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Aleppo's dying children and shattered health system: is there light at the end of the tunnel?

  • Written by: Zaher Sahloul, Associate Clinical Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago
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Being a doctor can be risky business, some times more than others.

During my dozen medical missions to Syria, I had to crawl under a border fence, jump over walls, walk in the mountains at night for hours without any light, pass through the sniper alley in Aleppo, negotiate with smugglers and work in bombed, underground hospitals.

The Syrian crisis...

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The victims' verdict: what happens when they try to report online fraud

  • Written by: Cassandra Cross, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Queensland University of Technology
imageAuthorities need to do more when people try to report they're a victim of online fraud.Shutterstock/SFIO CRACHO

Reporting a crime should not be as traumatic as the experience of the crime itself. But unfortunately this is the sad reality for many victims of online fraud.

Australians reported more than A$229 million lost to fraud according to a report...

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Ben-Hur can be fun on film but the real Roman spectacle would have thrilled anyone

  • Written by: Craig Barker, Education Manager, Sydney University Museums, University of Sydney
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The new big screen adaptation of the story of Ben-Hur promises to be a very 21st century version of the tale: “Jesus meets the Fast and the Furious” as the UK’s Daily Telegraph has already dubbed it. Amongst the merchandise is a Ben-Hur Xbox game....

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Explainer: why some economists think the RBA should drop its inflation target

  • Written by: Ross Guest, Professor of Economics and National Senior Teaching Fellow, Griffith University

In the revolving door of economic ideas, the old can be suddenly new again. Independent Senator Nick Xenophon resurrected one such idea this week. He said the Reserve Bank of Australia should replace its inflation target of 2-3% per annum with a target of nominal GDP growth of around 5.5% per annum.

This is more than just an armchair economics...

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