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Research: 40% of Australians Don’t Wash Their Hands Before Preparing Food

October 23, 2019 // 0 Comments

The Food Safety Information Council published new research suggesting that more than 20 percent of Australians don’t always clean their hands after going to the toilet. [...]

Snapchat- the Unexpected Danger on Queensland Roads

October 19, 2019 // 0 Comments

Snapchat has appeared as one of the unexpected risks for Queensland motorists, with one in six motorists surveyed using Snapchat behind the wheel during a recent QUT survey. [...]

Is your can of Coke killing you? – Maybe

September 4, 2019 // 0 Comments

You reach for your can of Coke. It’s feels nice and cool, you open it, you hear that fizz and you are anticipating it’s refreshing taste. But, are you drinking [...]

Teachers’ pay in Australia: it starts out OK, but goes downhill pretty quickly

September 4, 2019 // 0 Comments

If you want to earn a high income in Australia, you’re often better off having no degree than having a bachelor degree in teaching. Shutterstock/Monkey Business Images [...]

#Boysdancetoo – and in Japan they are celebrated

August 30, 2019 // 0 Comments

Masafumi Monden, University of Western Australia The western world’s dance community rallied over the weekend, taking Good Morning America host Lara Spencer to task for her [...]

Research: there is no single “gay gene”… sexual orientation can’t be reduced to a genetic on/off switch

August 30, 2019 // 0 Comments

According to a recent study to determine if same sex behaviour is down to genetics and if it can be predicted, it has been found that there is no single “gay gene,” [...]

Will the High Court ruling on public servant’s tweets have a ‘powerful chill’ on free speech?

August 7, 2019 // 0 Comments

Anthony Forsyth, RMIT University The Israel Folau termination case has dominated headlines for months now. Many Australians have been intrigued by the extent to which [...]

New clinical care guidelines produced for transgender and gender diverse people (TGD)

August 5, 2019 // 0 Comments

New guidelines in Australia have been produced for transgender and gender diverse people (TGD) to receive better health care. The guidelines aim to help address a gap in [...]

The raid isn’t about the ABC – it’s about a government not wanting to be held to account

June 7, 2019 // 0 Comments

People need to understand one important thing about the ABC and the AFP raid – it’s about accountability. Many are defending the raid by saying that the ABC (and [...]