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Macron and Le Pen battle voter disdain as they square off for French presidency

  • Written by: Natalie Doyle, Senior Lecturer in French Studies, Monash University
imageEn Marche! candidate Emmanuel Macron is favoured to become France's next president.Reuters

The first round of voting in the French presidential election delivered a profound blow to the two parties that have dominated the country’s politics since the 1970s. Together, the centre-right Republicans and the centre-left Socialists obtained only...

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Investing in rural health brings dollar returns to local economies (and improves health)

  • Written by: Lesley Russell, Adjunct Associate Professor, Menzies Centre for Health Policy, University of Sydney
imageRural primary health care, including patient evacuation services, general practice and mental health care deliver more than just health. There are economic benefits too.from www.shutterstock.com

When we talk about rural health, it’s easy to focus on health inequalities between the roughly 10% of Australians who live in rural and remote areas...

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Backyard skinny-dippers lack effective laws to keep peeping drones at bay

  • Written by: Brendan Gogarty, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Tasmania
imageNew technologies make it easier than ever for peeping Toms – and the law isn't much help to stop them.Gisele Porcaro/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY

Recent advances in technology mean we can no longer rely on fences or barriers around our homes to protect our privacy. This was certainly the case for Darwin resident Karli Hyatt, who on Tuesday...

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Self-esteem among narcissists is 'puffed up, but shaky'

  • Written by: Nick Haslam, Professor of Psychology, University of Melbourne
imageThe combination of a narcissist's high but easily undermined self-worth might seem paradoxical.pixabay, CC BY

Like a grotesque mask reflected in a pool, narcissism has two faces, neither of them attractive. Narcissists have an inflated sense of self-worth, seeing themselves as superior beings who are entitled to special treatment.

However they also...

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