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25 April 2023

Time to do time for a fairer future?

Professor Susan Harris Rimmer contemplates the charges against a group of Queenslanders who protested against coal and gas in the parliament and were charged with disturbing the legislature, which carries a three-year jail sentence. She questions if getting arrested is the only meaningful way to achieve intergenerational justice.

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20 March 2023

The false promises of the “15 Minute City”

Griffith University’s award-winning urban planner, Dr Tony Matthews, applies his professional insights to the the "15 Minute City". The 15 minute city concept is designed to ensure that most daily necessities are close by our homes and purports to return residents to a more local way of living but will fail to realise its promise for a broad section of the community.

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30 August 2022
Jobs and Skills

Skills beget jobs

Australia's Jobs and Skills Summit is due to commence tomorrow. It is a most welcome event. And urgently needed.

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2 September 2020

Lifestyle choices can reduce the risk of kidney disease

Active lifestyle choices such as eating vegetables, exercising and quitting smoking can reduce the risk of chronic kidney disease a new study has found.

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5 May 2020

A timeline of COVID 19 and Human Rights: Derogations in time of public emergency

This is the final of a series of five blogs on COVID 19 and human rights, focusing on the timeline...

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18 March 2020

Laughter the underestimated antidote for struggling communities

Increasing our daily dose of laughter is key to fighting the rising toll of depression, especially in the wake of...

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15 November 2019

How to Address Contemporary Genocide: Atrocities Against the Rohingya and Yazidi

*Trigger Warning* This post contains information about sexual assault and/or violence which may be triggering to survivors. Support is available...

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17 October 2019

Cancer treatment plans should include tailored exercise prescriptions

New guidelines recommend tailored exercise programs to help lower the risk of developing certain cancers.

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11 October 2019

When Sharing Your Virus is a Good Thing: The Flawed International Agreement Governing Influenza Virus Access and Benefit-Sharing

By Michelle Rourke Griffith Law School Return readers of the LFC blog will already be aware that the international legal...

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27 June 2019

No sweat – tattoos don’t affect sweat or salt loss

Heavily inked people can stay cool — concerns thattattoos compromisesweat rates and raisesodium losses during exercise have been eased followinga new study from Griffith University.

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