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Australians are better than everyone else at surviving cancer
Bernard KeaneMay 12, 20173 Comments
While cancer remains one of our biggest killers, we've made significant progress in treating it in recent decades -- and we're doing better than anywhere else.
Has political correctness failed?
Irfan YusufMar 29, 20172 Comments
Chris Kenny thinks that political correctness has failed "the mainstream"-- but what on earth does this actually mean?
Anti-vax Hanson still offshoring her conspiracy theories
Bernard KeaneMar 6, 201710 Comments
Pauline Hanson sources her conspiracy theories from Donald Trump, and sadly has embraced anti-vaccination, which is a conspiracy theory with a body count.
Greens remain Christmas grinches
Josh TaylorDec 20, 20169 Comments
Greens voters still less likely to encourage belief in Santa than any other voters.
Aged-care services try to keep up as Australia turns grey
Bernard KeaneDec 13, 20166 Comments
Reforms to keep Australians out of residential aged care as long as possible appear to be working, with new data showing home care services growing rapidly.
Fashism: natty dressing and a history of violence
Mel CampbellDec 9, 20165 Comments
Dress codes are techniques of controlling people by regulating their bodies. And no one knows that better than fascists.
Sugar, oh, honey honey, I am the nanny state, and you've got me watching you
Bernard KeaneSep 20, 201614 Comments
The dietary villain du jour is now sugar -- supposedly "the new tobacco". Except the facts fit uneasily with this new form of nanny statism.
The 2016 census is a huge threat to your privacy -- boycott it
Bernard KeaneAug 1, 201653 Comments
The ABS' response to concerns about privacy, and the way it has changed the census, means the only option for citizens who want to protect their privacy is a boycott.
White men can't terrorise: race, religion and terror in the media
Bernard KeaneJul 22, 201616 Comments
White male perpetrators of violence receive understanding from the media, while Muslims are seen as the very definition of terrorists.
Congratulations, Australia, you're healthier than you think
Bernard KeaneJun 9, 201610 Comments
Australians, who are among the healthiest people in the world, got markedly healthier during the 2000s, despite what the public health lobby says.