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How can Australia have too many doctors, but still not meet patient needs?

  • Written by: Richard Murray, Dean of Medicine & Dentistry, James Cook University
imageIf you live in a rural area, you would never think Australia had too many doctors.from shutterstock.com

The statement “we have plenty of doctors in Australia” would probably not pass the pub test. Especially if the pub was in a regional city, a remote town or a less-than-leafy suburb. But it is true all the same - statistically at...

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The NBN: how a national infrastructure dream fell short

  • Written by: Tooran Alizadeh, Senior Lecturer, Director of Urban Design, University of Sydney

Eight years into the Australian government’s National Broadband Network (NBN) project, the nation has an average internet speed – 50th in the global rankings – that lags well behind many advanced economy countries.

Ongoing secrecy around the NBN, a project that’s likely to cost more than A$50 billion, makes it impossible...

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Why is it so difficult to prosecute returning fighters?

  • Written by: Keiran Hardy, Lecturer, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Member, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University
imageMosul, in Iraq, is one of two declared 'no-go' zones.Reuters/Alaa Al-Marjani

As the terrorist organisation Islamic State (IS) suffers further losses in Syria and Iraq, increasing numbers of Australians fighting in those conflicts will likely seek to return home. Around 100 Australians are fighting with IS in the Middle East, and around 40 have...

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Erasing history: why Islamic State is blowing up ancient artefacts

  • Written by: Benjamin Isakhan, Associate Professor of Politics and Policy, Deakin University
imageIraqi soldiers gather near the remains of wall panels and colossal statues of winged bulls that were destroyed by Islamic State militants in the Assyrian city of Nimrud, late last year.Ari Jalal/Reuters

One of the many tragedies that have unfolded in the wake of the Islamic State (IS) is their smashing of statues and the destruction of ancient...

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  3. How to escape the media's obsession with Trump and filter him from the web
  4. Australia-China Relations Institute responds to questions on research and funding
  5. Trump’s Paris Retreat is Beijing’s Opportunity
  6. Sex and women's diseases: it's common and important to include men's perspectives
  7. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Paris Agreement and national security
  8. Retelling the biblical Book of Exodus through the eyes of children
  9. One year on, is Australia's cybersecurity strategy on track? Experts respond
  10. 15th-century Chinese sailors have a lesson for Trump about climate policy
  11. Catholic schools' 'alternative' to Safe Schools isn’t all that alternative
  12. Cartels caught ripping off Australian consumers should be hit with bigger fines
  13. Weekly Quiz: in which country is Manuka honey produced?
  14. Health Check: is it safe to express milk before giving birth?
  15. Cheaper cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco slows smoking's downward spiral
  16. Even for those who believe in 'the full Gonski', Labor’s $22 billion figure makes no sense
  17. Fifty years on from the Six Day War, the prospects for Middle East peace remain dim
  18. Australia can’t lose in the global race for cheaper, cleaner energy
  19. Note to Margaret Court: the Bible isn't meant to be read that literally
  20. Time for China and Europe to lead, as Trump dumps the Paris climate deal
  21. Explainer: how much landfill does Australia have?
  22. What causes Alzheimer’s disease? What we know, don’t know and suspect
  23. Making sense of Russiagate: what do Russians think?
  24. A new discovery of gravitational waves has black holes in a spin
  25. Flat white urbanism: there must be better ways to foster a vibrant street life
  26. Worshipping at the church of Ford: how modern brand devotion connects people online
  27. Vital Signs: have we finally reached 'peak' house prices?
  28. Friday essay: power, perils and rites of passage – the history of the female tattoo
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  35. Indonesian Muslim women engage with feminism
  36. Speaking with: Tony Kevin on his return to Moscow and the new Cold War with Russia
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  39. Taking Asia’s temperature at Shangri-La
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  42. Three charts on: Australia's changing drug and alcohol habits
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