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Pay pharmacists to improve our health, not just supply medicines

  • Written by: John Jackson, Researcher, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University
Pay pharmacists to improve our health, not just supply medicinesPharmacists receive no financial incentive to counsel patients about how to take their medicines. That needs to change.from www.shutterstock.com

When you have a medicine dispensed at your local pharmacy under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), two things happen. The federal government determines how much the pharmacy receives for dispensing...

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chemistry Nobel goes to inventors of lithium-ion batteries

  • Written by: Mark Blaskovich, IMB Fellow, The University of Queensland

This year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to three chemists who collectively developed something that has become an absolute necessity in our daily lives – the lithium ion battery. From mobile phones to portable tools to electric cars, in less than four decades this invention has become a staple of modern society and could be...

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Just 29 companies receive 59% of Australia Council funding. Artists are calling for a change

  • Written by: Jo Caust, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow (Hon), University of Melbourne

Today, the Daily Review published an open letter with more than 700 signatures addressing the meeting of cultural ministers, which convenes this Friday.

The letter is signed by some of the most important artists and arts-workers in Australia, including Mother and Son writer Geoffrey Atherden, photographer William Yang, dancer Liz Dalman,...

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failing to pass on the full rate cut needn't mean banks are profiteering

  • Written by: Kevin Davis, Professor of Finance, University of Melbourne
failing to pass on the full rate cut needn't mean banks are profiteeringThe prime minister says banks are "basically profiteering". It's a difficult case to make.Joel Carrett/AAP

The unwillingness of the major (and other) banks to immediately cut their headline mortgage rates by as much as the Reserve Bank cuts its cash rate always attracts bad press, as well as condemnation from treasurers and prime ministers.

After...

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  1. Shh! Don't mention the public housing shortage. But no serious action on homelessness can ignore it
  2. Trump's ratings slightly down after Ukraine scandal as Warren surges to tie Biden in Democratic polls
  3. A national drought policy should be an easy, bipartisan fix. So why has it taken so long to enact a new one?
  4. It's only October, so what's with all these bushfires? New research explains it
  5. the myth that's driving Morrison's anti-union push
  6. Saturn has more moons than Jupiter – but why are we only finding out about them now?
  7. Is this study legit? 5 questions to ask when reading news stories of medical research
  8. Why we need 'crazy' ideas for new city parks
  9. Labor's climate and resources spokesmen at odds over future policy
  10. There are three types of climate change denier, and most of us are at least one
  11. What are hives, the common skin condition that gives you itchy, red bumps?
  12. the life and lonely death of one of Australia's greatest pianists
  13. the short story cycle and Rebekah Clarkson’s Barking Dogs
  14. Cosmic theorist and planet-hunters share physics prize as Nobels reward otherworldly discoveries
  15. Does destiny shape your decisions? Your answer could affect your marriage satisfaction
  16. Can hiding likes make Facebook fairer and rein in fake news? The science says maybe
  17. Looking to rent a home? 6 things that will help or hinder you
  18. No, serving sizes on food labels don't tell us how much we should eat
  19. why we should invest more in our indie game creators
  20. we shouldn't fund them like they do
  21. Kangaroos (and other herbivores) are eating away at national parks across Australia
  22. why some people still think climate change isn't real
  23. Painting Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce as a superhero is part of a long Australian tradition
  24. Malcolm Turnbull delivers the unpalatable truth to Scott Morrison on climate and energy
  25. Trump decision to withdraw troops from Syria opens way for dangerous Middle East power play
  26. how our country is failing to protect its children
  27. refugees stuck in Indonesia rally against UNHCR for chronic waiting
  28. There are differences between free speech, hate speech and academic freedom – and they matter
  29. Extinction Rebellion protesters might be annoying. But they have a point
  30. Do women's life-long experiences of being judged on appearance change how they feel in open-plan offices?
  31. a portrait of Melbourne's working class
  32. the black hole at the heart of our galaxy is more explosive than we thought
  33. Dams are being built, but they are private: Australia Institute
  34. Governments took the hard road on clean energy – and consumers are feeling the bumps
  35. The Real Dirty Dancing reduces a political film to little more than coy dance numbers
  36. Only 2 in 3 physios provide 'recommended care', but that's still higher than medicine
  37. Students from China may defend their country but that doesn't make them Communist Party agents
  38. lessons from the collapse of White Ribbon Australia
  39. Climate change poses a 'direct threat' to Australia's national security. It must be a political priority
  40. why drone hacking could be bad news for the military
  41. When mothers are killed by their partners, children often become ‘forgotten’ victims. It’s time they were given a voice
  42. why aged care needs to reflect multicultural Australia
  43. forensic entomology, or what bugs can tell police about when someone died
  44. It takes 21 litres of water to produce a small chocolate bar. How water-wise is your diet?
  45. New research shows pokie operators are not nearly as charitable as they claim
  46. China’s status as a developing country gives it few benefits in the World Trade Organisation
  47. Pharmacists can vaccinate adults against whooping cough, measles and the flu, but it might cost you more
  48. Studying for exams? Here's how to make your memory work for you
  49. how to craft a protest brand
  50. Morrison needs to avoid 'the conveyor belt of Trumpism'

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