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Universities facing ‘imperfect but essential’ changes

By Alex Zelinsky Lasting policy reforms, almost always, have difficult beginnings. Think Medicare, the Superannuation Guarantee, or the National Disability Insurance

Is Wuthering Heights really a great love story?

By Jodi McAlister Emerald Fennell’s film of Wuthering Heights, starring Australian actors Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff and Margot Robbie as Catherine, bills itself as

Growing psychological injury claims require early action

The rapid growth of workers’ compensation claims for psychiatric injury means organisations need to act early to protect staff and mitigate risk. McCullough Robertson

Taylor resigns from shadow cabinet ready for challenge

By Michelle Grattan Leadership aspirant Angus Taylor resigned from the shadow cabinet on Wednesday night, but when the Liberal Party will vote on the leadership remained

The lure of creating taller and smarter babies

By Alex Polyakov Prospective parents are being marketed genetic tests that claim to predict which IVF embryo will grow into the tallest, smartest or healthiest

Bunnings case opens door to more facial recognition use

By Margarita Vladimirova A seemingly minor decision handed down last week by the Administrative Review Tribunal may open the door to widespread use of facial

Are there better ways to deal with inflation?

By Luke Hartigan Just when we thought it was safe to return to the supermarket aisle, it seems inflation has come back to bite us again. Worse, the Reserve Bank of

Some good news after devastating floods

By Lloyd Hick I’m pleased to inform you of some good news after the recent devastating floods through our state’s north-west. Many cattle producers across

Can protest songs really change the world?

By Panizza Allmark and Jon Stratton In January, over the course of three days, Bruce Springsteen wrote, recorded and released the political protest song Streets of

ADHD prescriptions up 10-fold in two decades

By Brenton Prosser and Yogi Vidyattama The number of young people in Australia prescribed medication for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) increased more

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