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Both statins and a Mediterranean-style diet can help ward off heart disease and stroke

  • Written by: Rosemary Stanton, Nutritionist & Visiting Fellow, UNSW Australia
imageThere is no one Mediterranean diet, nor does every Mediterranean country have a diet that ticks every healthy box.from shutterstock.com

If you’ve ever have the misfortune of a heart attack or are considered at risk of heart disease or stroke, your doctor will probably prescribe a statin drug, such as atorvastatin (Lipitor), to lower your...

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You can't eat with us! When the working class meet high-end cooking shows

  • Written by: Sarah Attfield, Scholarly Teaching Fellow, Communications, University of Technology Sydney
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Like many reality TV fans, I get caught up in the drama of competitive shows such as MasterChef Australia and more recently, Adriano Zumbo’s Just Desserts. Audiences are given plenty of time over the course of each series to pick a favourite contestant.

We learn about their personal lives, their desire to succeed or how food is linked to...

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Government review supports Australia's marine reserves – now it’s time to move on

  • Written by: Michelle Voyer, Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Wollongong
imageAustralia's oceans are feeding grounds for many wildlife species, including seabirds. Ed Dunens/Flickr, CC BY

More of Australia’s oceans should be placed under high protection, according to the long-awaited review of Commonwealth marine reserves released yesterday. The review, launched in 2014 by then prime minister Tony Abbott, largely...

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Explainer: how the Paralympics classification system keeps things fair

  • Written by: Tony Naar, Facilitator, Australian Paralympic History Project, The University of Queensland
imageMany para-athletes have different degrees of disability. So how to level the playing field?Australian Paralympic Committee, CC BY-SA

Millions of people are expected to watch the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro over 11 days this September. Chances are you will see a swimmer with one leg on the blocks next to another swimmer with two legs and two...

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  1. Australia must heed the lessons of ‘hybrid warfare’ to avoid falling behind on the battlefield
  2. How happiness improves business results
  3. Please can we give up on complementary, alternative and 'integrative therapies' now?
  4. Apple and Ireland are betting on 'Nation Inc' and a world of shareholder citizens
  5. China’s G20 summit was big on show, but short on substance
  6. Company results wrap: news publishers are transforming, but into what?
  7. Sydney property market spreads price shocks to other capital cities
  8. NT royal commission is the cost of failing to meet international standards on torture
  9. Vitamin D may protect against severe asthma attacks and hospitalisation
  10. Improving teaching in rural schools - we need to stop borrowing approaches from overseas
  11. The ethical and cultural case for culling Australia's mountain horses
  12. With energy, ideas and cheek to spare, Richard Neville was the boy of OZ
  13. Extinction alert: saving the world from a deadly asteroid impact
  14. Company results wrap: retail sales flat, but some retailers buck the trend
  15. FactCheck Q A: is $30 billion spent every year on 500,000 Indigenous people in Australia?
  16. Absurdist, poignant slapstick – plus a brass band – in En Avant, Marche!
  17. US-China ratification of Paris Agreement ramps up the pressure on Australia
  18. Can, or should, we save ARENA?
  19. Brazil ousting demonstrates the new coup rocking Latin America
  20. Health Check: is it bad to regularly sleep wearing earplugs?
  21. Protected areas are helping save our favourite animals – but let's not forget the others
  22. If the TPP dies, Australia has other game changing trade options
  23. Paranoid politics: how does Donald Trump get away with it?
  24. Habitat III: the biggest conference you’ve probably never heard of
  25. New Grattan research shows what is at stake in the superannuation debate
  26. Vital Signs: all eyes on the central bankers
  27. Explainer: what's meningococcal meningitis and what are the signs?
  28. Students are not hard-wired to learn in different ways – we need to stop using unproven, harmful methods
  29. The Climate Change Authority report: a dissenting view
  30. Careful surveillance and pet wearables: at home with animals
  31. Why old theories on Indigenous counting just won't go away
  32. Will airlines ban Samsung phones after their recall for exploding batteries?
  33. Liberal Party 'internals' have a bad attack of acid stomach
  34. Victorian ReachTEL: Labor leads, but Andrews damaged by CFA dispute
  35. Boyer Lectures: Episode 1 – Health inequalities and the causes of the causes
  36. Turnbull flays colleagues after government's humiliation
  37. Food for thought: feeding our growing population with flies
  38. Creatine: what is it and should we supplement our diets with it?
  39. A Chinese company gave $3.6 million to Labor while bidding for government work – and it's totally legal
  40. Graf all you want, but don't you dare be poor!
  41. It's time to speak up about noise pollution in the oceans
  42. ACCC unlikely to secure compensation for Volkswagen customers
  43. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the shambles in the lower house
  44. Explainer: what treatment do young children receive for gender dysphoria and is it irreversible?
  45. Australian small businesses could be stretched by changes to commercial credit cards
  46. ACCC takes VW to court -- but will it help consumers?
  47. Questioning the 'miracles' of Saint Teresa
  48. Can Turnbull change course in Indigenous affairs?
  49. Direct Action not as motivating as carbon tax say some of Australia's biggest emitters
  50. Interactive: what powers does ASIO have to question and detain terror suspects?

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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

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How Telematics Helps Australian Companies Improve Productivity

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Lighting Shop in Perth: How The Right Lighting Can Transform Your Home And Business

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