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Editor's note
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This weekend many of us will be putting our clocks forward for daylight savings, meaning we’ll lose an hour of sleep. Experts have attributed aviation accidents, oil spills, and even the Chernobyl nuclear disaster to human error caused by loss of sleep. Studies have also found it can make us more likely to take risks. Internationally this is thought to affect financial markets, but according to Jayanta Sarkar, studies in Australia show we
needn’t be worried.
And for our Friday essay, Lyn McCredden looks at popular musicians including Nick Cave, G. Yunupingu and Leonard Cohen, and their search for the sacred in this world of religion versus atheism.
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Alexandra Hansen
Chief of Staff
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Top story
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Waking an hour earlier on Monday won’t make you much more dangerous.
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Jayanta Sarkar, Queensland University of Technology
Overseas research says putting the clock forward hurts the financial markets. But not in Australia, according to a real-world study along the Queensland-NSW border.
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Nick Cave performing with The Bad Seeds in Budapest in June. His song lyrics, with those often melancholy, churchy organ chords, are dripping in references to what might be called sacredness.
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Lyn McCredden, Deakin University
The enquiry into sacredness is not over, it’s just beginning for the 21st century, and in wildly disparate modes and places. In music, Nick Cave, Hozier and Dr G. Yunupingu have led the way.
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Environment + Energy
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Tayanah O'Donnell, Australian National University
How far will we go to protect high-risk beachfront property? New research suggests local councils are too willing to spend public money to protect private landowners from coastal climate change.
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Politics + Society
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Tony Walker, La Trobe University
With polling showing Labor is vulnerable on security issues, the opposition leader has the difficult task of distinguishing his party from the government while not being wedged from the right.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Malaysian-born Tan, from Victoria, who has most recently been Director of Multicultural Engagement at Swinburne University of Technology, replaces Tim Soutphommasane, who in August completed his term.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
The Morrison and Berejiklian governments might be of the same stripe but, with both facing elections in the first half of 2019, their interests rub up against each other uncomfortably.
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Barbara Keys, University of Melbourne
Though more consequences are likely to develop in the post-9/11 era, the war on terror, heightened government surveillance and Islamophobia are notable legacies of this early 21st century tragedy.
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Science + Technology
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Stuart Cunningham, Queensland University of Technology
Social media entertainers are creative, entrepreneurial and masters at building the communities that support them. But regulations currently under review could strangle this nascent industry.
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Lisa A Williams, UNSW
There's a good reason to seek out a hug. Research shows having a hug can help you deal better with any disagreements or arguments you encounter in life.
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Victoria J Palmer, University of Melbourne
An offer that appears beneficial on the surface, but can lead to unintended negative consequences is called a "perverse incentive".
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Education
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Erica Smith, Federation University Australia
Teacher preparation has been identified as a key factor in the quality of education. To improve the quality of the VET sector, we need to ensure teachers and trainers are qualified to teach.
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Health + Medicine
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Ian Majewski, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute; Edward Chew, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
As we age, our DNA accumulates damage, which can increase our risk of developing
cancer. But our cells work hard to guard against cancer – new research explains how.
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Business + Economy
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Stephen Fankhauser, Swinburne University of Technology; Matt Ebbatson, Swinburne University of Technology
We have known for more than a decade that the pilot training pipeline is close to rupturing. Now the crunch has come there are some obvious things to do.
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