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Big Tobacco sees its future in cigarettes, not vaping

  • Written by: Simon Chapman, Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney
imageSlimmer cigarettes are a growth market for tobacco companies. Dedyukhin Dmitry/Shutterstock

In 2012, in the early days of the rise of e-cigarettes, Kingsley Wheaton, Director of Corporate and Regulatory Affairs at British American Tobacco, said “Our core business is, and will remain in, tobacco”.

So have the intervening four years made...

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Design in the 'hybrid city': DIY meets platform urbanism in Dhaka's informal settlements

  • Written by: Teresa Swist, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Western Sydney University
imageCities like Dhaka are internally diverse, even contradictory. Such variation extends to the types of economic activity that take place in them.Reuters/Andrew Biraj

Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital, moved from the world’s second-least-liveable city to the fourth-least-liveable city in The Economist’s latest liveability survey. But...

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Under the Milky Way: what a new map reveals about our galaxy

  • Written by: Lister Staveley-Smith, Science Director at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) and Deputy Director of the ARC Centre for All-sky Astrophysics (CAASTRO), University of Western Australia
imageThe Milky Way as seen from Earth.Flickr/Peter Ozdzynski , CC BY-SA

Look up on any clear night and if you’re lucky you may be able to see part of the Milky Way stretching across the sky.

For many thousands of years that was all people could see of our galaxy, though today light pollution means even that view is now fading for many naked-eye...

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The secret life of echidnas reveals a world-class digger vital to our ecosystems

  • Written by: Christine Cooper, Senior Lecturer, Department of Environment and Agriculture, Curtin University

Echidnas may not seem the most active of animals. Waddling around, they spend much of their time dozing and hiding. But in research published today in the Journal of Experimental Biology, we show that echidnas dig huge amounts of soil, and play a crucial role in Australia’s ecosystems.

By attaching miniature GPSs and accelerometers to...

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  1. Where the action really is: control of the Senate, and the Supreme Court
  2. Respectful relationships education isn't about activating a gender war
  3. Algorithms might be everywhere, but like us, they're deeply flawed
  4. Western Australia's economic future remains uncertain after the mining boom: study
  5. Differences on liberalism provide Asia's latest faultline
  6. Why sport is a spiritual experience – and failure can help
  7. Why the silence on climate in the US presidential debates?
  8. Zika and Ebola had a much worse effect on women: we need more research to address this in future
  9. Leyonhjelm will look for another trade off for ABCC support if government won't play on gun
  10. Race to the White House – opinion polls, Clinton's campaign, and the third debate
  11. Crown: the trials of a tributary state
  12. APRA take the easy road out with risk culture
  13. Finding the right model for Indonesia's oil and gas management
  14. Teaching reptiles to avoid cane toads earns top honour in PM's science prizes
  15. Weekly Dose: multiple sclerosis drug fingolimod comes from fungus Chinese medicine calls 'eternal youth'
  16. FactCheck: Have average out-of-pocket costs for GP visits risen almost 20% under the Coalition?
  17. Fishing is worth more than jobs and profits to Australia's coastal towns
  18. Apple Pay dispute may mean less opportunity to pay with your mobile
  19. Why motion capture performances deserve an Oscar
  20. The slow climb from innovation to cure: treating anaemia with gene editing
  21. Explainer: what is the Adler shotgun? And should restrictions on it be lifted?
  22. Babies born to overweight mothers more likely to get age-related diseases sooner
  23. Arts training is an essential part of an innovative nation
  24. Can the private rental sector provide a secure, affordable housing solution?
  25. Young people don't expect to rely on the 'bank of mum and dad': study
  26. What went wrong with Pokémon Go? Three lessons from its plummeting player numbers
  27. How we discovered the 'Higgs bison', hiding in plain sight in ancient cave art
  28. How women historians smashed the glass ceiling
  29. No it's not your imagination, it actually is colder on the weekend (if you live in a city)
  30. Death on the Great Barrier Reef: how dead coral went from economic resource to conservation symbol
  31. Is social media turning people into narcissists?
  32. How the dictionary is totes taking up the vernacular
  33. When truth is the first casualty of politics and journalism
  34. Unusual conditions: what is Rapunzel syndrome and why do some people eat hair?
  35. Turnbull walks right into Shorten's gun-sight
  36. Politics podcast: Stirling Griff and Skye Kakoschke-Moore on life in the Senate
  37. Paying a heavy price for loving the Neanderthals
  38. Crown employee arrests show danger of assumptions about China
  39. How a saviour of the ozone hole became a climate change villain – and how we're going to fix it
  40. Australians have little to fear from terrorism at home – here's why
  41. Teaching in higher education – there isn't enough evidence to tell us what works and why
  42. Bacchus Marsh baby deaths: Australia should learn from the UK and publish clinician performance data
  43. Accusations of deliberate, cruel abuse of refugee children must prompt a more humane approach
  44. Catching the waves: it's time for Australia to embrace ocean renewable energy
  45. Queensland's renewable target isn't 'aggressive', it's entirely achievable
  46. Executive's short-term outlooks the real killer of Australian innovation
  47. Why has Trump succeeded where others would have failed?
  48. How investigative journalists are using social media to uncover the truth
  49. Steel from old tyres and ceramics from nutshells – how industry can use our rubbish
  50. Man Up: inspired genius or half-baked celebrity expertise?

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The strategic rise of Bali as Australia’s next essential healthcare support hub

As Australian healthcare providers grapple with unprecedented operational bottlenecks, a new nearshore model is quietly transforming patient care delivery. Forward-thinking organisations,  including...

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Cost Savings and Benefits of Using Used Pallets in Logistics

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How Fulfilment Services in Australia Help Businesses Scale Efficiently

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Why Businesses Are Choosing Virtual Reception Services

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