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The price is not right: how much is too much for a beer at sporting events?

  • Written by Keith Parry, Lecturer in Sport Management, Western Sydney University
imageFans in Australia are held to ransom if they want to enjoy a beer at the footy or cricket.AAP/Dave Hunt

For many Australian sports fans, buying beer at sporting venues is an exercise in subjugation. For starters, the alcohol content for those in general admission is often capped at mid-strength – a typically penal restriction aimed at...

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FactCheck: Are Australians paying twice as much for electricity as Americans?

  • Written by Dylan McConnell, Researcher at the Australian German Climate and Energy College & the Melbourne Energy Institute, University of Melbourne

Business here and households here, already we’re paying twice the cost of the US for electricity. – Craig Kelly MP, chair of the backbench environment and energy committee, ABC Radio National Breakfast interview, December 6, 2016. (Listen from 7.38)

Environment and energy minister Josh Frydenberg recently left openthe possibility of...

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Full response from Craig Kelly

  • Written by Lucinda Beaman, Deputy Editor, FactCheck, The Conversation

In relation to this FactCheck on electricity prices, Liberal MP Craig Kelly sent the following comments and sources to support his statement:

Firstly, RenewEconomy – a pro renewable energy website.

They quote prices (in US cents per kilowatt hour) in the USA at 12 cents per kilowatt hour and Australia at 29 cents – so on their numbers...

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Social media shots affect body image because we only show our best side

  • Written by Jasmine Fardouly, Postdoctoral research fellow, Macquarie University
imageJust because it's on social media, doesn't make it real. Guian Bolisay/Flickr

Many modern celebrities are known for being excessive sharers on social media. For instance, the Kardashians are notorious for posting daily glamorous and often lingerie clad images on Instagram that attract several million likes.

But it’s not just images of...

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