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Maxims like turn that frown upside down may annoy you when ill-timed but it seems they have some evidence-based science behind them. A growing body of research shows that your state of mind may have a…
Staff in facilities providing low-level care to elderly people need to develop better relationships with their patients…
Some facts about BHP Billiton. Its full year annual profit of $US23.6 billion ($A22.46 billion) is the largest ever for an Australian corporation and is double that of last year’s. It employs close to…
Legislation requiring tobacco products to be in plain packaging was passed by the House of Representatives last night. This is the first such measure in the world to come so close to becoming law. We asked…
A new longitudinal study — SettleMEN: Health and settlement among men from refugee backgrounds living in South East Queensland…
Women are often told how the very high-heeled shoes they wear are doing them harm. But instead of trying to make them feel guilty about their footwear, we would be better off discussing how to help women…
The Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna is meeting today to discuss raising Australia’s tuna fishing quota. The tuna industry is expected to ask for a 30% rise in Australia’s allocated…
Adult refugee males encounter significant discrimination in the employment market which hampers their ability to integrate…
The not-for-profit sector is facing the loss of a privileged exemption that allows charities to avoid paying tax on profit-making activities. Announced in May’s Budget, the changes will see not-for-profit…
Breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related death in Australian women. But experts disagree on the benefits of breast cancer screening programs, with some arguing that it’s unclear whether…
While droughts are caused by weather – the failure of the rains – famines are invariably political. The current famine in southern Somalia should have come as no surprise. Aid agencies have been warning…
The Productivity Commission has released its report on Disability Care and Support, which recommends the creation of a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) to provide insurance cover for about 410,000…
Those with a degree tend to do better financially but rural students are ignoring the long-term benefits of university education…
The Productivity Commission has released the Caring for Older Australian report. Experts respond. Rhonda Nay, Professor of Interdisciplinary Aged Care at La Trobe University gives a general response to…
Emeritus Professor Brian Stoddart, former Vice-Chancellor at La Trobe University, returned recently from an extended assignment working with universities in Syria. Below is his account of his time in a…
Governments and central banks “pass the buck” to each other, trying to induce the other institution to deal with dangers…
A paper exploring HIV-positive women’s accounts of their use and non-use of treatments for the prevention of mother-to-child…
The proposed National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has the potential to radically change the lives of people with severe intellectual disabilities. But despite the NDIS’ guarantee to match support…
With the UN declaring famine in Somalia for the first time since 1992, and other countries in the Horn of Africa suffering critical food shortages, this already unstable region is facing devastation. Drought-stricken…
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Associate Professor of Economics, La Trobe Business School, La Trobe University
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PhD Candidate, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
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Lecturer, Early Career Development Fellow, Department of Public Health, La Trobe University
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Professor of Public Health, La Trobe University
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Dennis Altman is a Friend of The Conversation.
Vice Chancellor's Fellow and Professorial Fellow, Institute for Human Security and Social Change, La Trobe University
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Adjunct Professor of Sport Management, La Trobe University
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Associate professor, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer and Deputy Director, Reducing Gender-Based Violence Research Group, La Trobe University
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Head of Wildlife Conservation and Reproductive Endocrinology Lab, La Trobe University
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Professor of International Law, La Trobe University
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Adjunct Professor, Department of Archaeology and History, La Trobe University
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Professor in Plant Biology, La Trobe University
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Emeritus Professor of Politics, La Trobe University
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Research Fellow, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer in History, La Trobe University