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Sex, drugs and TikTok: keeping young people safe needs a mature response, not a moral panic

19 Oct 2021

Fears that TikTok is “serving up” drug content to impressionable users have prompted calls for all drug content to be censored on the platform. But that would remove useful health advice too.

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How to cope with your COVID-19 diagnosis

08 Oct 2021

COVID-19 is a global pandemic. So why do we still feel ashamed by catching the virus?

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It's time to drop the moral panic about fatness

01 Sep 2021

Everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect, no matter their body size.

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Israel and the Palestinians celebrate a ceasefire — but will anything change?

24 May 2021

There seems to be no interest in reviving a peace process that has been effectively moribund since the Clinton administration in the late 1990s.

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With diplomacy all but abandoned, Israel and the Palestinians are teetering on another war

17 May 2021

The two sides need the international community to help them end the fighting, but the Biden administration has so far been reluctant to get involved.

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Put your values where your mouth is: the changing power of the face mask during COVID-19

13 May 2021

Sometimes the simplest objects can tell the most powerful stories.

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Coronavirus in Africa: A complex reality

29 Apr 2020

Misinformation, opportunism and a myriad of day-to-day issues may dwarf the threat of COVID-19 in Africa, says UNSW expert.

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What is the future of music festivals in NSW?

24 Oct 2019

New regulations are increasing the costs for promoters rather than concentrating on what we know works to improve safety.

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Behrouz Boochani appointed adjunct associate professor at UNSW

17 Sep 2019

The Kurdish-Iranian refugee and award-winning writer will contribute to the Forced Migration Research Network at UNSW Sydney through seminars and workshops.

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Shooting the messenger

08 Sep 2015

Australian parliaments are moving to criminalise the undercover work of animal activists. Siobhan O’Sullivan believes the laws are bad news for democracy.

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