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managing type 2 diabetes during Ramadan

  • Written by: Sue Lynn Lau, Endocrinologist, Western Sydney University
managing type 2 diabetes during RamadanMany Muslim Australians currently live with diabetes.From shutterstock.com

This article is the first part in a series, Where culture meets health.


The holy month of Ramadan, which sees Muslims all over the world fast during daylight hours, begins this weekend. Does having type 2 diabetes exclude a person from fasting? Not necessarily. The decision...

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How hard is it to say 'no' to drugs?

  • Written by: Kathryn Daley, Lecturer, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University, RMIT University
How hard is it to say 'no' to drugs?If most of your peer group is experimenting with substances, you will almost certainly be offered them. Nina Maile Gordon/The Conversation, CC BY-NC-ND

I Need to Know is an ongoing series for teens in search of reliable, confidential advice about life’s tricky questions. If you’re a teen, send us your questions about sex, drugs, health...

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policies come and policies go, but surely we shouldn't be subsidising inheritances

  • Written by: Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW
policies come and policies go, but surely we shouldn't be subsidising inheritancesIt's one thing to oppose a tax on inheritances. It's quite another to subsidise inheritances.Shutterstock

There’s an election on. Half a million of us have already voted. There’s just two weeks to go.

With that comes more intense scrutiny of different policies (which is good) and disingenuous claims by those with vested interests (which...

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  1. $20 billion per year. That's how much higher superannuation could take from wages
  2. Pacific countries score well in media freedom index, but reality is far worse
  3. A guide to ensure everyone plays by the same military rules in space: the Woomera Manual
  4. Friday essay: networked hatred - new technology and the rise of the right
  5. We need to treat borderline personality disorder for what it really is – a response to trauma
  6. Labor wants to keep climate debate in the clouds
  7. Blockchain can help break the chains of modern slavery, but it is not a complete solution
  8. UK becomes first country to declare a 'climate emergency'
  9. Young people won't accept inaction on climate change, and they'll be voting in droves
  10. what does Clive Palmer actually want?
  11. The exhibition Tudors to Windsors is an uncritical glorification of empire
  12. rural voters get a voice and topple a government in 1913
  13. The Conversation needs your help
  14. how does preferential voting work in the House of Representatives?
  15. how does preferential voting work in the Senate?
  16. what's the point of nits?!
  17. Indonesia isn't the only country planning new cities. Why not Australia?
  18. It's time to vote for happiness and well-being, not mere economic growth. Here's why:
  19. Pregnant women and babies can be vegans but careful nutrition planning is essential
  20. Labor wants to restore 'demand driven' funding to universities: what does this mean?
  21. Eliza Winstanley, colonial stage star and our first female Richard III
  22. how digital advertising is shaping this election campaign
  23. Can Labor's animal welfare plan improve Australia's lacklustre record?
  24. Psst... wanna buy a necklace? Humans have been faking jewellery for thousands of years
  25. How 'flags of convenience' have shrunk Australia's merchant fleet
  26. Victorian Liberal candidates find social media footprints lethal
  27. Politics with Michelle Grattan: Tim Colebatch on the battle in Victoria
  28. Shorten distances himself from Green overtures on climate policy
  29. Uranium mines harm Indigenous people – so why have we approved a new one?
  30. an exotic radical who rejected the establishment
  31. How the major parties’ Indigenous health election commitments stack up
  32. a valid argument let down by selective science and over-the-top claims
  33. Labor's anti-war message falls flat in landslide loss in 1966
  34. Are too many corporate mergers harming consumers? We won't know if we don't check
  35. the 'unlosable election' of 1993 still resonates loudly
  36. How we used CRISPR to narrow in on a possible antidote to box jellyfish venom
  37. Unpacking the flaws in Adani's water management plan
  38. Don't forget our future climate when tightening up building codes
  39. what is inquiry-based learning and how does it help prepare children for the real world?
  40. Why artistic differences in a band can be a good thing
  41. Have you gone vegan? Keep an eye on these 4 nutrients
  42. From catfish to romance fraud, how to avoid getting caught in any online scam
  43. How much influence will independents and minor parties have this election? Please explain
  44. William Bowe on the state of election play in WA
  45. political scientist Andy Marks on #AusVotes2019 and the key issues in NSW
  46. Climate change forced these Fijian communities to move – and with 80 more at risk, here's what they learned
  47. It's time to properly acknowledge - and celebrate
  48. Despite its green image, NZ has world's highest proportion of species at risk
  49. why this election is posing problems for the media
  50. How we found a white dwarf – a stellar corpse – by accident

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