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Paul Keating attacks media for 'pious belchings' over China

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Former prime minister Paul Keating has launched a scathing attack on the Australian media for its coverage of China, denouncing “the nominally pious belchings of ‘do-gooder’ journalists” who live on leaks from security agencies.

Keating told Australian newspaper’s strategic forum on Monday: “The Australian media...

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What are parasites and how do they make us sick?

  • Written by: Vincent Ho, Senior Lecturer and clinical academic gastroenterologist, Western Sydney University
What are parasites and how do they make us sick?Giardia is an example of a parasite you don't want to catch. Symptoms can include diarrhoea, abdominal cramps, fatigue, weakness and weight loss.From shutterstock.com

A parasite is an organism that lives in or on an organism of another species.

Three main classes of parasites can cause disease in humans: protozoa, helminths, and ectoparasites....

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Turn down for what? Why you turn down the radio when you're trying to park your car

  • Written by: Simon Lilburn, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Melbourne
Turn down for what? Why you turn down the radio when you're trying to park your carWhen you're looking for a destination, you might need to cut down the volumeShutterstock

You’re driving down an unfamiliar street on a clear spring evening. You’ve been invited to a friend of a friend’s party, at a house you’ve never been to before.

Tracking the street numbers, you see you’re getting close, so you...

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Chat bots, James Dean ... can the digital dead rest in peace?

  • Written by: Patrick Stokes, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Deakin University
Chat bots, James Dean ... can the digital dead rest in peace?James Dean in East of Eden in 1955. Sixty four years after his death, a reanimated 'James Dean' will reportedly be starring in a new film.idmb

“To be dead,” wrote the 20th century French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, “is to be a prey for the living.” Even Sartre, though, would have struggled to imagine casting James Dean in...

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  1. Domestic violence will spike in the bushfire aftermath, and governments can no longer ignore it
  2. An 8-year-old made US$22 million on YouTube, but most social media influencers are like unpaid interns
  3. Making sense of menopausal hormone therapy means understanding the benefits as well as the risks
  4. Re-imagining a museum of our First Nations
  5. greenspace-oriented development could make higher density attractive
  6. Children learn through play – it shouldn’t stop at preschool
  7. The main problem with virtual reality? It's almost as humdrum as real life
  8. Chinese embassy says Liberal critics Hastie and Paterson should "repent"
  9. Michelle Grattan on the government's response to the bushfires
  10. Conditions built into Frydenberg's okay for Chinese baby formula takeover
  11. why Sweden's central bank dumped Australian bonds
  12. celebrate with us and grab your discounted copy
  13. will banning illegal offshore sites really help kick our gambling habit?
  14. Stop the world, I want to get off! In Exit Strategies, one woman leaves and leaves again
  15. will the country see a return to strongman politics?
  16. Is social media damaging to children and teens? We asked five experts
  17. controlled burns often fail to slow a bushfire
  18. Vital Signs. Might straight down the middle be the source of our economic success?
  19. Friday essay: shaved, shaped and slit
  20. Research funding announcements have become a political tool, creating crippling uncertainty for academics
  21. New research shows Chinese migrants don't always side with China and are happy to promote Australia
  22. Public places through kids' eyes – what do they value?
  23. Is your teen off to schoolies? Here's what to say instead of freaking out
  24. Australia must engage with nuclear research or fall far behind
  25. When the firies call him out on climate change, Scott Morrison should listen
  26. how holograms and other tech could help outsmart bushfires
  27. Alison Croggon and the arts critic as an endangered species
  28. Minister David Littleproud on bushfires, drought, and the Nationals
  29. How we plan for animals in emergencies
  30. If Dr Google's making you sick with worry, there's help
  31. the $85 million plan to desalinate water for drought relief
  32. Why do many people with Parkinson's disease develop an addiction? We built a virtual casino to find out
  33. how sexbots are marketed as companions
  34. 12 simple ways you can reduce bushfire risk to older homes
  35. how we use music to make ourselves feel at home
  36. ancient Egyptians tamed wild ibis for sacrifice
  37. the ABC's complex debate over its role as sports broadcaster
  38. How does poor air quality from bushfire smoke affect our health?
  39. here are 5 steps to help them cope
  40. how Australian bushfire writing has changed with the climate
  41. getting to the bottom of the city-country divide
  42. If Australian police officers are allowed to shoot to kill, they should be better trained
  43. Why municipal waste-to-energy incineration is not the answer to NZ's plastic waste crisis
  44. the cum-ex trading scandal and why it matters
  45. What did the High Court decide in the Pell case? And what happens now?
  46. As flames encroach, those at risk may lose phone signal when they need it most
  47. If you've given your DNA to a DNA database, US police may now have access to it
  48. Victims of child sex abuse still face significant legal barriers suing churches
  49. UWA Publishing has helped take Australian poetry into the world. Its closure would be catastrophic for poets
  50. What is a 'mass extinction' and are we in one now?

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