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Editor's note
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With the Australian Human Rights Commission set to release its national survey into sexual assault and harassment on university campuses today, universities are readying their responses to the report. But as Michael Flood writes, there is a lot of evidence about what works to alter attitudes and behaviour – and nothing less than institution-wide cultural change will get the job done.
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University students need more, and better, education in sexual violence prevention strategies.
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Michael Flood, Queensland University of Technology
A new report will reveal that Australian universities are not as safe as they should be, and it's time they adopted strategies to fix the problem.
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Politics + Society
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Robyn J. Whitaker, University of Divinity; Jason Goroncy, University of Divinity
Christianity's long tradition of compassionate care for both the dying and the dead means it brings some wisdom and experience to the voluntary assisted dying issue.
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Roy Hay, Deakin University
Les Murray helped football transform itself from a predominantly migrant activity in Australia into what he loved to call 'the world game'.
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Business + Economy
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Maria Yanotti, University of Tasmania
Individual households in Australia, on average, own 83% of all investment dwellings rented to private tenants or resold. They are people who usually have another main source of income.
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Cities
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Linley Lutton, University of Western Australia
Australians are losing the backyards that once served as retreats from the stresses of city living. Our health is likely to suffer as cities become less green and much hotter.
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Jason Byrne, Griffith University
Research shows planners and built environment professionals have surprisingly poor knowledge about how cities might harm mental health. The good news is that simple steps can make a big difference.
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Science + Technology
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Ritesh Chugh, CQUniversity Australia
Every Facebook profile comes with a profile picture, but how can we prevent these often personal photos from being stolen?
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Jacek Jasieniak, Monash University
Sick of your phone dying? There are simple ways to extend the life of your phone's battery.
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Arts + Culture
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Kate MacNeill, University of Melbourne
Contemporary artists from Judy Chicago to Stelarc have made art from blood. And an exhibition at Melbourne's new Science Gallery addresses our ambivalent attitudes to this life-giving fluid.
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Environment + Energy
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Heather Bray, University of Adelaide
After Snowdale Holdings was penalised A$1 million for lying about their eggs being free-range, here are some tips on getting what you pay for in the supermarket.
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Tim Flannery, University of Melbourne
In an extract from his new book, Tim Flannery explains how giant kelp farms could suck carbon dioxide from the air and store it in the ocean's depths, while encouraging species like fish and oysters.
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Health + Medicine
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Greg Dore, UNSW
Australia has been subsidising drugs to cure hepatitis C since March 2016. Unlike in many other countries, these are available to everyone with the disease and are much cheaper for our government.
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Craig Gedye, University of Newcastle
Imagine being able to offer hope to people with cancers once thought untreatable. Checkpoint immune drugs like Opdivo and Keytruda lead this new era in treatment. But they don't work for everyone.
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