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When we lose weight, where does it go?

  • Written by: Ruben Meerman, Assistant scientist, UNSW
When we lose weight, where does it go?Don't worry, 98% of health professionals surveyed didn't know either. from www.shutterstock.com

The world is obsessed with fad diets and weight loss, yet few of us know how a kilogram of fat actually vanishes off the scales.

Even the 150 doctors, dietitians and personal trainers we surveyed shared this surprising gap in their health literacy. The...

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The US isn't a shining example for Australia when it comes to jobs

  • Written by: Jeff Borland, Professor of Economics, University of Melbourne

A booming economy is part of the sales pitch for company tax cuts in Australia. And the strong performance of the low-tax US economy is held up as evidence to support this.

Take the example of unemployment rates – where a comparison between the US and Australia appears to show a US labour market roaring back into life, while the Australian...

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The ASEAN-Australia Special Summit marks a step toward a deeper relationship

  • Written by: Laura Allison-Reumann, Research Associate, Nanyang Technological University; Visiting Fellow, Universitas Indonesia
The ASEAN-Australia Special Summit marks a step toward a deeper relationshipThere are still some hurdles to be overcome for the ASEAN-Australia relationship to reach its full potential.EPA/Mast Irham

This weekend, ASEAN leaders will be in Sydney to attend the first ASEAN-Australia Special Summit. Proposed by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at the first ASEAN-Australia Biennial Summit in Laos in 2016, the event will include...

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Curious Kids: What causes windy weather?

  • Written by: Andrew B. Watkins, Manager of Climate Prediction Services, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
Curious Kids: What causes windy weather?The air doesn’t like to be under pressure just like us. The wind is the result of the air trying to escape from high pressure.Mami Kempe / The Conversation, CC BY-ND

This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children. The Conversation is asking kids to send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. All questions are welcome...

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