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Start end of life conversations sooner, say experts

Even though everyone recognises that they’re mortal, no one really thinks about it until something comes along to challenge that sense of immortality,” says palliative care nursing expert, Kate White
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2015/09/30/start-end-of-life-conversations-sooner--say-experts.html
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Are you ready for the jobs of the future

The big question is whether we are facing more of the same, or whether the exponential technologies will usher in more dramatic changes, writes Honorary Professor Ron Johnston. ... Professor Johnston's piece was first published onVictoria Hollick. Media
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2016/08/04/are-you-ready-for-the-jobs-of-the-future.html
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How to stay fit and active at home during self-isolation

It's easy to get some exercise in your daily routine if you are working from home or are in self-isolation, writes Professor Emmanuel Stamatakis and Associate Professor Kate Edwards. ... This article was first published on The Conversation and is
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/03/27/how-to-stay-fit-and-active-at-home-during-self-isolation.html
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New alcohol guidelines urge Aussies to go easy on the booze

The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has today released new guidelines to reduce health risks from drinking alcohol. Under the new recommendations, healthy adults should drink no more than ten standard drinks a week, and no more
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/12/09/new-alcohol-guidelines-urge-aussies-to-go-easy-on-the-booze.html
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Impact of obesity on COVID-19 symptoms

University of Sydney academics respond on the UK government's Better Health campaign to address obesity and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed his own "wake up call" when told his weight may have impacted the severity of his COVID-19 sympto
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/07/31/impact-of-obesity-on-covid-19-symptoms.html
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The top 10 horror films of the last 20 years

Great script, great cast (including Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands and John Hurt) and great atmosphere, this is an engaging as well as spooky film that will keep you guessing right up
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/10/26/the-top-10-horror-films-of-the-last-20-years.html
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Shanghai's lost history of Chinese-Australians

Flicking through Tess Johnston's book, A Last Look: Western Architecture in Old Shanghai, I saw an image of Daisy Kwok outside her family's now decrepit mansion in the Jingnan
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2016/09/23/shanghai-s-lost-history-of-chinese-australians.html
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More low-paid work is part of the problem, not the solution

Employer groups are calling for a cut in real wages for low paid workers, but this would only exacerbate current problems, writes Professor John Buchanan.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/04/04/more-low-paid-work-is-part-of-the-problem--not-the-solution.html
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Royal Wedding

She won’t try to upstage Kate Middleton by wearing Alexander McQueen so perhaps the best bet is a diplomatic choice.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/05/16/royal-wedding.html
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Tomorrow's 'new collar' jobs will be quite old-fashioned, our response should be too

How will artificial intelligence affect the future? Benefits from technological change must be shared equitably, writes Dr Samuel Wills in The Conversation. Read his piece here.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/01/24/tomorrow-s--new-collar--jobs-will-be-quite-old-fashioned--our-re.html