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Facebook's news ban before COVID vaccine rollout is dangerous

Banning news links just days before Australia's COVID vaccine rollout? Facebook, that's just dangerous. ... health. When I saw the news about Facebook’s ban this morning, I was struck by the terrible timing.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2021/02/18/facebook-news-ban-before-vaccine-rollout-is-dangerous.html
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Government’s 457 visa reforms threaten research

Australia is home to some of the world’s leading universities and researchers. ... I should know. I am a beneficiary of Australia’s tradition of openness.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/04/20/government_s-457-visa-reforms-threaten-research.html
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Give teachers more freedom

It's time to roll back curriculum constraints and give teachers the freedom to make their own professional judgements, writes Dr Nicole Mockler.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/01/24/give-teachers-more-freedom.html
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Top tips for choosing a mozzie repellent

Can anything else help? There’s no evidence mosquito-repellent wristbands or smartphone apps will protect you from mosquito bites. ... For babies, it’s best to provide physical protection, such as covering the stroller with a mosquito net.).
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2021/01/12/top-tips-for-choosing-a-mozzie-repellent.html
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No evidence of serious mental health issues for women after abortion

These reactions are generally transient. It’s important to differentiate between such normal emotional responses and ongoing, serious mental health issues such as PTSD. ... They had reviewed the studies looking at abortion’s effects on mental health
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/05/02/no-evidence-of-serious-mental-health-issues-for-women-after-abor.html
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Residential aged-care doesn't meet older people's emotional needs

Residential aged-care doesn't meet older people's emotional needs. 24 September 2018. ... For people living in Australia’s residential aged-care facilities, these needs are often not met.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/09/24/residential-aged-care-doesn-t-meet-older-people-s-emotional-need.html
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‘It’s just a joke’: the subtle effects of offensive language

It's just a joke: the subtle effects of offensive language. 20 July 2016. ... minister Tony Abbott’s confession that he personally finds homosexuality to be threatening.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2016/07/20/_it_s-just-a-joke--the-subtle-effects-of-offensive-language.html
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How banks can win public trust back

A bank's claim that "trust is critical to our business" sits very awkwardly with its recent track record, writes Professor David Kinley for the ABC. ... Finance's potential to advance the lives of individuals and whole communities is enormous, of which
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/08/25/how-banks-can-win-public-trust-back.html
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Could manufacturing aid Australia's economic recovery?

Could manufacturing aid Australia's economic recovery? 4 June 2020. Experts share how the economy could be rebuilt post-Covid. ... Act local – think global. The pandemic has exposed Australia's vulnerability and dependence on global supply chains, says
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/06/04/could-manufacturing-aid-australias-economic-recovery-.html
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Can we build it? Yes, we can

Firstly, let’s unpack “advanced manufacturing”. It’s an enormous scientific and technological disruption that’s still in industrial infancy. ... Let’s also include entrepreneurial resilience. Advanced manufacturing lowers the barriers for
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/08/04/can-we-build-it--yes--we-can.html