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Prisons need better drug treatment programs to control infectious diseases

  • Written by: Kate Dolan, Professor of Global Prisoner Health, UNSW Australia
imageThose who enter prison uninfected are at risk of becoming infected.josefkubes/Shutterstock

Worldwide, around 30 million people enter and leave prison each year. Of these people, around 4.5 million have hepatitis C, almost 1 million have HIV and 1.5 million have hepatitis B infections.

In many countries, prisons are underfunded and overcrowded, and in...

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FactCheck Q A: who is responsible for going to war in the Westminster system?

  • Written by: Gabrielle Appleby, Associate Professor, UNSW Law School, UNSW Australia
imageAttorney-General George Brandis, speaking on Q&A to host Tony Jones and Deputy Leader of the Opposition Tanya Plibersek.Q&A

The Conversation is fact-checking claims made on Q&A, broadcast Mondays on the ABC at 9:35pm. Thank you to everyone who sent us quotes for checking via Twitter using hashtags #FactCheck and #QandA, on Facebook or...

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Should Tesla's autopilot cars be allowed on public roads following accidents?

  • Written by: Toby Walsh, Professor of AI at UNSW, Research Group Leader, Data61

Humans are terrible at driving. The US Department of Transport estimates that 94% of crashes are due to the driver.

We drive too fast. We get distracted. We make poor decisions.

If history is anything to go by, more than 1,000 people are likely to die on Australian roads in the next year. Each death is a tragedy for the families and friends of those...

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Vital Signs: it's time to borrow to build

  • Written by: Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW Australia
imageMoney is cheap right now, so where are the returns?Image sourced from shutterstock.com

Vital Signs is a weekly economic wrap from UNSW economics professor and Harvard PhD Richard Holden (@profholden). Vital Signs aims to contextualise weekly economic events and cut through the noise of the data impacting global economies.

This week: A break from the...

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  4. Why the 'fitspo' movement is damaging to women
  5. Friday essay: where to now for Australian culture?
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  7. The new rise of Nauru: can the island bounce back from its mining boom and bust?
  8. Three schools reforms that will lift student outcomes
  9. Finding ways forward when higher education reform options are limited
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  19. Is the DAO the beginning of the end for the conventional chief executive?
  20. How to make cities work better – here’s what the government needs to do
  21. Why scare campaigns like 'Mediscare' work – even if voters hate them
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  27. Explainer: what are the legal implications of the South China Sea ruling?
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  30. Weekly Dose: Valium, the 'safer choice' that led to dependence and addiction
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The strategic rise of Bali as Australia’s next essential healthcare support hub

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Cost Savings and Benefits of Using Used Pallets in Logistics

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How Fulfilment Services in Australia Help Businesses Scale Efficiently

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