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Is walking enough exercise?
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Everybody loves a nice stroll. It’s easy, free and accessible. But is walking enough to confer the life-saving benefits we know exercise brings? We asked five experts and four out of five said yes. But while they say walking might be “enough”, they agree you’ll get more benefits from more intense exercise.
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Alexandra Hansen
Section Editor: Health + Medicine
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Top story
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Alexandra Hansen, The Conversation
Four out of five experts say walking is enough exercise.
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Health + Medicine
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Michael Gradisar, Flinders University
The most interesting part of our body that changes during sleep is our brain.
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Gery Karantzas, Deakin University
An overwhelming majority of couples share similar ages. But some eschew the norm, and they may even have a better relationship.
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Business + Economy
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Roman Lanis, University of Technology Sydney; Brett Govendir, University of Technology Sydney; Peter Wells, University of Technology Sydney; Ross McClure, University of Technology Sydney
Businesses who pay dividends to shareholders with tax credits attached pay more tax, new research finds.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
This bald-faced refusal to acknowledge their own inconvenient history in part comes from the politicians' belief that if you just burnish the "spin", you can get away with saying anything.
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Lisa Denny, University of Tasmania
For Australia, the median age is 37.2 years. The Northern Territory is the youngest state or territory with a a median age of 32.4 years and Tasmania is the oldest at 42 years.
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Science + Technology
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Peter Ellerton, The University of Queensland; Deborah Brown, The University of Queensland
Let's get emotional about science. Not just to celebrate it, but because that's how to do it properly.
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Sandeep Gopalan, Deakin University
In a major blow to Facebook, a judge has ruled that a class action can proceed. If similar actions are brought around the world, Facebook could face billions of dollars in damages.
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Luke Holman, University of Melbourne
While much is being done to increase the number of women working in science, new research shows it could take many, many years to reach parity with men.
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Cities
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Dallas Rogers, University of Sydney; Alexandra Wong, Western Sydney University; Jacqueline Nelson, University of Technology Sydney
You'd perhaps expect property investors not to mind foreign investors who might push up prices. More surprisingly, house hunters are also more supportive than those who are not looking to buy.
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Education
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Melissa Barnes, Monash University; Russell Cross, University of Melbourne
Australia's decline in PISA rankings and criticisms of NAPLAN tell us we should also be looking at how we assess teacher quality.
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Arts + Culture
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Louise Pryke, Macquarie University
Sex was as big a part of life for Mesopotamian gods as it was for mortals, and sometimes betweens gods and mortals.
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Politics + Society
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Kelly Richards, Queensland University of Technology
Recent research found that members of the public have four common explanations for paedophilia or child sexual abuse. But the reality is more complex, with multiple causes often at work.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra; Deep Saini, University of Canberra
Michelle Grattan speaks to University of Canberra's Deep Saini about the week in Australian politics.
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Environment + Energy
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Christopher O'Bryan, The University of Queensland; Eve McDonald-Madden, The University of Queensland; James Watson, The University of Queensland; Neil Carter, Boise State University
Dingoes increase cattle yields, mountain lions reduce car crashes and vultures eat organic waste: like them or not, predators help humans.
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Michael Hopkin, The Conversation
The federal government is confident that states will sign up to the National Energy Guarantee, with a final decision now timetabled for August.
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