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A brave new world? The AFL’s updated illicit drug policy

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imageFootage was recently aired of Jake Carlisle, now at St Kilda, ingesting a white powder while on an end-of-year holiday.AAP/Joe Castro

This week the AFL announced revisions to its illicit drug policy. With strident critics calling for “zero tolerance” and even criminal sanctions for transgressions, it is an opportunity to reflect on why...

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It's been Australia's hottest ever October, and that's no coincidence

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imageEarly heat in Victoria helped fan bushfires in October. AAP Image/Tracey Nearm

This has been Australia’s hottest October on record. Barring an (extremely unlikely) cold snap, it will also be the hottest October for Victoria, and for Melbourne. And the record-breaking temperatures are at least six times more likely thanks to human-induced...

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