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Monday 14 April 2025

Drug breakthrough sparks hope for families affected by MND gene SOD1

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Monday 14 April 2025

Distinguished Professors share cutting-edge research at public showcase event

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‘Living here will make you fat’ – do we need a public health warning?

Men and women living in areas of highest socioeconomic disadvantage have a 29% higher risk of being obese, write Karen Charlton and Abhijeet Ghosh.

Buskers enrich our streets and laws don’t have to hinder – they can help

Street performers have been part of cityscapes for centuries, yet buskers have often had an ambiguous relationship with the law.

Greater police powers and penalties threaten civil liberties in NSW for ‘public safety'

The Knitting Nannas Against Gas could be caught up in a push by the NSW government to criminalise legitimate protest, writes Associate Professor Julia Quilter.

We need quality treatment – not just quantity – to address the drug issue

There is a need to increase drug treatment programs but they must be affordable for addicts and their families, writes Dr Lynne Magor-Blatch.

Three tax alternatives to restore sovereignty to Australia’s states

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull faced off with state premiers, writes Professor Gregory Melleuish. 

The ‘hobbits’ were extinct much earlier than first thought

Excavations in Liang Bua, a limestone cave on the Indonesian island of Flores, have revealed new insights, writes Thomas Sutikna and Richard 'Bert' Roberts.

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