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Keytruda may be a miracle cancer drug, but can those who need it afford it?

  • Written by: Nicholas Huntington, Laboratory Head, Molecular Immunology, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
Keytruda may be a miracle cancer drug, but can those who need it afford it?Immunotherapy works by increasing the magnitude or quality of the patient's own immune response.from shutterstock.com

Keytruda (generic name pembrolizumab) is an immunotherapy drug manufactured by the company Merck & Co. It is most commonly used to treat melanoma, and was listed for this use by Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration...

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punk's not dead, just patching itself up

  • Written by: Emily Brayshaw, Lecturer, Fashion and Design History, Theory, and Thinking, University of Technology Sydney
punk's not dead, just patching itself upVisible mending places clothing at the centre of a protest movement.Gaye Naismith

Visible mending is a quiet, global protest movement that’s happening at a grass-roots level, challenging the way we consume clothing. “We don’t need to throw our clothes away, and we’re wearing our mends as a badge of honour,” says Jane...

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Commonwealth Games injuries highlight a problematic culture in elite sports

  • Written by: Jack Hynes, PhD student, Victoria University

New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard suffered a career-ending elbow injury during the Commonwealth Games. Australia’s Francois Etoundi was also injured, but continued to compete and won a bronze medal. Welsh competitor Joshua Parry collapsed during his attempt at lifting 160kg.

These incidents are a symptom of a belief that athletes should...

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ASEAN-Australia special summit has much work to do on women's role in peace and security

  • Written by: Susan Hutchinson, PhD Candidate, Australian National University

The first outcome of last month’s ASEAN-Australia Special Summit was a planned round table on Women, Peace and Security to be held in Melbourne from April 17-19.

ASEAN members and Australia have a lot to talk about to improve their understanding and implementation of the Women, Peace and Security agenda. Discussions should include barriers...

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  2. Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook apology is the linguistic equivalent of 'shit happens'
  3. Tony Abbott and the revenge of the ‘delcons’
  4. Newspoll not all bad news for Turnbull as Coalition's position improves
  5. your guide to the 2018 Stella shortlist
  6. Materials that make heat worse for our kids demand a rethink by designers
  7. Australia's history of live exports is more than two centuries old
  8. That contract your computer made could get you in a legal bind
  9. Do athletes really need protein supplements?
  10. How does glow in the dark paint work?
  11. how asteroids made an impact on Australia
  12. When it comes to China's influence on Australia, beware of sweeping statements and conflated ideas
  13. Should the Commonwealth Games come with a health warning?
  14. Autism advocacy and research misses the mark if autistic people are left out
  15. Science vagabonde, un voyage autour des sciences
  16. What is hepatitis A and how can you get it from eating frozen fruit?
  17. Shorten's plan to triple anti-dumping penalties misunderstands the law
  18. The many ways Australia isn't as pro-trade as we claim
  19. Why does some tap water taste weird?
  20. In The Magpie, Monet found all the colour in a snowy day
  21. Political interventions have undermined the parole system's effectiveness and independence
  22. Banning MPs from private messaging apps is a simplistic response to a complex problem
  23. Can the Liberal Party hold its 'broad church' of liberals and conservatives together?
  24. A brief history of fake doctors, and how they get away with it
  25. South Australia's trial of England's year one phonics check shows why we need it
  26. Our survey found 'questionable research practices' by ecologists and biologists – here's what that means
  27. Commonwealth Games have better integrated para-sports, but society needs to catch up
  28. England expects 40% of new housing developments will be affordable, why can't Australia?
  29. Fifteen years after looting, thousands of artefacts are still missing from Iraq's national museum
  30. A new wave of rock removal could spell disaster for farmland wildlife
  31. Sensors in public spaces can help create cities that are both smart and sociable
  32. An ugly set of numbers triggers havoc in the Turnbull government
  33. Thinking about getting your child the flu vaccine? Here's what you need to know
  34. AGL's plan to replace Liddell is cheaper and cleaner than keeping it open
  35. When taxpayers do wrong, they cop penalties but erring tax officers do not
  36. a new podcast tackling tricky questions from inquisitive young minds
  37. Will sorting classrooms by ability improve marks? It depends on the mix
  38. Aftershocks hit Papua New Guinea as it recovers from a remote major earthquake
  39. After 30 Newspoll losses, Turnbull is down, but certainly not out
  40. I'm not signing up to become a space tourist just yet...
  41. A sexist policy may end the career of one of the Commonwealth's greatest female runners
  42. Why mandatory retirement ages should be a thing of the past
  43. Tim Winton's answer to toxic masculinity: god?
  44. Why Australia imports so many veggie seeds (and do we really need to treat them with fungicides?)
  45. Why don't dogs live as long as humans?
  46. Too wet? Too cold? Too hot? This is how weather affects the trips we make
  47. We need evidence-based law reform to reduce rates of Indigenous incarceration
  48. Menopausal mood swings can signal more serious mental illness
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