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Coaches are teachers of sport, but there's a lot to learn from the classroom

  • Written by: Robert J Mason, Learning Sciences Researcher, University of Melbourne

The 2016 Rio Paralympics gives sports fans the opportunity to watch some of the world’s greatest athletes push the limits of human performance. Our Paralympians will be looking to emulate the success of the London 2012 games, where Australia finished fifth on the medal tally.

Behind our sporting stars is usually a great coach. They are often...

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Dastyari forced off frontbench

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Labor senator Sam Dastyari has been forced to quit the frontbench after Opposition Leader Bill Shorten decided his position was untenable.

Shorten reached his conclusion following Dastyari’s Tuesday’s news conference in which he failed to explain his behaviour in having a personal debt paid by Chinese interests. Dastyari also could not...

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Business Briefing: disrupted companies will need to think global to survive

  • Written by: Jenni Henderson, Melbourne Editor, Business and Economy, The Conversation

Australian companies should better manage the expectations of shareholders who increasingly expect dividends and focus more on meeting the needs of global consumers, says UNSW Adjunct Professor Paul X. McCarthy.

That’s his advice for companies dealing with the disruption brought on by digital platforms. Aside from the price of iron ore...

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When parents disagree with doctors on a child's treatment, who should have the final say?

  • Written by: Rosalind McDougall, Research Fellow in Ethics, University of Melbourne
imageParents’ role as medical decision-makers is sometimes questioned when they don't choose the recommended treatment for their child.from shutterstock.com

Doctors and parents sometimes disagree about a child’s medical treatment. As the recent case of six-year-old boy Oshin Kiszko highlights, some disagreements between doctors and parents...

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  1. Love in the time of racism: 'Barbed Wire and Cherry Blossoms' explores the politics of romance
  2. What is soft power? Hint: it's not footing Sam Dastyari's bills
  3. Weekly Dose: penicillin, the mould that saves millions of lives
  4. We really must talk about gas
  5. Dastyari resigns, but will Labor's proposals fix the political donations system?
  6. Full response from the Productivity Commission
  7. FactCheck: has education spending gone up while student achievement has stalled or declined?
  8. How can we fix Australia's Indonesia anxiety?
  9. Brandis diaries case shows how Freedom of Information has been deliberately neglected
  10. A brief history of the Paralympic Games: from post-WWII rehabilitation to mega sport event
  11. Pacific pariah: how Australia’s love of coal has left it out in the diplomatic cold
  12. Company results wrap: energy companies are facing disruption
  13. By 2030, 'no Australian child will be living in poverty' – why can't we promise that?
  14. Nicotine for vaping should be legalised in Australia: 40 international and Australian experts
  15. Speaking with: Juan Francisco Salazar about colonising Antarctica and Mars
  16. To a modern audience, Othello is simply another story of domestic abuse
  17. Both statins and a Mediterranean-style diet can help ward off heart disease and stroke
  18. You can't eat with us! When the working class meet high-end cooking shows
  19. Government review supports Australia's marine reserves – now it’s time to move on
  20. Explainer: how the Paralympics classification system keeps things fair
  21. Australia must heed the lessons of ‘hybrid warfare’ to avoid falling behind on the battlefield
  22. How happiness improves business results
  23. Please can we give up on complementary, alternative and 'integrative therapies' now?
  24. Apple and Ireland are betting on 'Nation Inc' and a world of shareholder citizens
  25. China’s G20 summit was big on show, but short on substance
  26. Company results wrap: news publishers are transforming, but into what?
  27. Sydney property market spreads price shocks to other capital cities
  28. NT royal commission is the cost of failing to meet international standards on torture
  29. Vitamin D may protect against severe asthma attacks and hospitalisation
  30. Improving teaching in rural schools - we need to stop borrowing approaches from overseas
  31. The ethical and cultural case for culling Australia's mountain horses
  32. With energy, ideas and cheek to spare, Richard Neville was the boy of OZ
  33. Extinction alert: saving the world from a deadly asteroid impact
  34. Company results wrap: retail sales flat, but some retailers buck the trend
  35. FactCheck Q A: is $30 billion spent every year on 500,000 Indigenous people in Australia?
  36. Absurdist, poignant slapstick – plus a brass band – in En Avant, Marche!
  37. US-China ratification of Paris Agreement ramps up the pressure on Australia
  38. Can, or should, we save ARENA?
  39. Brazil ousting demonstrates the new coup rocking Latin America
  40. Health Check: is it bad to regularly sleep wearing earplugs?
  41. Protected areas are helping save our favourite animals – but let's not forget the others
  42. If the TPP dies, Australia has other game changing trade options
  43. Paranoid politics: how does Donald Trump get away with it?
  44. Habitat III: the biggest conference you’ve probably never heard of
  45. New Grattan research shows what is at stake in the superannuation debate
  46. Vital Signs: all eyes on the central bankers
  47. Explainer: what's meningococcal meningitis and what are the signs?
  48. Students are not hard-wired to learn in different ways – we need to stop using unproven, harmful methods
  49. The Climate Change Authority report: a dissenting view
  50. Careful surveillance and pet wearables: at home with animals

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How Fulfilment Services in Australia Help Businesses Scale Efficiently

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Turning Your Empty Tables into Revenue

The rise of AI demand tools in hospitality, the EatClub–CommBank partnership, and seven trends reshaping Australian dining  A growing number of Australian venues are turning to AI-powered demand mana...

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High-Impact Dental Marketing Strategies That Are Driving Real Practice Growth Today

The landscape of dental practice growth in Australia has shifted dramatically over recent years. Standard, broad-spectrum advertising campaigns no longer yield the return on investment they once did. ...

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How Telematics Helps Australian Companies Improve Productivity

Operating a commercial fleet in Australia is a uniquely demanding endeavour. Between the sprawling urban sprawl of cities like Sydney and Melbourne and the immense, unforgiving stretches of the Outb...

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