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Latest research shows surgery for early stage prostate cancer doesn't save lives

  • Written by: Ian Haines, Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, AMREP Department of Medicine, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne & Senior Medical Oncologist and Palliative Care Physician, Melbourne Oncology Group, Cabrini Haematology and Oncology Centre, Wattletree Road, M
imageSurgery to remove early-stage prostate cancer has serious side-effects including incontinence and impotence. from www.shutterstock.com

From the 1980s, when prostate screening became available, many men over 40 were diagnosed with early stage prostate cancer even though they may not have had any symptoms. The word cancer understandably strikes fear...

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Buried tools and pigments tell a new history of humans in Australia for 65,000 years

  • Written by: Chris Clarkson, Associate Professor in Archaeology, The University of Queensland
imageThe Madjedbebe excavation in the Northern Territory.Dominic O Brien/Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation, Author provided

The question of when people first arrived in Australia has been the subject of lively debate among archaeologists, and one with important consequences for the global story of human evolution. Australia is the end point of early...

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Politics podcast: Peter Jennings on the home affairs department

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageLukas Coch/AAP

The new home affairs ministry announced by Malcolm Turnbull on Tuesday is considered by some experts to be unnecessary and potentially dangerous.

The director of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Peter Jennings, says that while the department would present an array of bureaucratic challenges, it is largely a “sensible...

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Shame! The 'technical glitches' that hit Game of Thrones could limit other popular live-streamed events

  • Written by: Marc C-Scott, Lecturer in Screen Media, Victoria University
imageNot everyone got to see Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey ) and Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) in the opening season seven episode of Game of Thrones.HBO

Winter was coming with the first episode of the new Game of Thrones series this week, but the real freeze was a technical one.

Many fans across the world were unable to watch the much...

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  1. Tunnel exhaust stacks: don’t dare harm our kids … but expose workers
  2. To the Bone: creating eating disorder awareness or doing harm?
  3. Robot sculpture, coming to a gallery near you
  4. Greens resignations show a need to change dual citizenship requirements
  5. Two new books show there's still no goodbye to messy climate politics
  6. The new Department of Home Affairs is unnecessary and seems to be more about politics than reform
  7. Where the boundaries lie in workplace relationships
  8. How history can challenge the narrative of blame for homelessness
  9. My time as a 'scary girl' with Doctor Who
  10. How we think about our past experiences affects how we can help others
  11. In the absence of national leadership, cities are driving climate policy
  12. Curious Kids: what started the Big Bang?
  13. Peter Dutton has his prize – now to see how he handles it
  14. Two Greens Senators resign from Senate. Obamacare repeal attempt likely to fail
  15. Greens senator Larissa Waters forced out of parliament
  16. Caution needed as the government expands the military's role in counter-terrorism
  17. Just one small step for Australia's space industry when a giant leap is needed
  18. Peter Dutton becomes national security ministerial tsar in portfolio shake-up
  19. The strange links between intelligence and prejudice
  20. New Home Affairs department should prompt review of Australia's human rights performance
  21. Speaking with: Dr Mark Blaskovich on antibiotic-resistant bacteria and the threat of superbugs
  22. Response to Referendum Council report suggests a narrow path forward on Indigenous constitutional reform
  23. Mexico: The Cactus Democracy
  24. Counter-terrorism measures permanently reduce international trade: new study
  25. Gender makes a world of difference for safety on public transport
  26. Strapped, packed and taking the stage: Australia's new drag kings
  27. Mosul is taken back, but Islamic State is not finished yet
  28. How common are superbugs in Australia, and what do we do when the antibiotics don't work?
  29. Low-energy homes don't just save money, they improve lives
  30. A brief history of GnuPG: vital to online security but free and underfunded
  31. Greens should press Jordon Steele-John to stay in Senate seat he is set to get
  32. The future of artificial intelligence: two experts disagree
  33. Finally, the first female Doctor Who
  34. Pristine paradise to rubbish dump: the same Pacific island, 23 years apart
  35. We need more than just laws to ensure responsible alcohol service
  36. Speaking with: Julian Savulescu on the ethics of genetic modification in humans
  37. Getting rid of plastic bags: a windfall for supermarkets but it won't do much for the environment
  38. The Great Galactic Recession
  39. Taxing empty homes: a step towards affordable housing, but much more can be done
  40. Smart or dumb? The real impact of India's proposal to build 100 smart cities
  41. From Elizabeth I to high fashion, the tales behind Game of Thrones' costumes
  42. Australia doesn't have a constitutional right protecting freedom of the person – it needs one
  43. The blockchain could have better security than the banks
  44. The brain and the gut talk to each other: how fixing one could help the other
  45. How building your child's spoken word bank can boost their capacity to read
  46. Mozzies are evolving to beat insecticides – except in Australia
  47. Explainer: What is 'fair dealing' and when can you copy without permission?
  48. Boost for military's role in combatting domestic terrorism
  49. Australia's planned decryption law would weaken cybersecurity
  50. Greens senator Scott Ludlam forced to quit because of dual citizenship

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