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Why drug cheats are still being caught seven years after the 2012 London Olympics

  • Written by: Jack Anderson, Professor of Sports Law, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne
Why drug cheats are still being caught seven years after the 2012 London OlympicsUzbek wrestler Artur Taymazov (centre) was recently stripped of his gold medal from the 2012 Olympics due to retrospective drug testing. He also lost his gold from the 2008 Olympics for doping.Dimitris Panagos/AAP

When two swimmers refused to acknowledge victories by Chinese swimmer Sun Yang at the last month’s world swimming championships,...

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Mums in prison or whose babies are in care need breastfeeding support too

  • Written by: Karleen Gribble, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University
Mums in prison or whose babies are in care need breastfeeding support tooWith the right support, women in prison or whose children are in care can breastfeed. But there are challenges.from www.shutterstock.com

Australian women want to breastfeed but many struggle. And the most disadvantaged face the biggest challenges.

Among them are mothers who are involved with the child protection and criminal justice systems, who...

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Why investigative reporting in the digital age is waving, not drowning

  • Written by: Andrea Carson, Associate Professor at La Trobe University. Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University

You don’t need to look far to find doom and gloom stories about traditional media in the digital age. Yet linking media hardship to a view that investigative journalism is dying is a misconception.

Yes, media outlets face many challenges. Last week’s 600-page ACCC report showed traditional media organisations face a difficult economic...

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Indigenous art centres that sustain remote communities are at risk. The VET sector can help

  • Written by: Pi-Shen Seet, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Edith Cowan University
Indigenous art centres that sustain remote communities are at risk. The VET sector can helpMost Indigenous art works are produced in around 90 Indigenous art centres located in very remote regions of Australia.CameliaTWU/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

Among the many touching gifts following the March 2019 shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand, were two paintings by artists from South Australia’s remote Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara...

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  1. Apartment life for families means living at close quarters, but often feeling isolated too
  2. The National Breastfeeding Strategy is a start, but if we really valued breast milk we'd put it in the GDP
  3. remembering and reflecting on Australia's biggest prison escape 75 years on
  4. Koala-detecting dogs sniff out flaws in Australia's threatened species protection
  5. Australia likely to tick off on US request to help protect shipping in Middle East
  6. Nuclear becomes latest round in energy wars
  7. Albanese says Voice must be in the Constitution
  8. Australia depends less on Chinese trade than some might think
  9. Beefing up security isn't the only way to make hospitals safer
  10. Want to avoid a botched beauty procedure? This is what you need to be wary of
  11. An astronomy expert explains how The Bachelor's research will help us discover new planets
  12. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Labor's hard reality
  13. The Hong Kong protesters have turned militant and more strategic – and this unnerves Beijing
  14. Who is Raheem Kassam? Calls to ban the far-right speaker blur line between free speech and hate speech
  15. How Hong Kong protesters have been winning the battle for public space
  16. International students rank Melbourne and Sydney in world's top cities – but we can make them feel safer
  17. Renters hold the key to low voter turn-out at federal elections
  18. 2℃ of global warming would put pressure on Melbourne's water supply
  19. There's no evidence 5G is going to harm our health, so let's stop worrying about it
  20. the battle for the soul of the US Democrats that's taking place before our eyes
  21. The Australian Dream is must-see for lovers of football and this country
  22. Labor battles to keep warm in a cold climate
  23. High Court challenge in Kooyong and Chisholm unlikely to win, but may still land a blow
  24. Australia can pick up its game and land a Moon mission
  25. What is herd immunity and how many people need to be vaccinated to protect a community?
  26. As question time becomes political theatre, does it still play a vital role in government?
  27. why two chief justices support the Voice to parliament, and why that matters
  28. How not to police financial services. Balanced scorecards don't work for bankers
  29. What sort of 'development' has no place for a billion slum dwellers?
  30. Breeding Thoroughbreds is far from natural in the race for a winner
  31. Yes, Peter Dutton has a lot of power, but a strong Home Affairs is actually a good thing for Australia
  32. Are there certain foods you can eat to reduce your risk of Alzheimer's disease?
  33. New Zealand poised to introduce clean car standards and incentives to cut emissions
  34. Don't just blame government and business for the recycling crisis – it begins with us
  35. Fleabag’s feminist rethinking of tired screenwriting tools
  36. More teens are dropping maths. Here are three reasons to stick with it
  37. High Court challenge to Treasurer Josh Frydenberg under section 44
  38. No, it's not OK for the government to use your prescription details to recruit you for a study
  39. After 119 years, NSW is set to decriminalise abortion. Why has reform taken so long?
  40. can Earth be affected by a black hole in the future?
  41. A clever operatic adaptation of Oscar and Lucinda is let down by music that fails to captivate
  42. Private renters are doing it tough in outer suburbs of Sydney and Melbourne
  43. 'I'm an international student in Australia. How do I tell my parents the pressure they put on me is too much?'
  44. What are native grasslands, and why do they matter?
  45. wage theft has become a culturally accepted part of business
  46. Athlete development must better support Indigenous and Pasifika players
  47. Algorithms are everywhere but what will it take for us to trust them?
  48. People use sauna for well-being, but its medical benefits are not widely understood
  49. Anthony Albanese on Labor's hard times
  50. With wit and tenderness, Miles Franklin winner Melissa Lucashenko writes back to the 'whiteman's world'

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