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The off-topic Conversation #142

  • Written by: Molly Glassey, Audience Development Manager, The Conversation

Welcome to The Conversation’s off-topic space. We’ve set this up as the place where you can discuss anything that isn’t related to a specific article. Please feel free to use this space to get to know each other and talk about news elsewhere and whatever else strikes your fancy.

This is also an opportunity to discuss broader...

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Voters see through Turnbull, but cool on Shorten: Queensland research

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Malcolm Turnbull’s cancellation of next week’s House of Representatives sitting has been received sceptically by Queensland “soft” voters, but they still prefer the Prime Minister over Bill Shorten, according to focus group research ahead of Saturday’s state election.

Participants were dismissive of Turnbull’s...

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City-wide trial shows how road use charges can reduce traffic jams

  • Written by: Leslie A. Martin, Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Economics, University of Melbourne
imageA trial of 1,400 drivers across Melbourne suggests time-of-use charges can be effective in easing traffic congestion.AMPG/Shutterstock

Road congestion in large Australian cities is estimated to cost more than A$16 billion a year. Economists have long argued the best way to improve traffic flow is to charge drivers for their contribution to road...

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Our obsession with infant growth charts may be fuelling childhood obesity

  • Written by: Rebecca Byrne, Dietitan and Research Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
imageNumbers on the scale have become a defining measure of an infant’s progress.Unsplash/Kelly Sikkema

Ask any new parent how their baby is going and you will most likely get an update on recent weight gains.

Regular baby weigh-ins are a rite of passage, but many parents look back at this time with a deep sense of failure; when told their child...

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