If you’re lucky enough to still be sitting on a beach somewhere, or even if today is your first day back at work, Rob Manwaring has a treat for you: a quick round of Politics 2019 Bingo. In it, he looks at all the tricks politicians will use to win votes, especially in this election year, and some of the key phrases to watch out for. “Ordinary Australians”, anyone?
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Rob Manwaring, Flinders University
With a federal election looming, we can expect a lot of tried and true tactics from our politicians as they desperately try to win our votes.
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Health + Medicine
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Nick Haslam, University of Melbourne
There's good evidence to suggest a midlife crisis exists, though it's hard to define what the midlife is. And perhaps crises that occur during midlife might equally have occurred before or after.
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Cities
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Shiqi Xiong, Griffith University; Karine Dupré, Griffith University; Yang Liu, Griffith University
The West, Russia and Japan all left their marks on China today. Urbanisation too is usurping the old China. This long, mixed heritage and what should be done with it remains contested.
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Business + Economy
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Eloise Zoppos, Monash University
Traditional retailers want to lure you back with a shopping experience that online stores just can't provide.
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Education
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Tony Worsley, Deakin University; Janandani Nanayakkara, Deakin University; Melissa Burton, Deakin University
Food education in Australia tends to be patchy, and doesn't fully met the present and future life needs of students and their families.
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Science + Technology
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Joanna Groom, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
The cornerstone of our adaptive immune system is the ability to remember the various infections we have encountered. Quite literally, if it doesn’t kill you, it makes your immune system stronger.
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