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We need better treatments for childhood cancer, with less side effects

  • Written by: Glenn Marshall, Professor, Children's Cancer Institute
imageChildhood cancer desperately needs more research.from shutterstock.com

The Australian government today announced A$20 million for research to find targeted treatments for childhood cancer. In announcing the grant, for the Zero Childhood Cancer Program led by the Children’s Cancer Institute and Sydney Children’s Hospital, Health Minister...

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The risk of reading too much into the rise of Donald Trump

  • Written by: Zim Nwokora, Lecturer in Politics and Policy, Deakin University
imageDonald Trump on the campaign trail. His rise may have less real meaning than many analysts suggest.Reuters/Mike Segar

We are fast approaching what is perhaps the most fascinating US presidential election in recent memory.

Our interpretations of the election might proceed along two quite different tracks.

First, we might focus on its functions in...

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Friday essay: the naked truth on nudity

  • Written by: Ruth Barcan, Associate Professor, Gender and Cultural Studies, University of Sydney
imagePhotographer Spencer Tunick celebrates the joyful, frivolous and liberating experience of public nudity.Lucas Jackson/Reuters

A major exhibition opens at the Art Gallery of New South Wales this weekend – a collection of nudes from the Tate Gallery in London. I’ve been quietly intrigued by the complexities of nudity as a cultural...

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Vital Signs: Australia not immune from global market uncertainty

  • Written by: Richard Holden, Professor of Economics and PLuS Alliance Fellow, UNSW Australia

Vital Signs is a weekly economic wrap from UNSW economics professor and Harvard PhD Richard Holden (@profholden). Vital Signs aims to contextualise weekly economic events and cut through the noise of the data affecting global economies.

This week: The RBA keeps interest rates on hold and China delivers good news, but there’s still pockets of...

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  1. Preserving cities: how 'trendies' shaped Australia's urban heritage
  2. Ancient fishes kept their young in a nursery
  3. Increased access to data could bring many benefits but faces significant challenges
  4. Grattan on Friday: Industrial bills test Turnbull's negotiating skills – and backbone
  5. Politics podcast: Kim Beazley on the US election
  6. Fasting may improve cancer treatment, but needs further exploration
  7. DiCaprio's documentary calls for a green future, but his vision isn't radical enough
  8. Both Trump and Clinton would see the US run like a corporation
  9. Alan Jones goes after wind farms again, citing dubious evidence
  10. Courts are regulating the class action funding industry where the government has failed to act
  11. The problem posed by agenda trolls
  12. No matter who becomes the next US president, we're in for a wild ride
  13. How the Internet was born: from the ARPANET to the Internet
  14. Race to the White House - Secrets and emails
  15. How parents shape the advantages of being first-born
  16. Lack of cyber security knowledge leads to lazy decisions from executives
  17. Six types of ugly American, and Donald Trump is all of them
  18. Why The Simpsons has lost its way
  19. Is it ok to use the f-word in political protest?
  20. Apple's new Touch Bar: a breakthrough or commonsense?
  21. Cleaning up runoff onto the Great Barrier Reef: how art and science are inspiring farmers to help
  22. Refugee resettlement announcement expected within weeks
  23. How the Internet was born: the ARPANET Comes to Life
  24. Second crossbencher to be referred to the High Court
  25. We the People: the charms and contradictions of populism
  26. What is racism - and is Bill Leak a 'controversialist' or a racist?
  27. Explainer: what is the challenge to Bob Day's Senate seat all about?
  28. Is forced chemical castration the answer to protecting children from sexual abuse in Indonesia?
  29. University China centres are vulnerable to vested interests because of a lack of funding
  30. Neither Clinton nor Trump will fix what ails America
  31. Is the NHMRC funding process fair?
  32. On HIV, Tiananmen Square and science
  33. How the tobacco industry is gaming Australian health regulations
  34. Essays on health: how food companies can sneak bias into scientific research
  35. What effect will closet Trump voters have on the US Election?
  36. Four environmental reasons why fast-tracking the Carmichael coal mine is a bad idea
  37. Guide to the classics: Michel de Montaigne's Essays
  38. What makes a city tick? Designing the 'urban DMA'
  39. The cosmic crime-scene hunt for clues on how galaxies are formed
  40. Now-resigned Bob Day may have been ineligible to sit in Senate
  41. Bishop leads Turnbull as better Coalition leader in Morgan poll
  42. Sustainable aquaculture is possible, with the right science
  43. Using DNA to unlock the mysteries of cannabis and reduce the risk of dodgy 'medical' products
  44. Is it time to repeal Australia's century-old laws on the use of the word 'Anzac'?
  45. Western Australia provides a masterclass in what not to do with a resources boom
  46. Explainer: what is an epidural for labour?
  47. The race that stops the nation also holds many weird and wonderful stories
  48. Twitter's live stream of the Melbourne Cup could change how we 'broadcast' sport
  49. Study confirms intimate partner violence leading health risk factor for women
  50. Why Brexit and the spectre of President Trump aren't hurting Australia's economy

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