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Editor's note
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13 Reasons Why is certainly controversial, and there’s no doubt the final episode’s graphic depiction of suicide is problematic. But as Sharyn Burns writes, teenagers face issues depicted in the show every day; and watching it encourages us to not only talk about them, but know the warning signs when someone may not be coping.
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Sasha Petrova
Deputy Editor, Health + Medicine
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Health + Medicine
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13 Reasons Why is the story of high-school student Hannah, who took her own life and left 13 tapes explaining why.
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Sharyn Burns, Curtin University
While there are some some safety concerns about watching the show, 13 Reasons Why raises many issues relevant to adolescents – and we should learn from them.
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If this spider is making you feel extremely anxious, sweaty or uncomfortable, exposure therapy might help.
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Rebekah Boynton, James Cook University; Anne Swinbourne, James Cook University
Many people with phobias are understandably reluctant to face their fears. But gradual exposure using virtual reality headsets can help with everything from a fear of spiders, heights or flying.
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Business + Economy
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The budget is a centrepiece of fiscal policy in Australia.
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Phil Lewis, University of Canberra
Because the budget is a very difficult means of carrying out targeted fiscal policy, it's become more important as a centrepiece for the government's economic strategy.
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After years of low interest rates, economic growth is back.
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Lee Smales, Curtin University
After years of deflation and disinflation, the economy is "reflating". But it might not last.
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Politics + Society
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In Russia and China, Donald Trump now faces two centres of power that are no longer willing or feel the need to comply with America’s interests and priorities.
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Joseph Camilleri, La Trobe University
America’s relations with Russia and China are now mired in angst, uncertainty and mutual suspicion.
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Australians are deeply attached to the cluster of beliefs and traditions we call the ‘Anzac legend’.
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Carolyn Holbrook, Deakin University
In 1960, historian Ken Inglis wondered if Anzac functioned as a secular religion in Australian society. In 2017, we can confidently answer: yes, it does.
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Arts + Culture
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Julia (with the orange hair) and her friends from Sesame Street.
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Katie Sutherland, Western Sydney University
The introduction of a new Muppet on Sesame Street represents an encouraging cultural shift in the portrayal of characters with autism. But there is still a way to go.
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Brian Reed, host of S-Town, somewhere in the woods of Bibb County, Alabama.
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Siobhan McHugh, University of Wollongong
The podcast S-Town has been both rapturously reviewed and described as 'morally indefensible' for its intrusion into the life of a mentally ill man. But it validates, rather than violates, a fierce, flawed life.
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Environment + Energy
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In 2012 scientists succeeded in filming for the first time ever a giant squid in its natural habitat.
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Euan Ritchie, Deakin University
Searching for animals thought to be extinct – or fictional – is difficult, painstaking and often disappointing. But new technology like drones offer hope of a boom in biological discovery.
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Western Australia’s largest private solar array covers the roof of this food distribution centre in Perth’s south.
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Dev Tayal, Curtin University; Peter Newman, Curtin University
Despite its name, the National Electricity Market doesn't reach WA. But those charged with guiding the eastern states' energy transition should look west once in a while.
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Science + Technology
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They’re back: Gamora (Zoe Saldana), Nebula (Karen Gillan), Peter Quill (Chris Pratt), Drax (Dave Bautista) and Rocket voice by Bradley Cooper).
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Michael Milford, Queensland University of Technology
The Guardians of the Galaxy team are rocking the universe again in the latest volume of the science fiction blockbuster. But how does the science stand up to some number crunching?
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The solider of Tallinin, a bronze statue that triggered the first recognised cyber attack.
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Tom Sear, UNSW
A decade after the first coordinated cyber attack, the players might be the same, but cyber operations have changed dramatically.
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Cities
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More than 6,000 passengers have travelled on the RAC’s driverless electric shuttle bus during a recent trial in South Perth.
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John Stone, University of Melbourne; Carey Curtis, Curtin University; Crystal Legacy, RMIT University; Jan Scheurer, Curtin University
There's every chance that, if mismanaged, driverless vehicle technologies will entrench the ills of car dependency.
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Customers who arrive on foot, by bicycle or by public transport contribute significantly more to the restaurant trade than the business owners realise.
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Barbara T.H. Yen, Griffith University
A new study shows that restaurateurs would be better off advocating for better public transport access to their precincts rather than for more parking.
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Education
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International student visa allows you to work up to 20 hours a week.
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Jock Collins, University of Technology Sydney
By abolishing the 457 visa program the government has targeted a fraction of the problem, leaving the bulk of the temporary migrant labour force unchanged.
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has proposed tougher language requirements for new citizenship applicants.
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Sally Baker, University of Newcastle; Rachel Burke, University of Newcastle
Refugees are both more likely to apply for citizenship, and twice as likely as other migrant groups to have to retake the test.
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