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Editor's note
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We know the gambling industry exploits those living in socio-economically stressed neighbourhoods. The more stressed the area, the more pokies are located there. But new analysis by Charles Livingstone shows Tasmania’s pokie distribution takes this exploitation to a new level.
And looking further afield, world politics continues to be rocked by turbulent elections, wars, and economic strife. To help understand the complex forces at play, we have created a map of global pressure points with our academic authors outlining the political situation in each, and what is likely to happen this year.
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Sasha Petrova
Acting Deputy Editor, Politics & Society
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Top story
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If you live near a pokie venue, you are more likely to gamble and suffer harm.
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Charles Livingstone, Monash University
Allowing pokies to continue to be concentrated in Tasmania’s most stressed local areas will continue to cause preventable harm to tens of thousands of Tasmanians every year.
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Global pressure points in 2017
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Susan Harris Rimmer, Griffith University
As countries around the world deal with internal and international crises, the potential for faultlines to open is high.
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Health + Medicine
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Karin Hammarberg, Monash University
From today, people conceived with donor sperm or eggs in Victoria will have the legal right to know details about their donor – even if the donation was made anonymously.
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Jane Williams, University of Sydney; Sally Wortley, University of Sydney
The roll-out of a new screening program for cervical cancer has been delayed, leaving Australian women understandably confused about if or when they need Pap smears. Here's what they need to know.
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Environment + Energy
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Andrew Borrell, The University of Queensland
As the world needs to produce more food to feed a larger and wealthier population, climate change is impacting a number of staple crops around the world.
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Science + Technology
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Adam Henschke, Australian National University
Armed forces around the world are exploring technological and biological enhancements to their soldiers. But this raises a number of serious ethical concerns, before, during and after conflict.
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Arts + Culture
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Peter Robinson, Swinburne University of Technology
From "gay" to "poofter" to "fairy" - the words used by others to define gay people can say a great deal more about them than us.
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David Waller, University of Technology Sydney
Andy Warhol not only drew brands, he became one. A new exhibition in Sydney sheds light on his early career in advertising.
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Tom Clark, Victoria University
Expectations were high for a politically-charged awards ceremony. But Oscars 2017 was tame compared to the past.
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Education
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Barney Glover says the post-truth era is a challenge for universities.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
With university graduates finding it harder to find jobs, questions have been raised about the merits of a typical tertiary qualification.
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Politics + Society
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
The controversial Nationals MP has resolved the conflict between being the party's chief disciplinarian and its chief rebel by resigning.
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Michael Buxton, RMIT University
Airport operators enjoy the privileged position in Australian planning law of being able to decide their own futures. Their exemption from state planning rules threatens orderly planning and safety.
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