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Some things doctors do have no benefit, and some can harm people

Professor Rachelle Buchbinder, AO, grew up in Melbourne’s suburban southeast. She went to a high school that never figured in the VCE “high-performing” lists. Her parents – both born in Europe with difficult WWII Holocaust backstories – struggled financially for a long period of time. Now, she’s one of Australia’s most eminent and

To be a policy optimist, try some rose-coloured realism

by Carolyn Hughes Tuohy. Originally published on Policy Options A comment from a student during a recent conversation stopped me in my tracks. “The longer we spend in graduate school, the more depressed we get,” they said. In this student’s immediate cohort, it’s a commonly held view about the world that awaits them

How — And Why — Journalists Should Investigate Sports

by Laura Oliver for Global Investigative Journalism Network • October 6, 2023 “Sport is an under-investigated area,” Danish investigative journalist Jeppe Laursen told the 13th Global Investigative Journalism Conference (#GIJ23). “There are easy stories out there, and it’s quite approachable because there are so few people looking into it.” Laursen, from the Danish newspaper

Driving under the influence of marijuana: An explainer and research roundup

by Naseem S. Miller, The Journalist’s Resourc As marijuana use continues to rise and state-level marijuana legalization sweeps the U.S., researchers and policymakers are grappling with a growing public safety concern: marijuana-impaired driving. The issue has not been an easy one to tackle because, unlike alcohol, which has well-established thresholds of impairment, the

The Bedrock of Civilisations: Geological Impact on Human History

The intricate dance between geology and human civilisation is as old as time. The fertile valleys carved by ancient rivers gave birth to the first civilisations, and mineral riches have dictated trade routes, fuelled economies, and sparked wars. Studying ancient terrains, geologists unearth tales of how natural landscapes influenced the trajectories of societies,

The Israel-Hamas war: No matter who loses, Iran wins

Israelis inspect the rubble of a building in Tel Aviv on Oct. 8, 2023, a day after it was hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip. AP Photo/Oded Balilty Aaron Pilkington, University of Denver There will be only one winner in the war that has broken out between Israel and the