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The technology that gave Stephen Hawking a voice should be accessible to all who need it

  • Written by: Bronwyn Hemsley, Professor of Speech Pathology, University of Technology Sydney
The technology that gave Stephen Hawking a voice should be accessible to all who need itAcclaimed British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author Stephen Hawking passed away peacefully at his home in Cambridge aged 76.Intel Corporation

Stephen Hawking was one of the most prominent people in history to use a high-tech communication aid known as augmentative and alternative communication (AAC).

His death comes in the year of the 70...

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Sydney Biennale modestly comes of age with moments of curatorial brilliance

  • Written by: Felicity Fenner, Associate Professor at UNSW Art & Design, UNSW
Sydney Biennale modestly comes of age with moments of curatorial brillianceAi Weiwei, Law of the Journey, 2017, reinforced PVC with aluminium frame, 3 x 60 x 6m. Courtesy the artist. Photograph: Ai Weiwei Studio

If a 21st birthday “coming of age” observance can be applied to cultural events, 2018 marks the launch into adulthood of the Biennale of Sydney. In some ways Sydney’s biennale was a precocious...

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PSA testing for prostate cancer is only worth it for some

  • Written by: Shomik Sengupta, Professor of Surgery, Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University
PSA testing for prostate cancer is only worth it for someMany men who have prostate cancer will die with it, rather than of it.from shutterstock.com

A recent UK study showed no significant difference in survival between men who had a single prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test – a blood test used to detect prostate cancer – and those who didn’t, after about ten years of follow-up. This...

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Michelle Grattan on a 'super Saturday' of elections

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Michelle Grattan speaks with Lawrence Pratchett about this weekend’s federal Batman byelection and South Australian state election. They discuss the mood among voters, issues surrounding Adani and Bill Shorten’s tax policy announcement, as well as the federal implications of the South Australian result.

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