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The 2012-13 Queensland budget was the most anticipated policy announcement in several decades. The cut-backs in public sector employment previously forecast and cost saving measures announced in the early…
OVER-DIAGNOSIS EPIDEMIC – In the first instalment of a nine-part series Ray Moynihan outlines the growing problem of over-diagnosis. If you haven’t heard much yet about the problem of over-diagnosis, rest…
Last month, Queensland’s Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie called for the public naming of all youth who appear in court. Echoing practices from the deep south of the USA where t-shirts, signs outside homes…
Recently, the advertising regulator has made what have been called “landmark decisions” relating to the use of Facebook by two prominent alcohol brands. Two weeks ago, the Advertising Standards Bureau…
A drug-addicted Melbourne anaesthetist has been accused of infecting 56 of his patients with hepatitis C by injecting himself with opiate-filled syringes, before using them on his patients. While his gross…
Eating disorders are an increasing problem in children and adolescents. Recent Australian studies have indicated eating disorder behaviour has increased twofold in Australia in the last five years and…
Australia has a proud history in the field of organ transplantation: we delivered the world’s first successful living liver donor transplant, the world’s first single segment liver transplant in an infant…
The promise of technology is under-utilised in the medical profession but that’s hopefully about to change. Existing audiovisual equipment within hospitals is being used to fill training gaps and reach…
A Cochrane review published today has again raised questions about the efficacy of Tamiflu, the antiviral drug that has been stockpiled by countries across the world as the first line of defence against…
This week Radio National’s Background Briefing looks at how pharmaceutical companies market their products to doctors. The program is presented by Ray Moynihan, an award-winning journalist, columnist at…
A recent series of articles on The Conversation focused on the value of forensic science in criminal cases. Many specialities were covered. But what about forensic psychology? Professionals in this field…
Police across Australia have called for a uniform national law to deal with what they say is a severe criminal threat by outlaw motorcycle gangs. The law would be similar to legislation in South Australia…
When you’re sick with a cold, you’re likely to be told to rest and drink plenty of fluids – water, juice, tea and the old favourite, chicken soup. This has been the prevailing advice for generations and…
Reaction to the widening News of the World scandal has again highlighted the lack of protection against invasion of privacy by the media in Australia. Former Prime Minister Paul Keating renewed his attack…
Health insurer NIB will ask its customers to rate the performance of allied health practitioners including dentists, chiropractors and optometrists on a new website – whitecoat.com.au – which will launch…
If you look closely at the ways diseases are defined and at the panels of experts who draw the line between sickness and health, you find an extraordinary phenomenon. Many of these panels are heavily conflicted…
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Assistant Professor, Bond University
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Bond University
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Senior Teaching Fellow, Medical Program, Bond University
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Assistant Professor Psychology Department, Bond University
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Associate Professor of Science & Medicine, Bond University
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Professor specialising in Internet law, Bond University
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University
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PhD Student, Faculty of Law, Bond University
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Assistant Professor, Bond University
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Associate Professor of Sport Management, Bond Business School, Bond University
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General Practitioner, PhD Candidate, Bond University
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Assistant Professor in Philosophy and History, Bond University
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Assistant Professor Psychology, Bond University
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PhD Candidate, Bond University
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Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Bond University
