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Trump, Putin and the new international order

  • Written by Mark Beeson, Professor of International Politics, University of Western Australia
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If it weren’t quite so serious, it might be amusing. President-elect Donald Trump – the words are still rather difficult to believe – prefers to protect the reputation of one of the US’ perennial foreign policy rivals, rather than that of his own intelligence agencies.

Given what is already known and...

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Indonesia’s Minangkabau culture promotes empowered Muslim women

  • Written by Sadiq Bhanbhro, Researcher on Public Health and Gender-Based Violence, Sheffield Hallam University
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In most of the Western world, the image of Muslim women is often distorted. Muslim women have been represented as homogeneous, veiled, submissive, helpless, oppressed and powerless victims.

Across Europe, countries are placing bans on veils on the grounds that they are symbols of oppression against Muslim women.

The construction and representation...

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9 ways 'won’t-power' is better than 'willpower' for resisting temptation and helping you eat better

  • Written by Clare Collins, Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
imageSaying you won't put yourself in situations where you will be tempted to eat junk food is easier than resisting at the time!Upsplash/Thomas Kelley, CC BY-SA

Been relying on willpower to resist your favourite food and drinks? How long can you hold out before giving in? For most of us the answer is “not long at all”.

The problem with...

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What is heart failure? It's not as common a cause of death as reports would have us believe

  • Written by Frank Bowden, Professor at ANU Medical School; Senior Staff Specialist Infectious Diseases; General Physician, ACT Health
imageMost people erroneously believe 'heart failure' is when the heart suddenly stops. from www.shutterstock.com.au

When George Michael died last year news reports all over the world announced the cause as heart failure.

The same condition was cited as the cause of death of 61 year old Devo band member Bob Casale, 27 year old Ecuadorian footballer Christi...

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  1. How the insights of the Large Hadron Collider are being made open to everyone
  2. Is FIFA expanding the football World Cup for the good of the game?
  3. Are our busy doctors and nurses losing empathy for patients?
  4. For gangs with a social media presence like Apex, there’s no such thing as bad publicity
  5. Myuran Sukumaran's voice in his first exhibition is raw, premature and unsettling
  6. Hot dogs and cool cats: keeping pets cool without blowing your energy bill
  7. We need to find new ways to measure the Australian labour force
  8. Five things to consider when designing a policy to measure research impact
  9. How to manage Russia becomes one of the most pressing questions in US, and world, affairs
  10. Shorter or longer tennis matches: what's the right balance?
  11. Putin, the political technologist
  12. Explainer: why has Rod Culleton been disqualified from the Senate?
  13. Aboriginal Australians co-existed with the megafauna for at least 17,000 years
  14. 'I'm not a mind reader': understanding your partner's thoughts can be both good and bad
  15. Expenses reform is easy and essential – the only thing lacking is politicians' resolve to do it
  16. Beyond La La Land: the top ten toe-tapping film musicals
  17. Life in a post-flying Australia, and why it might actually be ok
  18. There is no silver bullet to stop fraudsters
  19. Trump and Showering Golden
  20. Note to Centrelink: Australian workers' lives have changed
  21. Hospitals feel the heat too from extreme weather and its health impacts
  22. Bright Lights – a TV farewell to Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
  23. School dress 'debate' is a nonsense: just have a range of options, and let students choose
  24. Children learn empathy growing up, but can we train adults to have more of it?
  25. James Hird's suspected drug overdose: invasive reporting breaches a right to privacy
  26. Can poetry stop a highway? Wielding words in the battle over Roe 8
  27. Old floods show Brisbane's next big wet might be closer than we think
  28. Why are most people right handed? The answer may be in the mouths of our ancestors
  29. Book Review: Trillion Dollar Baby
  30. How virtual reality technology is changing the way students learn
  31. 10 years on, the iPhone has revolutionised life and freed us from multiple tyrannies
  32. Are the ingredients in Peppa Pig sunscreen safe?
  33. Stamping out political rorts requires a cultural change, not more bodies to police it
  34. What's behind Timor-Leste terminating its maritime treaty with Australia
  35. A 'tougher' citizenship test should not be used to further divide and exclude
  36. Five ways kids can benefit from being outside this summer break
  37. One year on, we should remember David Bowie as both genius and flawed human
  38. Why Centrelink should adopt a light touch when data matching
  39. Wheat, sheep or Elvis Presley? Rural Australia has had to change its tune
  40. Can Facebook help you make your home more sustainable?
  41. Do art and literature cultivate empathy?
  42. Sussan Ley and the Gold Coast apartment: murky rules mean age of entitlement isn't over for MPs
  43. Health check: is it safe to microwave your food?
  44. The off-topic Conversation #115
  45. Why and how do we measure what consumers feel?
  46. Understanding others' feelings: what is empathy and why do we need it?
  47. Five political leaders to watch in 2017
  48. Why do we still make girls wear skirts and dresses as school uniform?
  49. Lion is a well-made melodrama with a rather disturbing message
  50. Make a fresh start with your fridge in 2017: apps to reduce food waste and save money

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