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Editor's note
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If all the previews for the year ahead in economics are to be believed, you might be cowering under a table with your tinfoil hat on. But even though there might be some truth in the predictions, we shouldn’t be resorting to the bunkers just yet.
Economist Richard Holden runs through everything from Bitcoin to Trump and weighs up the hype vs the evidence on what’s in store for 2018.
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Jenni Henderson
Section Editor: Business + Economy
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Top story
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There are some risks, like a crash in the price of Bitcoin, that are more certain than others in 2018.
Lucas Jackson/Reuters
Richard Holden, UNSW
The odds are that we get through 2018 without war, mass capital flight, or a housing crash. But all the risks are medium probability, and the consequences could be dire.
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Health + Medicine
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Ian M. Mackay, The University of Queensland; Katherine Arden, The University of Queensland
There are many flu strains, and those strains can also change and mutate.
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Jürgen Götz, The University of Queensland
Because we're still not sure exactly what causes dementia, finding a treatment is difficult.
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Environment + Energy
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Andrew Glover, RMIT University
There's really no such thing as truly sustainable air travel, but you can do some things to reduce your impact - such as flying with airlines with newer aircraft or taking a virtual holiday.
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Acacia Pepler, Australian Bureau of Meteorology; Andrew Dowdy, Australian Bureau of Meteorology; Eun-Pa Lim, Australian Bureau of Meteorology; Pandora Hope, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
The US was hit by a 'bomb cyclone' last week, bringing icy cold and driving snow. These storms develop very rapidly, forming outside the tropics, typically on continental east coasts in winter.
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Arts + Culture
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Caroline Wake, UNSW
My Name is Jimi is the story of actor Jimi Bani told by four generations, in three languages, drawing on multiple cultural and theatrical traditions.
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Diana Blom, Western Sydney University
Between Music's AquaSonic puts five musicians in tanks of water. It is an hour of evocative new sounds and striking visuals.
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Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation
The Conversation is launching a new podcast, Essays On Air. It's the audio version of our Friday essays, where we bring you the best and most beautiful writing from Australian researchers.
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Politics + Society
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Amrita Malhi, Australian National University
With an election due by August, Malaysian politics has been spiced up – with a former prime minister re-entering the fray.
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David Rowe, Western Sydney University; Jung Woo Lee, University of Edinburgh
North Korea sending a delegation to this year's Winter Olympics in South Korea may be a global shadow puppet show – or it might help thaw the frozen relations between the two countries.
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Education
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Catherine Wade, Parenting Research Centre
Amid concerns about Australia’s position in international literacy rankings, parents are an untapped resource for improving literacy.
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Business + Economy
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Alice Orchiston, University of Sydney
Sex discrimination law has limited capacity to address the gender pay gap.
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Featured jobs
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Deakin University — Newtown, Victoria
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Victoria University — Footscray, Victoria
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La Trobe University — Melbourne, Victoria
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RMIT University — Melbourne, Victoria
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Featured events
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RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia — RMIT University
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Business School, Dr Chau Chak Wing Bldg, 14-28 Ultimo Road, Sydney, New South Wales, 2007, Australia — University of Technology Sydney
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Esplanade Hotel Fremantle, 46-54 Marine Terrace, Fremantle WA, Perth, Western Australia, 6160, Australia — Curtin University
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360 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia — La Trobe University
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