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Despite claims smoking has made a comeback, just 5.6% of Australians now smoke daily
Smoking isn’t back. New data show Australia’s tobacco control laws are working.
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Backed into a corner by Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, Trump may resort to even more reckless escalation
The reality is there is no military pathway to opening the Strait of Hormuz. Trump may attempt to find one anyway.
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The data centre boom won’t mean higher power prices – if we unlock stalled renewable projects
Could we be thinking the wrong way about surging energy demand from data centres in Australia?
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Aboriginal people harvested this native grass for millennia. Scientists have now found an odd trait in its DNA
Natural selection may not be the only force that has contributed to the evolution of channel millet’s unusual genetics.
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NZ’s complex problems require visionary solutions, not quick fixes. Here’s how we can govern for the future
Election campaigns focus on today’s pressures. But NZ’s biggest challenges span decades and may require new institutions.
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Beyond $50k arts degrees: what has Job-ready Graduates done to postgrad study?
Job-ready Graduates created cheaper postgraduate education – especially for nursing students – but this may not last.
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Manchester – the city powering Andy Burnham, the UK’s incoming prime minister
Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast to hear Philip Brown and Kirsty Fairclough discuss Manchesterism, the political philosophy of Andy Burnham.
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New climate film triggers debate – here’s how to make those conversations constructive
A new film about the climate emergency is designed to change behaviour. But there’s a risk that in-depth discussions replace action.
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Issakaba: what a 1999 Nollywood classic reveals about Nigeria’s security crisis today
One of west Africa’s most popular action films speaks to Nigeria’s pressing security issues.
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Andy Burnham promised to change Greater Manchester. Almost ten years on, how did he do?
Just weeks before he was elected as Greater Manchester’s first metro-mayor in 2017, I interviewed Andy Burnham for The Conversation.
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Could Count Binface actually win?
Reform UK’s popularity has dipped in the last year.
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Young people are among the most at risk of stalking – but many don’t recognise it
Research reveals young people aged 16 to 24 don’t always recognise what stalking is, particularly when it involves someone they might know.