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Health Check: can bad posture give you a hunchback?

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageHaving a bad posture is believed to be one of the contributing factors of postural hunchback.from shutterstock.com

The most common position of our spines throughout most of the day is a rounded or hunched one. Modern activities, such as using a smartphone, tablet or laptop, cause us to bend our neck and upper back.

If you don’t change your...

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We can’t have a strong economy without a strong university sector, warns VC

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imageUniversity graduates are vital to creating new jobs, technologies and industries.from www.shutterstock.com

The following is an edited extract taken from a speech by Barney Glover at the Futureproof 2016 conference in Sydney on 16 May, around the essential role of universities in shaping the Australian economy.


We are in a very different place than...

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You're invited: An evening In Conversation with Michelle Grattan

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

The Conversation in association with Deakin University present: An evening In Conversation with Michelle Grattan, AO.

Join one of Australia’s sharpest political minds for an evening discussing the politics and policy of election 2016.

The election campaign is in full swing: this is an opportunity to get beyond the constant noise and spin of...

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