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Zika emergency status a cause for alert, not alarm

  • Written by The Conversation Contributor

Overnight, World Health Organisation Director-General Margaret Chan declared the outbreak of Zika virus a public health emergency. So what does this mean?

This is the fourth time the WHO has declared a state of emergency. The first was in 2009 for the H1N1 virus. The second and third were in 2014 for outbreaks of polio and Ebola.

Headlines declaring...

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We can't trust common sense but we can trust science

  • Written by The Conversation Contributor
imageYou can't rely on common sense.Shutterstock/ra2studio

When a group of Australians was asked why they believed climate change was not happening, about one in three (36.5%) said it was “common sense”, according to a report published last year by the CSIRO. This was the most popular reason for their opinion, with only 11.3% saying their...

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Lacking a script, individuals drove the evolution of prime ministerial power

  • Written by The Conversation Contributor
imageJohn Curtin and Ben Chifley were successful in expanding the power of the Commonwealth – and thus that of the prime minister.AAP/Alan Porritt

The Australian Federation was established to address issues that seemed best resolved collectively rather than by each of the colonies acting alone (such as in defence), to co-ordinate activities that...

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Leave interest rates on hold, despite turmoil in global markets

  • Written by The Conversation Contributor

The Reserve Bank of Australia meets today amid an awful start to the year for investors, with worries about slowing growth in China and rising debt levels in emerging markets adding up to substantial volatility for global securities.

Losses on the Australian share market are more modest but the Australian dollar has been caught in the maelstrom,...

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  1. 'War' on tax avoidance overlooks some obvious legal fixes
  2. Three factors pushing Australian banks into a retreat home
  3. What does our attention span mean?
  4. A truly 'liberal' government wouldn't hold a plebiscite on legalising same-sex marriage
  5. Explainer: poetic metre
  6. Queen bees put their workers on 'the pill' to stop them reproducing
  7. Fighting fire in the wilderness: learning from Tasmania
  8. Gene editing can now be performed in the UK – what you need to know
  9. Is Scott Morrison getting ahead of Malcolm Turnbull in the GST debate?
  10. The Complicity, The Hypocrisy and The Spider's Web
  11. And your fifteen minutes starts now, should you choose to accept them ...
  12. Explainer: how do seat redistributions work?
  13. Health Check: what happens to your body when you're dehydrated?
  14. Melbourne Airport outpacing Sydney in aviation's Asian century
  15. A proposed new flag that everyone’s talking about … but what do Aboriginal people think about it?
  16. Labor's struggle to remain 'the education party'
  17. Explainer: what are the Heritage Foundation and the Alliance Defending Freedom?
  18. The off-topic Conversation #78
  19. A white face can be a big help in a discriminatory housing market
  20. Health in 2016: a cheat sheet on hospitals, Medicare and private health insurance reform
  21. Rise of the outsiders: has the establishment lost control of the US presidential race?
  22. No, you’re not 'hardwired' to stare at women’s breasts
  23. Why a walk in the woods really does help your body and your soul
  24. Turnbull travelling well with voters, but a GST increase is not: Newspoll
  25. Bosses exploiting workers would face harsher penalties under Labor: Shorten
  26. Forget quinoa and kale, these basic foods for your kids' lunch box will give them the nutrition they need
  27. What China did and should learn from Japan
  28. We need to keep humans in the loop when robots fight wars
  29. Fires in Tasmania's ancient forests are a warning for all of us
  30. One year on, the Asian Cup demonstrates the potential for sports diplomacy
  31. Love in the time of Zika
  32. Labor has put Gonski back on the table, but should we be excited?
  33. Why would anyone believe the Earth is flat?
  34. The difficulties doctors face in diagnosing autism
  35. What are your rights if your child with a disability is denied a school place?
  36. FactCheck: has growth in new university enrolments flat-lined?
  37. Grattan on Friday: In defence of (some) political defiance
  38. As the US presidential primary season begins, does Iowa really matter?
  39. Vital Signs: inflation under control, Aussie dollar harder to wrangle
  40. Here's looking at: Rottnest by Guy Grey-Smith
  41. How to stop the sexual harassment of women in science: reboot the system
  42. Flat wrong: the misunderstood history of flat Earth theories
  43. Australia's energy productivity plan promises more bang for our buck, but lacks commitment
  44. Four unusual Australian animals to spot in your garden before summer is out
  45. Feeling emotional? Facebook's Reactions finally let you say more than just Like
  46. Don't be complacent about Australia's top credit rating: Treasury secretary Fraser
  47. Full statement from Universities Australia Chief Executive Belinda Robinson
  48. Got gout? Here's what to eat and avoid
  49. Video on demand offers poor access for viewers with disabilities
  50. Financial markets' volatility is much more than a monetary policy issue
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