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Genetic testing IVF embryos doesn't improve the chance of a baby

  • Written by: Karin Hammarberg, Senior Research Fellow, Global and Women's Health, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University
Genetic testing IVF embryos doesn't improve the chance of a babyGenetic testing costs around A$700 per embryo.KieferPix

If you’re going through IVF, you may be offered a test to look at your embryos’ chromosomes.

Pre-implantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (chromosome abnormalities), known as PGT-A, is an “add on” used to help choose embryos with the right number of chromosomes....

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How Westpac is alleged to have broken anti-money laundering laws 23 million times

  • Written by: Ian Fargher, Lecturer in Accounting, University of Wollongong
How Westpac is alleged to have broken anti-money laundering laws 23 million timesWestpac is "deeply sorry" and has pledged to spend $18 million over three years tackling the online sexual exploitation of children in the Philippines.Shutterstock

Australia’s second-biggest bank, Westpac, is poised to overtake the biggest, the Commonwealth Bank. Not in terms of assets, earnings or market capitalisation, but in having to pay...

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Government's Commonwealth Integrity Commission will not stamp out public sector corruption — here’s why

  • Written by: Yee-Fui Ng, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Monash University
Government's Commonwealth Integrity Commission will not stamp out public sector corruption — here’s whyThe government's proposed integrity commission has come under fire.AAP/Mick Tsikas

Attorney-General Christian Porter added a little more flesh to the bones of the long-awaited Commonwealth Integrity Commission this week. In a National Press Club address, Porter argued there must be a balance between having a powerful investigative body and fairness...

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how marketers measure Dolly Parton's magic

  • Written by: Louise Grimmer, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, Tasmanian School of Business and Economics, University of Tasmania

Hit podcast Dolly Parton’s America is a love letter to the icon of American country music. It reveals Dolly’s broad and enduring appeal, which crosses generations, class, race and even musical tastes.

Dolly, 73, is having a “moment” that includes the podcast, 9:5 The Musical (coming to Australia in April), and the new...

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  2. Teens with at least one close friend can better cope with stress than those without
  3. Making every building count in meeting Australia's emission targets
  4. What are lost continents, and why are we discovering so many?
  5. Josh Frydenberg turns up heat on Westpac chiefs as bank issues a 'response plan'
  6. That moving graph of US tax rates that went viral, it's probably wrong. Here's why
  7. NZ deputy PM under fire, but maintains no laws broken in party donations scandal
  8. Westpac's scandal highlights a system failing to deter corporate wrongdoing
  9. How to manage your essential medicines in a bushfire or other emergency
  10. A push to make social media companies liable in defamation is great for newspapers and lawyers, but not you
  11. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Westpac scandal
  12. What do Sydney and other cities have in common? Dust
  13. Australian teens do close to the least physical activity in the world
  14. Why New Zealand courts should take poverty into account in sentencing decisions
  15. Albanese promises a 'productivity project' in an economic vision statement harking back to Hawke and Keating
  16. Vital Signs. Untaxing childcare is a bold idea that seems unfair, but might benefit us all
  17. Smoke haze hurts financial markets as well as the environment
  18. Five ways parents can help their kids take risks – and why it’s good for them
  19. a short, shaky history of curing with vibrations
  20. These young Muslim Australians want to meet Islamophobes and change their minds. And it's working
  21. Friday essay: George Eliot 200 years on
  22. How 1 bright light in a bleak social housing policy landscape could shine more brightly
  23. why does wood crackle in a fire?
  24. Scott Morrison will go into 2020 with a challenging cluster of policy loose ends
  25. New report shows the world is awash with fossil fuels. It's time to cut off supply
  26. Enough ambition (and hydrogen) could get Australia to 200% renewable energy
  27. Dramatic and engaging, new exhibition Linear celebrates the art in Indigenous science
  28. NZ remains unscathed by US-China trade war, but that's no reason for complacency
  29. The NDIS is changing. Here's what you need to know – and what problems remain
  30. Why Australia can no longer avoid responsibility for its citizens held in Syria
  31. An American company will test your embryos for genetic defects. But designer babies aren't here just yet
  32. A collapsing star in a distant galaxy fired out some of the most energetic gamma rays ever seen
  33. Veterans have poorer mental health than Australians overall. We could be serving them better
  34. Lack of information on apartment defects leaves whole market on shaky footings
  35. Extinction of ice age giants likely drove surviving animals apart
  36. How Hitler memes made their way around the world and into the Fair Work Commission courtroom
  37. We live in a world of upheaval. So why aren't today's protests leading to revolutions?
  38. Buttigieg surges to clear lead in Iowa poll, as Democrats win four of five US state elections
  39. It's hard to breathe and you can't think clearly – if you defend your home against a bushfire, be mentally prepared
  40. Climate change will make fire storms more likely in southeastern Australia
  41. To feed the world in 2050 we need to build the plants that evolution didn't
  42. Innovation competitions are the next big thing. Here are 8 ways to make them work
  43. cricketers are leading the charge for inclusive masculinity
  44. Make the study of economics "more sexy": Chris Bowen
  45. Putting homes in high-risk areas is asking too much of firefighters
  46. If weight loss is your only goal for exercise, it's time to rethink your priorities
  47. how the ABC took Australian animals to the people
  48. Instead of showing leadership, Twitter pays lip service to the dangers of deep fakes
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  50. There's a yawning gap in the plan to keep older Australians working

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