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Why suspending housing evictions will defend against COVID-19

Some more specific actions are needed to shore up our first line of defence.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/03/26/covid19-why-suspending-housing-evictions-will-defend-us.html
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Choosing children’s sex is an exercise in sexism

The ruling effectively institutionalises a third category of non-specific gender in Australia.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2015/08/24/choosing-childrens-sex-is-an-exercise-in-sexism.html
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How a teacher from the Torres Strait is driving social change

After I returned to Australia, I applied for a scholarship at Griffith University to look at how the Aboriginal community-controlled health services worked with government and communities. ... Dr Vanessa Lee is a social epidemiologist in the University's
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/02/02/how-a-teacher-from-the-torres-strait-is-driving-social-change.html
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Why horse-racing in Australia needs a social licence to operate

The conversation should at least include stakeholders from specific animal-based industries and from animal-protection interests. ... Study animals and ethics. Faculty of Science..
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/11/03/why-horse-racing-in-australia-needs-a-social-licence-to-operate.html
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What people with disability told us about their experiences of disasters and emergencies

Second, people with disability want “disability-specific” tools and training, to help them develop a personal emergency preparedness plan. ... It was written by Associate Professor Michelle Villeneuve, Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/12/03/what-people-with-disability-told-us-about-their-experiences-of-d.html
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If lawful firearm owners cause most gun deaths, what can we do?

If lawful firearm owners cause most gun deaths, what can we do? 7 October 2015. By accepting the common mantra that law-abiding, licensed firearm owners are not the problem, many have chased popular fears such as mental illness and violent video
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2015/10/07/if-lawful-firearm-owners-cause-most-gun-deaths--what-can-we-do-1.html
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Scientists should take a leaf out of wellness bloggers' books

Scientists should take a leaf out of wellness bloggers' books. 14 August 2015. How can we distinguish credible wellness information from unfounded pseudoscience? And why is it that wellness gurus are often taken more seriously than scientists?
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2015/08/14/scientists-should-take-a-leaf-out-of-wellness-bloggers--books.html
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New drugs on the PBS: what they do and why we need them

Dr Nial Wheate from the Faculty of Pharmacy discusses the seven most notable new additions to the scheme. ... The drug is approved for use to treat a specific subset of acute lymphoblastic leukaemias (ALL).
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/05/05/new-drugs-on-the-pbs--what-they-do-and-why-we-need-them.html
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The NDIS does not yet address all the needs of Indigenous people with disabilities

As my research has shown, the factors that impact on Indigenous people’s access to disability specific services are not just geographical. ... Written by Dr John Gilroy, ARC Research Fellow in Indigenous Health in the Faculty of Health Sciences,
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2016/07/08/the-ndis-does-not-yet-address-all-the-needs-of-indigenous-people.html