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Aussie Rules players risk injuring hands and wrists too

  • Written by: Luke Robinson, Lecturer, Department of Occupational Therapy, Monash University
Aussie Rules players risk injuring hands and wrists tooRichard Wainright/AAP Image

When people think about Australian Rules Football injuries, they tend to think about head injuries and the long-term effects of concussion. Or they might think of the potentially lengthy recoveries after hamstring, shoulder or ankle injuries.

But our recently published research found another leading cause of injury...

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Major airlines say they're acting on climate change. Our research reveals how little they've achieved

  • Written by: Susanne Becken, Professor of Sustainable Tourism and Director, Griffith Institute for Tourism, Griffith University

If you’re a traveller who cares about reducing your carbon footprint, are some airlines better to fly with than others?

Several of the world’s major airlines have announced plans to become “carbon neutral”, while others are trialling new aviation fuels. But are any of their climate initiatives making much difference?

Those...

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In the midst of an LNG export boom, why are we getting so little for our gas?

  • Written by: Diane Kraal, Senior Lecturer, Business Law and Taxation Dept, Monash Business School, Monash University
In the midst of an LNG export boom, why are we getting so little for our gas?Woodside Petroleum

So worried is the government about the meagre income it is getting from gas during the middle of Australia’s biggest gas export boom that it asked an independent advisor to chair a review and is getting the treasury to run the ruler over his recommendations.

Australia gets paid for gas mined from under its waters by the...

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If you're preparing students for 21st century jobs, you're behind the times

  • Written by: Pi-Shen Seet, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Edith Cowan University
If you're preparing students for 21st century jobs, you're behind the timesShutterstock

Every year, the Australian Taxation Office releases a report that includes the highest earning occupations in Australia. These are mostly in the medical, legal and financial sectors.

This information is commonly used by school career advisers, together with other career development material, to help teenagers make career choices.

But...

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