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Explainer: what is conjunctivitis and how did I get it?

  • Written by: Jason Yosar, Associate Lecturer, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland
imageThere are three main types of conjunctivitis depending on the cause. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

Conjunctivitis is an eye disease that has been described since antiquity. Ancient Roman oculists, the eye physicians of the time, prescribed remedies such as vinegar lotions and copper oxide for its treatment.

Though the treatments have changed over the...

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Review: Death by Design at the Environmental Film Festival

  • Written by: Simon Lockrey, Research Fellow, RMIT University
imageThe digital revolution is great, until it's time to upgrade. E-waste image from www.shutterstock.com

A ringing phone on the peak hour train ride home may be an annoyance to be ignored, and hopefully turned to silent, but these familiar chimes are signs of a digital revolution all around us. These are the personal electronic products we engage with...

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Standoff between Brandis and solicitor-general threatens the rule of law

  • Written by: Gabrielle Appleby, Associate Professor, UNSW Law School, UNSW Australia
imageThe attorney-general holds a largely political office, sitting in cabinet and often holding other portfolios.AAP/Lukas Coch

On Wednesday, a Senate committee took evidence in an inquiry investigating the issue of a direction from Attorney-General George Brandis to the solicitor-general, Justin Gleeson.

By the end of the day, the shadow...

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Race to the White House – the vice-presidential debate, and Donald Trump's tax troubles

  • Written by: Brendon O'Connor, Associate Professor in American Politics at the United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney

This week on Race to the White House, Brendon O’Connor, Tom Switzer and Emma Lancaster look at the first and only 2016 vice-presidential debate. Although it was anticipated by social media to be a “vanilla thrilla”, the debate turned out to be spicier than expected and both Democrat Tim Kaine and Republican Mike Pence delivered...

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  1. Just what else did ANZ uncover when looking at BBSW?
  2. The Ford plant closure is sad loss of manufacturing know how
  3. When it comes to food, could 'reactive' sometimes be best?
  4. Trump or Clinton: who will be the best for our region?
  5. The Coral Sea: an ocean jewel that needs more protection
  6. Why do we still hand out honorary academic titles?
  7. A Chinese firm could buy Twitter in the coming wave of cross-border tech acquisitions
  8. Taking Indigenous languages online: can they be seen, heard and saved?
  9. With that ring, I thee judge: why the law should not allow exceptions on marriage equality
  10. Boys should also get the HPV vaccine to protect themselves from oral and genital cancers
  11. Bitter row between George Brandis and Solicitor-General flares
  12. Virtual reality film Collisions is part disaster movie, part travelogue and completely immersive
  13. Happy 30th anniversary to .au domains – what comes next?
  14. Bath bullies, bacteria and battlegrounds: the secret world of bird baths
  15. Better academic support for students may help lower university attrition rates
  16. New laws on bankers behaving badly don't matter in light of ASIC inaction
  17. From Presidents to Proxies: Examining the VP Stoush
  18. Placing a cap on teaching degrees doesn't guarantee better teachers
  19. Google's new gadgets are part of the me-too competition between the tech giants
  20. To stop domestic violence, we need to change perpetrators' behaviour
  21. How can we meaningfully recognise cities as Indigenous places?
  22. Who won today's vice-presidential debate? Does it matter?
  23. Review: Bugs on the Menu at the Environmental Film Festival
  24. Weekly Dose: metformin, the diabetes drug developed from French lilac
  25. FactCheck: Is suicide one of the leading causes of maternal death in Australia?
  26. Politics podcast: Simon Birmingham on the new VET student loan scheme
  27. Lockerbie experience is no model for the effective prosecution of MH17 bombers
  28. Banks make millions in delaying interest rate cuts
  29. Business Briefing: Trusting business to take care of your data
  30. Trimming the excess: how cutting down on junk food could help save the environment
  31. Lessons from South Australia's blackout: we need to make infrastructure more resilient to climate change
  32. Philanthropic foundations cost taxpayers – and so should be made accountable
  33. US election: what impact do celebrity endorsements really have?
  34. Mellow yellow? The mood and cognitive effects of curcumin from turmeric
  35. Opening doors and minds: the Open House phenomenon
  36. New VET loan scheme to exclude shonky providers
  37. Bank inquiry won't take royal commission off the political agenda
  38. AFL and NRL grand final TV ratings show codes still rely on their traditional heartlands
  39. Big four bank chiefs face parliamentary committee: experts react
  40. The uncanny and Changwon Sculpture Biennale
  41. Has auto-translation software finally stopped being so useless?
  42. South Australian blackout: renewables aren't a threat to energy security, they're the future
  43. Inconsistency bedevils Australia's prosecution of war criminals
  44. What's the link between hay fever and asthma, and how are they treated?
  45. Australian corporate social responsibility reports are little better than window dressing
  46. Victoria needs a big-picture transport plan that isn't about winners v losers
  47. Simpler account switching would help keep our banks honest
  48. Governments and central banks should stop trying to stimulate the economy
  49. Women should be told about their breast density when they have a mammogram
  50. Marine parks and fishery management: what's the best way to protect fish?

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