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Research Reveal is the podcast run by Victoria University, profiling the research efforts of VU academics whose quiet contributions and discoveries are bringing about changes to the way we live, work and play.

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VU modelling shows road safety investment could save millions of lives in developing countries

27 July 2022

Almost 12 million serious injuries and 2 million deaths among young people in some of the world’s poorest countries could be averted with proven road safety investments, according to new economic modelling from Victoria

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VU research features in new World Cup offside technology

20 July 2022

Revolutionary new research developed for FIFA at Victoria University will ensure that all offside decisions made at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar are accurate, quick, and clear.

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Male players missed mental benefits of sport during COVID

20 July 2022

A new study examining the impact of COVID-19 on community sport participants in Australia finds men reported much lower mental health when they stopped playing and training compared to women.

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Opinion

Some uni students want to be more than employees, but we're neglecting these would-be entrepreneurs

8 July 2022

Australia’s higher education system is, mainly focused on training people to work for others’ companies but this can become an obstacle to entrepreneurial innovation.

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Opinion

Boycotts in sport may not advance human rights. But they do harm individual athletes

24 June 2022

Boycotts regularly occur in high-profile sport as event organisers use its global reach to highlight human rights violations, but they often do more to harm individual athletes than to the condemned regime.

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Opinion

Swapping stamp duty for land tax would push down house prices but push up apartment prices, new modelling finds

20 June 2022

NSW recently announced it would be the second Australian jurisdiction after ACT to switch from stamp duty to land tax, which will put downward pressure on prices, but not for every home type.

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Opinion

Could I still be infectious after COVID isolation? And should I bother wearing a mask once I'm all better?

30 May 2022

If you are at home with COVID, you might be wondering how long you’re really infectious for. You don’t want to isolate longer than necessary but you also don’t want to risk your friends’ and workmates’ health.

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Opinion

China's population to shrink for first time since great famine 60 years ago

30 May 2022

The world’s biggest nation is about to shrink.

China accounts for more than one sixth of the world’s population.

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Opinion

Expect more power price hikes – a 1970s-style energy shock is on the cards

27 May 2022

Recent increases announced by energy regulators point to very serious issues within Australia's electricity market.

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Opinion

How do the major parties rate on Medicare? We asked 5 experts

4 May 2022

The Conversation: Medicare has been mentioned a lot this election campaign but we’ve seen relatively few substantial policy announcements. So what have the major parties committed to? And is this enough?

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Opinion

What has Morrison’s ‘big stick’ to cut power bills achieved? Nothing, as far we can tell

7 April 2022

The government has spent years bringing in a law supposed to ensure electricity retailers pass on lower prices to customers. Yet so far that law appear to have achieved nothing, except add to regulatory red tape.

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Opinion

Another day, another flood: preparing for more climate disasters means taking more personal responsibility for risk

7 April 2022

Climate change is making disasters more frequent and severe, so how should we be preparing for these inevitable events?

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