The Age, which tried to make sense of the rise among “gay men” and “heterosexual people”.

This illustrates the increasingly common confusion between behaviour and identity....

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Sustainable shopping: want to eat healthy? Try an eco-friendly diet

  • Written by: Michalis Hadjikakou, Research fellow, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Engineering & Built Environment, Deakin University
Sustainable shopping: want to eat healthy? Try an eco-friendly dietHealthy eating should include thinking about the environmental cost of your food. Al Case/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA

Following our annual Christmas overindulgence, many of us have set ambitious goals for the year ahead. But eating healthy shouldn’t just mean cutting down on snacks; given the environmental impact of food production, a more...

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Looking up a century ago, a vision of the future of space exploration

  • Written by: Alice Gorman, Senior Lecturer in archaeology and space studies, Flinders University
Looking up a century ago, a vision of the future of space explorationA statue of Konstantin Tsiolkovsky in Moscow, Russia.Shutterstock/VLADJ

In the early years of the 20th century a Russian scientist – now known as the father of astronautics and rocketry – wrote a fable exploring what life in space might be like in the future.

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (1857-1935) suggested that, by 2017, war and conflict...

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  2. Hunger in the lucky country – charities step in where government fails
  3. Indigenous recognition in our Constitution matters – and will need greater political will to achieve
  4. Three claims used to justify pulling codeine from sale without a prescription, and why they're wrong
  5. Australia's 'deadliest natural hazard': what's your heatwave plan?
  6. All the racquet: what science tells us about the pros and cons of grunting in tennis
  7. Explainer: the evidence for the Tasmanian genocide
  8. Ethical design is the answer to some of social media’s problems
  9. Four ways having a pet increases your lifespan
  10. In the economic power struggle for Asia, Trump and Xi Jinping are switching policies
  11. Surveys are not the best way to measure the performance of Australian universities
  12. We are only starting to figure out the value of sponsoring sports
  13. Our dogs and cats are spreading fleas around the world (and to us)
  14. When we needed a new word, Twitter gave us 'milkshake duck'
  15. Which medicines don’t go well with flying?
  16. Democracy has a future, if we rethink and remake it
  17. We need to 'climate proof' our sports stadiums
  18. The problem isn't unskilled graduates, it's a lack of full-time job opportunities
  19. Mythbusting Ancient Rome: cruel and unusual punishment
  20. Minecraft teaches kids about tech, but there’s a gender imbalance at play
  21. Removing pokies from Tasmania's clubs and pubs would help gamblers without hurting the economy
  22. Curious Kids: Why do we always fall asleep in cars?
  23. To end share-bike dumping, focus on how to change people's behaviour
  24. Why Apple buying Disney is pure fantasy
  25. Weight gain during pregnancy: how much is too much?
  26. Balancing work and tertiary study is harder now than in 2012: study
  27. Trust in ethnically diverse areas is improving, but there is more work to be done
  28. How can we halt the feminisation of sea turtles in the northern Great Barrier Reef?
  29. Four Thousand Fish and Broken Glass connect Sydney's Aboriginal past to its present
  30. The off-topic Conversation #147
  31. Where will the global political hotspots be in 2018? (Spoiler alert: it's not all about Donald Trump)
  32. We can't afford to ignore indoor air quality – our lives depend on it
  33. Climate politics in 2018: another guide for the perplexed
  34. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time trades deadpan for high-octane
  35. Whistleblower laws leave tax professionals in an awkward position: dob or keep quiet?
  36. I've always wondered: why do our veins look blue when our blood is red?
  37. Australia's coastal living is at risk from sea level rise, but it's happened before
  38. Why some people in non-violent relationships kill their partners
  39. Why you should avoid hospitals in January
  40. The appeal of the 'flat' organisation -- why some firms are getting rid of middle managers
  41. New study finds 'baby brain' is real, but we're still not sure what causes it
  42. When a country’s towns and villages face extinction
  43. Why it might be time to eradicate sex segregation in sports
  44. Indigenous ranger programs are working in Queensland – they should be expanded
  45. Curious Kids: Why are leaves green?
  46. The stories behind Aboriginal star names now recognised by the world's astronomical body
  47. Teachers who feel appreciated are less likely to leave the profession
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