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The Hendra vaccine has no effect on racehorse performance

  • Written by: Kathrin Schemann, Fellow in Veterinary Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Sydney
The Hendra vaccine has no effect on racehorse performanceA veterinarian about to administer the Hendra virus vaccine. Kathrin Schemann, Author provided

Vaccination against the deadly Hendra virus in horses does not reduce their racing performance, according to new research published in the Australian Veterinary Journal.

The research was done following concerns by some that the vaccine could impact on the...

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Russian Olympic doping saga shows need for a radically different approach

  • Written by: Jack Anderson, Professor of Sports Law, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne
Russian Olympic doping saga shows need for a radically different approachCertain Russian athletes will be allowed to compete in Pyeongchang under the banner of 'Olympic Athletes from Russia'.Reuters/Fabrizio Bensch

Sport, and particularly the International Olympic Committee (IOC), needs a new approach to doping – one in which it frankly and independently interrogates what went wrong and uses that analysis to...

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Classroom design should follow evidence, not architectural fads

  • Written by: Terry Byers, Research fellow, University of Melbourne
Classroom design should follow evidence, not architectural fadsThere is limited evidence to support the idea that making physical changes to classrooms boosts learning outcomes.Churchie, Author provided

The past decade has seen a boom in the construction of trendy buildings with visually appealing interiors in schools and universities. Proponents highlight the potential of these flexible and technology-rich...

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If democracy is failing, why do so many lay claim to it?

  • Written by: Camille Bedock, FNRS Postdoctoral Researcher, Centre d'étude de la vie politique (CEVIPOL), Université Libre de Bruxelles
If democracy is failing, why do so many lay claim to it?The 2014 Umbrella Revolution in Hong Kong against 'Chinese-style democracy' laid bare democracy's contested meanings.Studio Incendo/flickr, CC BY-SA

These comments on the global fate of democracy, the last in the Is Democracy Dead or Alive? series, are gathered by Democratic Theory and co-published by The Conversation with the Sydney Democracy...

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  4. Driverless cars could create new jobs in a welcome boost to Australia's motor industry
  5. Trump and Turnbull have little cause for satisfaction over progress in Afghanistan
  6. Craig McLachlan, defamation and getting the balance right when sexual harassment goes to court
  7. Curious Kids: why does rain only come from grey clouds?
  8. Lambie's Senate replacement Steve Martin flags that he won't stand aside
  9. How we're developing underground mapping technologies - lessons from the Beaumont case
  10. The smart strategy behind Tourism Australia's 'Croc Dundee' Super Bowl pitch to the Americans
  11. Cat plague is back after nearly 40 years in hiding – here's what you need to know
  12. ASX and Wall Street fall: investors should start to worry when volatility seems low
  13. Turnbull and the Coalition begin the year on a positive polling note – but it's still all about the economy
  14. From #MeToo to #RiceBunny: how social media users are campaigning in China
  15. Will a controversial sports funding strategy give Australia's Winter Olympians the winning edge?
  16. How the Australian Constitution, and its custodians, ended up so wrong on dual citizenship
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  18. Tasmania can't only rely on a growing population for an economic boost
  19. The rise of the super-diverse 'ethnoburbs'
  20. Virtual reality chatroom app could boost VR industry
  21. Pesticide bans might give us a buzz, but they won't necessarily save the bees
  22. Daniel Day Lewis shines as the tortured artist in Phantom Thread
  23. How cyberbullies overtly and covertly target their victims
  24. Relics of colonialism: the Whitlam dismissal and the fight over the Palace letters
  25. Despite good intentions, the Olympics has its limits in promoting peace
  26. Elon Musk is launching a Tesla into space – here's how SpaceX will do it
  27. What employers need to do to protect workers from cyberbullying
  28. Hospitals are risky places – but some are better than others
  29. Vice-chancellors' salaries are just a symptom of what's wrong with universities
  30. Australian cities are far from being meccas for walking and cycling
  31. The benefits of job automation are not likely to be shared equally
  32. The Murray Darling Basin Plan is not delivering – there's no more time to waste
  33. Curious Kids: Do animals sleep like people? Do snails sleep in their shells?
  34. Why Call the Midwife satisfies our enduring need for heroic stories of fertility and birth
  35. Insecure by design – lessons from the Meltdown and Spectre debacle
  36. Stakes are high as Turkey, Russia and the US tussle over the future of Syria
  37. Encouragement for Turnbull in Newspoll as Parliamentary year starts
  38. With Feeney gone, Greens sniff a chance in Batman, and has Xenophon's bubble burst in South Australia?
  39. The Cabinet Files show that we need to change the nature of record-keeping
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