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Why we need to hear what controversial people say and not silence the debate

  • Written by: Peter Ellerton, Lecturer in Critical Thinking, The University of Queensland
imageLet them speak.LaVladina/Flickr, CC BY-SA

We who live in Western liberal democracies seem to be in a permanent state of angst about who should be allowed to speak and what they should be allowed to speak about.

This angst is acute at the moment, since low-key voices that once represented extreme views on a range of social issues have recently become...

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A tale of five cities: applying foresight to shape their futures

  • Written by: Colin Russo, Futurist, University of the Sunshine Coast
imageHow people conceive of their city's future is important in shaping how the city's future unfolds.Zachary Powson/500px.com, CC BY-ND

Mayors, CEOs, citizens and policy analysts are working to create uplifting images of their future cities. Their intended result is clear unifying visions for the city futures they desire.

So how can foresight make a...

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Weekly Dose: Truvada, the drug that can prevent HIV infection

  • Written by: Sharon Lewin, Consultant Physician, Department of Infectious Diseases, Alfred Hospital & Director, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
imagePrEP works by preventing susceptible cells becoming infected with HIV. Truvada blocks the HIV virus from making copies of itself.Marc Bruxelle/Shutterstock

Pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, is the administration of antiviral drugs to a person not infected with HIV to prevent infection.

The only licensed version of PrEP is a daily oral...

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  2. There are bright spots among the world’s coral reefs – the challenge is to learn from them
  3. How do we uncouple global development from resource use?
  4. Sleep problems that persist could affect children's emotional development
  5. Study of top business innovators shows more is needed than being tech savvy
  6. Earning influence: what power might Bernardi's grassroots lobby have?
  7. Migraines in childhood and adolescence: more than just a headache
  8. Climate policy needs a new lens: health and well-being
  9. A new brain-warp technique that helps to reconstruct fossil brains
  10. Productivity Commission attacks competition 'effects test' and farm foreign investment rules
  11. Bitter row over move to dump Kim Carr from ALP frontbench
  12. Coalition likely to face difficult Senate
  13. Don’t just blame older Australians for increased hospital demand
  14. Lessons from the election
  15. Death on smartphones: in a world of live streamed tragedy, what do we gain?
  16. The environment-energy superportfolio can deliver real action – here's how
  17. Former ambassador to China to be new Foreign Affairs department head
  18. Melania Trump's speech follows a long history of plagiarism in public life
  19. Queenslanders will soon see in real-time who's paying politicians – now Canberra must act
  20. Don’t poke the Bear: what could Russia do next about drugs in sport?
  21. What HILDA has to tell us about wealth and poverty
  22. Stark divide between young and old as Australian household incomes and wealth stall
  23. Business Briefing: The hurdles, pitfalls and payoffs of investing in Indonesia
  24. Blockchain really only does one thing well
  25. Bed-wetting in older children and young adults is common and treatable
  26. Australian foreign policy needs a broader conception of our national interest
  27. When bad ideas refuse to die: the denial of human individuality
  28. For lovers of graffiti, Pokémon Go is old hat
  29. Arctic birds face disappearing breeding grounds as climate warms
  30. Seven ways Australia can boost its connection with Indian universities
  31. Australia expands Iraq role to training law enforcement authorities
  32. Liberals deride quotas for women MPs but how are they going to make targets work?
  33. Under a single minister, will energy and the environment be friends or foes?
  34. Remind me again, how close are we to a cure for HIV?
  35. Australia's reputation for fine wines is under threat
  36. Is the new Senate vote capture system as risky as electronic voting?
  37. Lighting spotfires under a palace of colonial power
  38. City calls on jury of its citizens to deliberate on Melbourne's future
  39. Blockchains could help restore trust in the food we choose to eat
  40. Nightmares and night terrors in kids: when do they stop being normal?
  41. Mums and dads of very preterm babies more likely to be depressed
  42. Can religious vilification laws protect religious freedoms?
  43. We need to talk about the bad science being funded
  44. A realistic strategy for federal budget repair
  45. 'If you don't have a beer you're not a man' – rural workplaces made more dangerous by drugs and alcohol
  46. Whimsy, intimacy and a few bum notes in Three Acts, Two Dancers, One Radio Host
  47. It’s not easy being green, especially when affordable help is so hard to find
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