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Thursday 11 June 2026
UOW celebrates the life of former Vice-Chancellor Ken McKinnon AO
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Unclear about fairness, Australia’s major parties focus on expediency
Scott Morrison said the government’s changes to superannuation were done in the name of fairness, writes UOW's Associate Professor Gregory Melleuish.
Don’t hang up yet: the latest study linking mobile phones to cancer has big problems
There is still no firm evidence that mobile phones cause cancer, writes Professor Rodney Croft.
‘Living here will make you fat’ – do we need a public health warning?
Men and women living in areas of highest socioeconomic disadvantage have a 29% higher risk of being obese, write Karen Charlton and Abhijeet Ghosh.
Buskers enrich our streets and laws don’t have to hinder – they can help
Street performers have been part of cityscapes for centuries, yet buskers have often had an ambiguous relationship with the law.
Greater police powers and penalties threaten civil liberties in NSW for ‘public safety'
The Knitting Nannas Against Gas could be caught up in a push by the NSW government to criminalise legitimate protest, writes Associate Professor Julia Quilter.
We need quality treatment – not just quantity – to address the drug issue
There is a need to increase drug treatment programs but they must be affordable for addicts and their families, writes Dr Lynne Magor-Blatch.