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'If you don't have a beer you're not a man' – rural workplaces made more dangerous by drugs and alcohol

  • Written by Julaine Allan, Senior Research Fellow, Charles Sturt University
imageRural workplaces are marked by an expectation of regular drinking and long and irregular work hours.Flickr/.deeneg, CC BY

Farming is a dangerous industry. Safe Work Australia’s report on deaths at work has found that farming, fishing and forestry accounted for 23% of all workplace deaths in 2014. Farming alone recorded 20% (38 people) of...

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Whimsy, intimacy and a few bum notes in Three Acts, Two Dancers, One Radio Host

  • Written by Siobhan McHugh, Senior Lecturer, Journalism, University of Wollongong
image'Three Acts Two Dancers One Radio Host', with Ira Glass, Monica Bill Barnes and Anna Bass.Daniel Boud/Sydney Opera House

A Riverdance troupe vibing their “dancey energy” to win the lottery, marriage as market research, the tender witnessing of a lover’s last breath and a raunchy female take on James Brown’s Sex Machine &ndas...

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It’s not easy being green, especially when affordable help is so hard to find

  • Written by Edgar Liu, Research Fellow at City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Australia
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The transition to a clean energy future is upon us, as shown by the huge uptake of solar panels and by the Turnbull government’s decision to set up a A$1 billion Clean Energy Innovation Fund. But what about those people who are at risk of being left behind?

Our survey of lower-income households shows that information about low-carbon living...

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Three ways to reform research that won’t break the budget

  • Written by Duncan Ivison, Professor of Political Philosophy, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research), University of Sydney
imageThe new government’s existing research policy framework is pretty thin.from www.shutterstock.com

Now that we finally have a government in Australia, we need to focus on how we can both prosper as a nation in the new technology-driven global economy and become a fairer and more equitable society.

One thing that was painfully absent from the...

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  1. Brendan Nelson declares Kevin Rudd is 'tailor made' for United Nations secretary-general job
  2. All you need for quantum computing at room temperature is some mothballs
  3. Turnbull's reshuffle: Pyne, Nationals winners; conservatives get little
  4. The off-topic Conversation #102
  5. Philip Morris speaks at and promotes an obscure lung disease conference
  6. Health Check: why do we get dry skin in winter?
  7. High-speed rail? At $200 billion we'd better get it right
  8. FactCheck Q A: how unusual is compulsory voting, and do 90% of New Zealanders vote without it?
  9. Memo Steve Price: how 'hysteria' has been used to degrade and control women
  10. Overconfidence is responsible for a lot of mistakes, here's how to avoid it
  11. Pokémon Go puts pressure on when technology meets the law
  12. Internet of Things data will help us predict the future
  13. A snapshot of children's health in Australia
  14. Do kids grow out of childhood asthma?
  15. GPs unlikely to pick up certain cancers right away because it's not the most likely diagnosis
  16. What's next for asylum seekers under a re-elected Turnbull government?
  17. How a little mathematics can help create some beautiful music
  18. A labour dump is unlikely under the China Australia free trade agreement
  19. Blockchain technology could be a game changer for developing communities
  20. How the Indian diaspora is shaping the battle for yoga's soul
  21. What lies beneath Antarctica's ice? Lakes, life and the grandest of canyons
  22. New Evidence for BPA and Obesity? Not so fast!
  23. Peak Pokémon: Despite its success, Pokémon Go's decline is already under way
  24. Capitalism and Democracy [part one]
  25. Nice attack brings a difficult question into sharp focus: why France?
  26. Why the health scheme for coal workers is inadequate to detect black lung
  27. You scratch my back... the beneficial (and not so beneficial) relationships between organisms
  28. Some answers, more questions over Dick Smith failure
  29. Nice attack: how vulnerable are we to 'low-tech terror'?
  30. A very serious painting of Barry Humphries is a welcome prize winner
  31. The Nice attack and the corrosive effects of anxiety
  32. Time to tighten the reins on politicians and their 'truths'
  33. Our poetic voice: the source of variety, nuance and meaning
  34. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Nationals' success
  35. How Volkswagen is using tried-and-tested tactics to avoid paying compensation
  36. Urban hacktivism: getting creative about involving citizens in city planning
  37. Prisons need better drug treatment programs to control infectious diseases
  38. FactCheck Q A: who is responsible for going to war in the Westminster system?
  39. Should Tesla's autopilot cars be allowed on public roads following accidents?
  40. Vital Signs: it's time to borrow to build
  41. How men and women can help reduce gender bias in the workplace
  42. We should encourage boys _and_ girls to reach for the stars
  43. Without smarter governance, blockchains will fall victim to more attacks
  44. Why the 'fitspo' movement is damaging to women
  45. Friday essay: where to now for Australian culture?
  46. Breastfeeding dictator or breastfeeding enabler? Midwives' support styles can make a difference
  47. The new rise of Nauru: can the island bounce back from its mining boom and bust?
  48. Three schools reforms that will lift student outcomes
  49. Finding ways forward when higher education reform options are limited
  50. 416, 2016 — is there no alternative?
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