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Weekly Dose: GHB, a party drug that's easy to overdose on but was once used in childbirth

  • Written by Julaine Allan, Senior Research Fellow, Charles Sturt University
imagePeople who take GHB at dance parties say it makes them feel euphoric and less inhibited. But the drug is easy to overdose on.from www.shutterstock.com

GHB stands for gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (also known as 4-hydroxybutanoic acid) and is a naturally occurring neurotransmitter. It’s also a recreational drug.

People take it at dance parties and...

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The typical university student is no longer 18, middle-class and on campus – we need to change thinking on 'drop-outs'

  • Written by Marcia Devlin, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Quality), Federation University Australia
imageMany students often work part-time and have family responsibilities. from www.shutterstock.com

The federal government released its latest figures on completion rates at Australian universities earlier this year. It shows that students who study off campus, are on a part-time course, are older, Indigenous, from disadvantaged backgrounds or regional...

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Why we need an 'energy Landcare' to tackle rising power prices

  • Written by Nicky Ison, Senior Research Consultant, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
imageThis array in Indiana is one of a growing number of "community solar gardens" in the US.Robford15/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

Rising electricity prices have become a fact of life in Australia – and are likely to be so for a few years to come.

However, while the cost of generating electricity will rise as cheap but ageing coal power stations...

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Coalition trails 45-55% and Turnbull's ratings sink in Newspoll

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

A disastrous Newspoll showing the Coalition trailing Labor 45-55%, One Nation gaining ground, and Malcolm Turnbull’s ratings falling will fuel the alarm and anger in the Coalition as it returns to parliament in the wake of Tony Abbott’s outburst.

Abbott will cop much blame for the result. But the worsening in the Prime Minister’s...

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  1. Working for the (Australia Post) man
  2. Turnbull turns shock-and-awe on Abbott
  3. Explainer: What is VX nerve agent and how does it work?
  4. Where were all the women in the Stone Age?
  5. Booksellers, the alt-right and Milo Yiannopoulos
  6. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan and Deep Saini on penalty rate cuts
  7. Hairdressers in rural Australia end up being counsellors too
  8. Voters' dislike of politics makes fixed four-year parliamentary terms look appealing
  9. Perth's Museum of Water documents our intimate relationship with a precious resource
  10. Here's what smart cities do to stay ahead
  11. Netanyahu's visit in perspective: Australia has more important relationships than Israel
  12. Here's what must be done to detect, disrupt and deter phoenix activity in Australia
  13. Fourteen penalties: Sydney’s A-League derby off the pitch
  14. Why researchers have a duty to try and influence policy
  15. Our power grid is crying out for capacity, but should we open the gas valves?
  16. Vital Signs: there's never been a tougher time to be a central banker
  17. The search for extraterrestrial life in the water worlds close to home
  18. Friday essay: the revolutionary vision of Jane Austen
  19. Do you know what's in the herbal medicine you're taking?
  20. Our big cities are engines of inequality, so how do we fix that?
  21. Tony Abbott says government's challenge is 'to be worth voting for'
  22. Grattan on Friday: Penalty rates – Shorten's own goal becomes Turnbull's political problem
  23. Politics podcast: Hugh Saddler on Australia's energy crisis
  24. Cutting Sunday penalty rates will hurt young people the most
  25. How do we keep gardening in the face of a changing climate?
  26. YouTube star PewDiePie rails against 'the media', but he's a part of it too now
  27. Sunday penalty rates cut opens new fight between government and opposition
  28. Explainer: how Australia decides who is a genuine refugee
  29. 'I can live with either one': Palestine, Israel and the two-state solution
  30. In the rooms of power and ordinary people, Bligh's banking appointment is a masterstroke
  31. Some brain training programs are backed by evidence. Here's how to pick them
  32. WA's decision to allow internet voting in state election is a very positive step
  33. A critical guide to the Oscar Best Pic contenders – and why Moonlight should win
  34. Gambling lobby gives big to political parties, and names names
  35. Why there's no legal barrier to a Melbourne drug injecting room, despite political setbacks
  36. Too hot to learn – why Australian schools need a national policy on coping with heatwaves
  37. Push for longer hours makes headlines, but more Australians want to work less
  38. Seven Earth-sized planets discovered orbiting a nearby star
  39. Australia’s 2016 environment scorecard: rains return but in some cases too late
  40. Shorten goes on front foot over renewables 50% 'target'
  41. Fact or fiction – is sugar addictive?
  42. New physics syllabus raises the bar, but how will schools clear it?
  43. No mandatory novels or poetry – what you need to know about the new HSC English curriculum
  44. Dutton blows Turnbull's credibility – for now and perhaps for later
  45. Yes, we can do on-the-spot drug testing quickly and safely
  46. How South Australia can function reliably while moving to 100% renewable power
  47. Business students willing to sacrifice future salary for good corporate social responsibility: study
  48. City streets become a living lab that could transform your daily travel
  49. Intrigue, lucky charms and painful longing: the art of Helen Britton
  50. Life imprisonment raises questions about proportionality, equity and human dignity

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