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How the Voice to Parliament ads try to influence voters

3 August 2023 -
Yet, the Voice is extraordinary enough that some people find it difficult to form an opinion about it that takes full consideration of all the facts.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2023/08/03/how-the-voice-to-parliament-ads-try-to-influence-voters.html
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Why you should desex your cat before puberty

19 January 2021 -
Desexing cats before four months old is on the increase in Australia, according to new research by University of Sydney.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2021/01/19/why-you-should-desex-your-cat-before-puberty.html
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The Man Who Escaped Sierra Leone

20 October 2020 -
Murray Kamara. For Murray, it’s important we take the time to talk to each other and form our own opinions, rather than accepting the ones proffered by the media and
www.sydney.edu.au/arts/news-and-events/news/2018/09/10/murrary-kamara-profile.html
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COVID-19 moved teaching online, but students and staff continue to thrive

2 August 2021 -
Semester one 2020 has been like no other in recent history but students and staff at the University of Sydney have continued to create change, working with social entrepreneurs BackTrack and Black Duck Foods.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/05/29/covid-19-moved-teaching-online-but-students-continue-to-thrive.html
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New alcohol guidelines urge Aussies to go easy on the booze

The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has today released new guidelines to reduce health risks from drinking alcohol. Under the new recommendations, healthy adults should drink no more than ten standard drinks a week, and no more
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/12/09/new-alcohol-guidelines-urge-aussies-to-go-easy-on-the-booze.html
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Covid and schools: we're heading into a teacher shortage crisis

1 June 2022 -
COVID and schools: Australia must have a long-term plan for recruiting and retaining teachers, say experts from University of Sydney
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2022/01/19/covid-and-schools-australia-teacher-shortage-crisis-education-expert.html
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COVID-19 reveals missed opportunities, future challenges for dental profession

15 June 2020 -
Why a pandemic response should include dentistry. 15 June 2020. As a frontline health service, dentistry is well-placed to triage patients - during a pandemic or otherwise. Adequate government funding could ensure this in the future, say dental
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/06/15/covid-19-reveals-missed-opportunities--future-challenges-for-den.html
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Easing the housing crisis

8 March 2023 -
Australia has taken a 'light touch' with Airbnb. Professor Nicole Gurran, from the School of Architecture, Design and Planning, investigates whether stronger regulations could ease the housing crisis.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2023/03/08/easing-the-housing-crisis.html
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Aboriginal Australia’s smash hit that went viral

2 August 2021 -
In a time before radio, songs were shared between Aboriginal groups at large social gatherings and spread enormous distances. One such song known as Wanji-wanji has travelled some thousands of kilometres and remained unchanged over the past 150 years
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2019/03/21/-aboriginal-australia-s-smash-hit-that-went-viral.html
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Graduate invention the cream of the oat crop

26 May 2023 -
Armed with a “knock-off” Thermomix, blender and sacks of oats, University of Sydney chemical engineering graduate turned her kitchen into a lab and began concocting her plan to make the world’s first oat-based cream cheese -- Compassion
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2022/09/20/graduate-invention-the-cream-of-the-oat-crop.html