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Big retailers are realising the risk of moving into convenience stores

  • Written by: Gary Mortimer, Associate Professor, Queensland University of Technology

Supermarkets have moved quickly to capitalise on a growth of inner city dwellers with smaller houses but some retailers like Walmart, Tesco, Morrisons and even Woolworths are back peddling due to the risks.

With the rise of smaller one and two bedroom apartments with smaller kitchens and an abundance of restaurants, bistros and cafes that amass...

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Water in northern Australia: a history of Aboriginal exclusion

  • Written by: Liz Macpherson, PhD candidate, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne
imageThe Ord River was targeted for agricultural expansion in the 20th century.isthatdaves/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY

In May, the Northern Territory government granted a major water licence for a cattle station near Pine Creek, west of Kakadu National Park, to use almost 14 million litres of water a year to irrigate crops.

In response, the Northern Land...

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Explainer: what is behavioural activation for depression?

  • Written by: Peter McEvoy, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, Curtin University
imageBehavioural activation rivals other therapies and medication in the treatment of depression. Peter Miller/Shutterstock

A recent study from the United Kingdom found a simple form of therapy called behavioural activation (BA) is as effective in treating depression as more complex psychological treatments and even medication.

So, how does BA work and...

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