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Business and Economy
UOW hosts Nobel Laureate for taxing discussion
The University of Wollongong Sydney Business School hosted a lecture by Nobel Memorial Prize winner in Economics, Sir James Mirrlees.
Law, Politics and Society
Three tax alternatives to restore sovereignty to Australia’s states
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull faced off with state premiers, writes Professor Gregory Melleuish.
Education
Body movement is more critical to a child’s learning than once thought
Body movement can boost children’s learning, especially when integrated into the classroom as part of a learning task.
Science and Technology
The ‘hobbits’ were extinct much earlier than first thought
Excavations in Liang Bua, a limestone cave on the Indonesian island of Flores, have revealed new insights, writes Thomas Sutikna and Richard 'Bert' Roberts.
Science and Technology
New evidence pushes back time of disappearance of Indonesian ‘hobbits’
Findings published in Nature reveal Hobbits may have lived along side modern humans.
Health and Medicine
New research to inform older Australian’s health decisions
New study focuses on how health care professionals can optimise the involvement of older Australians in decisions about their care.