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Marijuana and pregnancy: There’s no evidence that exposure is safe

Approximately four per cent of North American women use cannabis during pregnancy. With more than 4.15 million births annually in …

Banning mobile phones in immigration detention would make an inhumane system even crueler

Mobile phones are a lifeline for those in immigration detention. But if the government has its way, this thread will …

To reduce disasters, we must cut greenhouse emissions. So why isn’t the bushfire royal commission talking about this?

With next fire season already underway, the bushfire royal commission yesterday released an interim report. Its observations in the wake …

The Thousand Talents Plan is part of China’s long quest to become the global scientific leader

The Thousand Talents Plan is a Chinese government program to attract scientists and engineers from overseas. Since the plan began …

Hollywood: a glitzy, queer recasting of Tinseltown that is perfect escapist TV

  View this post on Instagram   Welcome to Hollywood A post shared by HOLLYWOOD (@hollywoodnetflix) on Apr 2, 2020 …

Republicans have used a ‘law and order’ message to win elections before. This is why Trump could do it again

In 1991, Donald Trump’s mother, Mary, was mugged on a New York street. As Trump’s niece recounts in her new …

Disaster aid distribution after Beirut explosion reflects Lebanese societal divides

The Aug. 4 explosion in Beirut, Lebanon killed almost 200 people, injured thousands, caused US$10 billion to US$15 billion in …

4 things governments can do to help small business

So much for the v-shaped recovery. Australia is set to record its biggest quarterly fall in GDP in history this …

A bit rich: business groups want urgent climate action, after resisting it for 30 years

Australia has seen the latest extraordinary twist in its climate soap opera. An alliance of business and environment groups declared …

Australia’s top economists oppose the next increases in compulsory super: new poll

Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND The five consecutive hikes in compulsory super contributions due to start next July should be …

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