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will banning illegal offshore sites really help kick our gambling habit?

  • Written by: Charles Livingstone, Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
will banning illegal offshore sites really help kick our gambling habit?While total gambling spending in Australia decreased during 2016-17, sports betting increased by 15.3%, from A$921 million to A$1.062 billion.SHUTTERSTOCK

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is going to start asking internet service providers to block certain offshore gambling websites.

The decision follows former New South...

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Stop the world, I want to get off! In Exit Strategies, one woman leaves and leaves again

  • Written by: Sandra D'urso, Researcher, The Australian Centre, University of Melbourne
Stop the world, I want to get off! In Exit Strategies, one woman leaves and leaves againThe script for Exit Strategies was developed by performer Mish Grigor during an artist’s residency in the UK, against the backdrop of Brexit.Bryony Jackson

To perform an exit is not as simple as it sounds. In fact, exiting a situation can be almost impossible for some.

Exit Strategies is a new production by indie performer and theatre maker Mi...

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Is social media damaging to children and teens? We asked five experts

  • Written by: Alexandra Hansen, Chief of Staff, The Conversation
Is social media damaging to children and teens? We asked five expertsThey need to have it to fit in, but social media is probably doing teens more harm than good. from www.shutterstock.com

If you have kids, chances are you’ve worried about their presence on social media.

Who are they talking to? What are they posting? Are they being bullied? Do they spend too much time on it? Do they realise their...

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  1. controlled burns often fail to slow a bushfire
  2. Vital Signs. Might straight down the middle be the source of our economic success?
  3. Friday essay: shaved, shaped and slit
  4. Research funding announcements have become a political tool, creating crippling uncertainty for academics
  5. New research shows Chinese migrants don't always side with China and are happy to promote Australia
  6. Public places through kids' eyes – what do they value?
  7. Is your teen off to schoolies? Here's what to say instead of freaking out
  8. Australia must engage with nuclear research or fall far behind
  9. When the firies call him out on climate change, Scott Morrison should listen
  10. how holograms and other tech could help outsmart bushfires
  11. Alison Croggon and the arts critic as an endangered species
  12. Minister David Littleproud on bushfires, drought, and the Nationals
  13. How we plan for animals in emergencies
  14. If Dr Google's making you sick with worry, there's help
  15. the $85 million plan to desalinate water for drought relief
  16. Why do many people with Parkinson's disease develop an addiction? We built a virtual casino to find out
  17. how sexbots are marketed as companions
  18. 12 simple ways you can reduce bushfire risk to older homes
  19. how we use music to make ourselves feel at home
  20. ancient Egyptians tamed wild ibis for sacrifice
  21. the ABC's complex debate over its role as sports broadcaster
  22. How does poor air quality from bushfire smoke affect our health?
  23. here are 5 steps to help them cope
  24. how Australian bushfire writing has changed with the climate
  25. getting to the bottom of the city-country divide
  26. If Australian police officers are allowed to shoot to kill, they should be better trained
  27. Why municipal waste-to-energy incineration is not the answer to NZ's plastic waste crisis
  28. the cum-ex trading scandal and why it matters
  29. What did the High Court decide in the Pell case? And what happens now?
  30. As flames encroach, those at risk may lose phone signal when they need it most
  31. If you've given your DNA to a DNA database, US police may now have access to it
  32. Victims of child sex abuse still face significant legal barriers suing churches
  33. UWA Publishing has helped take Australian poetry into the world. Its closure would be catastrophic for poets
  34. What is a 'mass extinction' and are we in one now?
  35. It's 25 years since we redefined autism – here's what we've learnt
  36. Own a bike you never ride? We need to learn how to fail better at active transport
  37. how growth in population and consumption drives planetary change
  38. Why Australia's first securities class action judgment (sort of) cleared Myer
  39. how bushfires create their own ferocious weather systems
  40. Vaping-related lung disease now has a name – and a likely cause. 5 things you need to know about EVALI
  41. Japanese visual storytelling comes alive at OzAsia
  42. Mr Morrison, I lost my home to bushfire. Your thoughts and prayers are not enough
  43. this year's OzAsia festival fused worlds in dance
  44. Reading is more than sounding out words and decoding. That's why we use the whole language approach to teaching it
  45. the story behind our dairy woes
  46. 1 in 10 women with endometriosis report using cannabis to ease their pain
  47. Why every child needs explicit phonics instruction to learn to read
  48. it's not us, it's the other lot, say the experts. So who do we believe?
  49. The government's 'new page' on Indigenous policy is actually just more of the same
  50. Frances Levvy, Australia's quietly radical early animal rights campaigner

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