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Why the end of auto manufacturing won't be as apocalyptic as previous mass layoffs

  • Written by: Darryn Snell, Associate professor, RMIT University

With the last Holden car plant set to close on Friday, there seems to beagreement that the future for auto workers is, at best, dim. After all, a study of a Mitsubishi plant that closed in 2004-05 found only 34% of workers had a full-time job a year later.

While it’s true that many auto workers could have trouble finding full-time jobs in the...

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In Trump we trust: why continual disasters fail to shake the president's loyalists

  • Written by: Kumuda Simpson, Lecturer in International Relations, La Trobe University
imageDonald Trump's overall approval ratings are low, but among his base they remain relatively strong.Reuters/Joshua Roberts

Who are the people who make up US President Donald Trump’s base? They are the loyalists who not only supported and voted for him, but also seem impervious to his more outrageous scandals. It’s those who continue to...

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We all have to die of something, so why bother being healthy?

  • Written by: Alessandro R Demaio, Australian Medical Doctor; Fellow in Global Health & NCDs, University of Copenhagen
imageWe all have to die of something, so why can't I die by delicious donuts?from www.shutterstock.com

It’s 6:45 on a cold and rainy Tuesday morning. The alarm blares. As you begin to wake and wonder how it could possibly be morning already, your good intentions dawn on you. It’s run morning – and it’s the last thing you want to...

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Three strategies to help students navigate dodgy online content

  • Written by: Kim Wilson, Lecturer in History Education, Macquarie University
imageReaders should cast a more critical eye over information they use from the web, to make sure the knowledge built from it is trustworthy and accurate.Shutterstock

A recent Stanford University Report revealed that students’ abilities to distinguish between questionable and valid online content needed work.

In one example cited in the report,...

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  8. Good data/bad data: ethically designed databases can help police without reducing privacy
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