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Editor's note
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In less than two weeks Tasmanians will go to the polls, and while 2014 saw a landslide victory for Liberal leader Will Hodgman, 2018 isn’t expected to be as decisive.
Poker machines are a key battleground in the election, with Tasmania’s Labor opposition promising to remove pokies from pubs and clubs by 2023. They’ve offered A$50 million to help venues make the transition, but the Tasmanian Liberals say the change would risk thousands of jobs.
Today, Fabrizio Carmignani and Saul Eslake fact check this claim (it’s a significant exaggeration), kicking off our fact checking of the Tasmanian election. Business & Economy Editor Jenni Henderson is on the ground in Tasmania, and together we’ll be holding the major and minor parties to account. If you see a “fact” you’d like checked, email checkit@theconversation.edu.au and we’ll ask an academic expert to test the evidence behind the claim and report the results.
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Lucinda Beaman
FactCheck Editor
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Top story
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Poker machine reform is at the centre of the upcoming Tasmanian state election.
Dan Peled/AAP
Fabrizio Carmignani, Griffith University
The Tasmanian Liberal party is promoting gaming industry estimates that 'around 5,000 jobs' would be at risk if poker machines were removed from pubs and clubs in Tasmania. Are the estimates correct?
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Arts + Culture
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Caillan Davenport, Macquarie University; Shushma Malik, University of Roehampton
The idea that the athletic contests – held in honour of the Greek god Zeus for over a thousand years – were shut down by a puritanical Christian emperor makes for a good story. But is it true?
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Science + Technology
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Helen Maynard-Casely, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
The InSight Lander mission to Mars is preparing for launch in May 2018. But there are seven (or eight) other planets to explore: why have we such a hang up on Mars?
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Bruce Baer Arnold, University of Canberra
A man who had the chip of a transport card inserted in his hand has had his card cancelled. He plans to take legal action against Transport for NSW, but does he have a case?
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Environment + Energy
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Grainne Cleary, Deakin University
Birds can usually sense when they are not feeling well and like many other creatures, seem to seek out-of-the-way places to be alone.
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Maarten De Brauwer, Curtin University
Much of the world's ocean is teeming with 'cryptic' fish species, which are small and hard to spot. But a new technique shines a light on these fish, which may in turn help to keep our seas healthy.
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Business + Economy
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Benjamin Hayward, Monash University
The digital world moves fast, and when it comes to digital products, Australia's consumer laws haven't kept up.
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Giovanni Di Lieto, Monash University
Australia recently signed a free trade agreement with Peru and more are on the way. At the same time it is part of a global trend of stealth protectionism among developed countries.
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Cities
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Ralph Horne, RMIT University; Emma Baker, University of Adelaide; Francisco Azpitarte, University of Melbourne; Gordon Walker, Lancaster University; Nicola Willand, RMIT University; Trivess Moore, RMIT University
While new buildings may be the glamorous eco-home pinups, retrofitting existing homes is the main game when it comes to creating energy-efficient, comfortable housing stock for all Australians.
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Graeme Davison, Monash University
It took Melbourne a very long time to create a civic square that served the citizens rather than commerce. Now an Apple store is to be built there, unless parliament supports a disallowance motion.
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Health + Medicine
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Clare Collins, University of Newcastle
The study showed that every 10% increase in consumption of ultra-processed food was linked to a 12% increase in developing some types of cancers. But it didn't show the processed food caused cancers.
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Deborah Lupton, University of Canberra
A new study compared fictional patient experiences in Grey's Anatomy with real trauma cases. It concluded patients who are fans of the show might have unrealistic expectations of medical care.
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Politics + Society
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Jarryd Bartle, RMIT University
How Australian courts might interpret consent in situations like this is far from clear, and needs to be sorted out.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Barnaby Joyce has dismissed a call from the Western Australian state Nationals for him to stand down.
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Johan Lidberg, Monash University
There are a lot of misconceptions regarding what a public broadcaster is. But one thing it is not is a government or state broadcaster.
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Education
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Scott Imig, University of Newcastle
Statistics on the number of principals receiving verbal threats of violence, being victims of bullying or physical violence have all seen an uptick in the past year.
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Diana Johns, University of Melbourne
The police in schools model abolished in Victoria in 2006 represents an outdated, paternalistic approach to youth crime and would not likely reduce youth crime rates if we brought it back now.
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Winter Olympics 2018
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Jessica Walton, Deakin University
The 1988 Seoul Olympics shed light on South Korea's institutionalised practice of international adoption.
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Featured jobs
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RMIT University — New Territories, Hong Kong
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University of Melbourne — Parkville, Victoria
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University of Western Australia — Perth, Western Australia
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La Trobe University — Bundoora, Victoria
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Featured events
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The Deakin Edge Theatre, Cnr Flinders and Swanston Streets, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia — Deakin University
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M263, 35 Stirling Hwy, CRAWLEY, Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia — University of Western Australia
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Deakin Downtown, Level 12, Tower 2 Collins Square, 727 Collins Street, Docklands, Victoria, 3008, Australia — Deakin University
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