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Editor's note
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It’s a new dawn, it’s a new month, it’s a new episode of Trust Me I’m an Expert. Like me, you may use the slightest disruption to your day as an excuse to skip a workout. But this month, our podcast explores how exercise can help some of the most vulnerable and traumatised people on the planet. Two Australian researchers went to southern Turkey to work with Syrian refugees; they spoke to us about their extraordinary work.
It’s a wonderful story, although full warning: it will make you feel bad the next time you “can’t go to the gym” because there’s a spider on your towel.
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Madeleine De Gabriele
Deputy Editor: Energy + Environment
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Top story
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Dr Simon Rosenbaum in Gaziantep, Turkey, with participants in an exercise program for Syrian refugees.
Simon Rosenbaum
Madeleine De Gabriele, The Conversation; Sybilla Gross, The Conversation
Last year, two researchers flew to Gaziantep in southern Turkey, where about one in four people are Syrian refugees, to explore how exercise might help improve mental health.
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Environment + Energy
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Angus Webb, University of Melbourne; Darren Ryder, University of New England; Fiona Dyer, University of Canberra; Michael Stewardson, University of Melbourne; Mike Grace, Monash University; Nick Bond, La Trobe University; Paul Frazier, University of New England; Qifeng Ye; Rick Stoffels, CSIRO; Robyn J Watts, Charles Sturt University; Samantha Capon, Griffith University; Skye Wassens, Charles Sturt University
The Murray-Darling Basin Plan has been politically fraught and mired in scandal. But environmental monitoring suggests that the health of the rivers is indeed improving - even if it will take decades.
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Euan Ritchie, Deakin University; Sarah Maclagan, Deakin University
Endangered bandicoots have been found in the outskirts of Melbourne.
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Politics + Society
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Tony Walker, La Trobe University
An uncertain world and a possible free trade agreement are among the reasons the French president's visit is an important one.
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Sandeep Gopalan, Deakin University
The US Ambassador to Australia post remains vacant after Admiral Harry Harris was reassigned to South Korea. But the diminished role of ambassadors means this is not cause for alarm.
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Business + Economy
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Ian Gow, University of Melbourne
The big four accounting firms' brands are grounded in their histories. But looking into their past reveals many stories of discrimination.
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Cities
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Kurt Iveson, University of Sydney
Security in cities can make some people feel safe while excluding others. New ways of planning and policing public space are needed to ensure cities are safe and accessible for all.
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Science + Technology
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Tara Murphy, University of Sydney; David Kaplan, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Astronomers are getting ready to say good bye to the radio emission from a neutron star merger – one of the most energetic events in the universe – that was detected last year.
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Arts + Culture
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Peter Tregear, University of Melbourne
Economist David Throsby in a new Platform Paper calls for strong cultural policies from the Australian government.
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Health + Medicine
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Alex Collie, Monash University; Michael Di Donato, Monash University; Ross Iles, Monash University
Australia's complex and awkward system of workplace income support is a barrier to working with an illness or injury.
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Sasha Petrova, The Conversation
Tonight, Four Corners looks at the tactics Big Sugar has used to influence health policy. Here's our pick of five analysis pieces that will get you informed on the issue before the program airs.
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Education
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Glenn C. Savage, University of Western Australia
The recently released Gonski 2.0 report focuses on overhauling core aspects of curriculum and reporting, and proposes a move away from the industrial model of education towards individualisation.
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