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Removing pokies from Tasmania's clubs and pubs would help gamblers without hurting the economy

  • Written by: Charles Livingstone, Senior Lecturer, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
Removing pokies from Tasmania's clubs and pubs would help gamblers without hurting the economyMoney gambled on pokies is frequently diverted from other, often more productive purposes, such as mortgage repayments, rent or other entertainment.AAP/Julian Smith

Debate over poker machines is at the centre of the lead-up to this year’s Tasmanian state election. Labor’s promise to remove pokies from Tasmania’s pubs and clubs by...

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Curious Kids: Why do we always fall asleep in cars?

  • Written by: Sarah Blunden, Associate Professor and Head of Paediatric Sleep Research, CQUniversity Australia
Curious Kids: Why do we always fall asleep in cars?Cars are often warm and comfortable and we are usually feeling safe and relaxed.Marcella Cheng/The Conversation NY-BD-CC, CC BY

This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children. The Conversation is asking kids to send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. All questions are welcome – serious, weird or wacky!

Why do we...

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To end share-bike dumping, focus on how to change people's behaviour

  • Written by: Conor Wynn, PhD candidate at BehaviourWorks, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University
To end share-bike dumping, focus on how to change people's behaviourResidents and councils object to share bikes littering their city.OBikes in unusual places/Facebook

While most cities are keen to promote bike use, few foresaw the problems caused by dockless bike-sharing schemes such as oBike and Reddy Go. The advantage of dockless bikes is that users needn’t find dedicated stations to pick up and return the...

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Why Apple buying Disney is pure fantasy

  • Written by: Danielle Logue, Associate Professor in Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Strategy, University of Technology Sydney
Why Apple buying Disney is pure fantasyApple's expertise isn't in operating theme parks.AAP

Acquiring Disney may make Apple’s products more valuable due to exclusive content and streaming rights, but it also goes against what Apple is good at – what does it know about running theme parks?

With US President Donald Trump’s tax reform to be implemented this month, Apple...

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