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Christmas versus kilojoules – how to focus more on celebration and less on the food

  • Written by: Clare Collins, Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
Christmas versus kilojoules – how to focus more on celebration and less on the foodYou don't have to miss out on Christmas celebrations.Shutterstock

Christmas and the holidays are a time to relax and celebrate with family and friends. But the festive season can also be a time of unwanted weight gain that won’t budge once the holidays are over.

Research (mostly from the United States) has found adults typically gain 400 to...

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Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO

  • Written by: Michael Grose, Climate Projections Scientist, CSIRO

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO have released their fifth biennial State of the Climate report.

State of the Climate 2018 is the latest biennial snapshot of climate change in Australia. It focuses on observed long-term trends that are happening now and are likely to continue into the near future, as well as significant climate events...

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Yes, retailers exploit Christmas, but their decorations still evoke religious spirit

  • Written by: Joshua Newton, Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Business and Law, Deakin University

Christmas trees in the aisles. Baubles hanging from the ceiling. Carols playing on the in-store speakers. Tinsel around the cash register.

Shops put a lot of effort into Christmas decorations. It’s in their interest to associate themselves with the celebration, and to encourage shoppers to think spending up big is part and parcel of its...

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Building in ways that meet the needs of Australia’s remote regions

  • Written by: Hannah Robertson, Innovation Fellow and Lecturer, Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture, Monash University
Building in ways that meet the needs of Australia’s remote regionsDoing it locally: workers in the Gumatj timber workshop, Gunyangara.Hannah Robertson, Author provided

Remote areas were described as “unused” and/or “underperforming” in a 2017 address by internationally renowned architects Rem Koolhaas and David Gianotten of OMA. Similarly, a 2004 territorial study of Switzerland by ETH...

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  2. Doing away with essays won't necessarily stop students cheating
  3. NZ mental health inquiry calls for fundamental change
  4. Unpacking the history of how Earth feeds life, and life changes Earth
  5. why are people colour blind?
  6. replace company tax with cashflow tax
  7. Inquiry into LGBTIQ hate crime could improve how police and communities respond
  8. Dramatic advances in forensics expose the need for genetic data legislation
  9. Exploring Australia's 'other reefs' south of Tasmania
  10. Theatre is Lying is a welcome response to fake news and alternative facts
  11. how to deal with dying during the holidays
  12. Michael McCormack fails leadership test in handling of Broad scandal
  13. Tanya Plibersek on a united Labor
  14. Labor widens lead in Ipsos; US Democrats gained 40 House seats at midterms
  15. Labor's housing pledge is welcome, but direct investment in social housing would improve it
  16. Tidelands struggles to stay afloat in its first series
  17. Rudd says Murdoch media is a "political party"
  18. We finally have the rulebook for the Paris Agreement, but global climate action is still inadequate
  19. New guidelines for responding to cyber attacks don't go far enough
  20. MYEFO rips A$130 million per year from research funding despite budget surplus
  21. What's your beef? How 'carbon labels' can steer us towards environmentally friendly food choices
  22. Why naming all our mozzies is important for fighting disease
  23. how gift-giving is inspired by beliefs-based altruism
  24. why people follow what other people do
  25. a history of St Nicholas, Santa and his helpers
  26. We need to talk about the actual threats to academic freedom on Australian campuses
  27. National Andrew Broad forced to quit frontbench amid 'sugar baby' allegation
  28. More mirage than good management, MYEFO fails to hit its own targets
  29. Shorten pledges $500 million for UNHCR in border protection policy
  30. how do people know what the weather will be?
  31. Morrison's decision to recognise West Jerusalem the latest bad move in a mess of his own making
  32. MYEFO reveals billions more in revenue, $9 billion in fresh election tax cuts
  33. Having a second child worsens parents' mental health: new research
  34. Children's health hit for six as industry fails to regulate alcohol ads
  35. How to have yourself a plastic-free Christmas
  36. how to keep your kids safe (and out of trouble) when you’re at work these holidays
  37. The great movie scenes: Back to the Future
  38. lessons in how towns remake challenging sites
  39. 2018 was a huge year in gaming
  40. Morrison goes a bridge too far to outsmart Shorten
  41. Labor promises a comprehensive overhaul of federal environmental framework
  42. NSW Governor David Hurley will be Australia's new Governor-General
  43. Shorten's subsidy plan to boost affordable housing
  44. Government hopes Jerusalem compromise will smooth Indonesian trade deal
  45. It's despair, not depression, that's responsible for Indigenous suicide
  46. Can the Big Bash League's backyard cricket bat flip truly be fair?
  47. Native cherries are a bit mysterious, and possibly inside-out
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