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tech companies are tracking and misusing our data, and there's little we can do

  • Written by: Suranga Seneviratne, Lecturer - Security, University of Sydney
tech companies are tracking and misusing our data, and there's little we can doWhile leaks and whistleblowers continue to be valuable tools in the fight for data privacy, we can't rely on them solely to keep big tech companies in check.SHUTTERSTOCK

As survey results pile, it’s becoming clear Australians are sceptical about how their online data is tracked and used. But one question worth asking is: are our fears founded?...

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The evidence shows pharmacist prescribing is nothing to fear

  • Written by: Greg Merlo, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Primary Care Clinical Unit, The University of Queensland
The evidence shows pharmacist prescribing is nothing to fearIt can be more convenient getting a script from a pharmacist rather than visiting your GP.Jacob Lund/Shutterstock

Prominent GP and former member of parliament Kerryn Phelps has entered the turf war between doctors and pharmacists over who gets to prescribe.

Pharmacy groups have long called for changes to allow pharmacists to prescribe specified...

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Chinese 'spy' case may be the greatest challenge to Australian security since Petrov – but caution is needed

  • Written by: Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University
Chinese 'spy' case may be the greatest challenge to Australian security since Petrov – but caution is neededThe Wang Liqiang case may prove to be the most significant national security story since the infamous Petrov affair.Shutterstock

Not since the Petrov affair in 1954, when a KGB officer sought asylum in Australia with details of Soviet spying activities, has a case been as potentially significant for Australian security as that of Wang Liqiang,...

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  4. The most important issue facing Australia? New survey sees huge spike in concern over climate change
  5. The RBA has a new brain. It has thoughts on what'll happen after interest rates hit zero
  6. we explain in 6 charts
  7. 'Gay gene' testing apps aren't just misleading – they're dangerous
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  9. ASIO investigating allegation China wanted a horse in the democratic race
  10. Tesla's Blade Runner-inspired pickup truck kind of flopped. Here's why
  11. Scott Morrison announces $537 million for aged care in response to royal commission
  12. 145 years after Jules Verne dreamed up a hydrogen future, it has arrived
  13. Genetic testing IVF embryos doesn't improve the chance of a baby
  14. How Westpac is alleged to have broken anti-money laundering laws 23 million times
  15. Government's Commonwealth Integrity Commission will not stamp out public sector corruption — here’s why
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  18. Teens with at least one close friend can better cope with stress than those without
  19. Making every building count in meeting Australia's emission targets
  20. What are lost continents, and why are we discovering so many?
  21. Josh Frydenberg turns up heat on Westpac chiefs as bank issues a 'response plan'
  22. That moving graph of US tax rates that went viral, it's probably wrong. Here's why
  23. NZ deputy PM under fire, but maintains no laws broken in party donations scandal
  24. Westpac's scandal highlights a system failing to deter corporate wrongdoing
  25. How to manage your essential medicines in a bushfire or other emergency
  26. A push to make social media companies liable in defamation is great for newspapers and lawyers, but not you
  27. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Westpac scandal
  28. What do Sydney and other cities have in common? Dust
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  30. Why New Zealand courts should take poverty into account in sentencing decisions
  31. Albanese promises a 'productivity project' in an economic vision statement harking back to Hawke and Keating
  32. Vital Signs. Untaxing childcare is a bold idea that seems unfair, but might benefit us all
  33. Smoke haze hurts financial markets as well as the environment
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  36. These young Muslim Australians want to meet Islamophobes and change their minds. And it's working
  37. Friday essay: George Eliot 200 years on
  38. How 1 bright light in a bleak social housing policy landscape could shine more brightly
  39. why does wood crackle in a fire?
  40. Scott Morrison will go into 2020 with a challenging cluster of policy loose ends
  41. New report shows the world is awash with fossil fuels. It's time to cut off supply
  42. Enough ambition (and hydrogen) could get Australia to 200% renewable energy
  43. Dramatic and engaging, new exhibition Linear celebrates the art in Indigenous science
  44. NZ remains unscathed by US-China trade war, but that's no reason for complacency
  45. The NDIS is changing. Here's what you need to know – and what problems remain
  46. Why Australia can no longer avoid responsibility for its citizens held in Syria
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