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The National Breastfeeding Strategy is a start, but if we really valued breast milk we'd put it in the GDP

Written by Julie Smith, Honorary Associate Professor, Australian National University

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COAG Health Council. August 2, 2019

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The National Breastfeeding Strategy is a start, but if we really valued breast milk we'd put it in the GDP

The UAE is leaving the OPEC oil cartel. What could that mean for oil prices?

Australia isn’t getting a fair share of tax on gas exports. Queensland has shown how to raise the bar

Intium scales for the future with an in-house engineering model

A probe into ‘forever chemicals’ in activewear lays bare fashion’s greenwashing problem

Australia’s inflation surge just made an RBA rate rise more likely

From fake medicines to watches, counterfeits are everywhere and getting harder to catch

Traditions of Rural Bali at Villa Sabana

A Practical Buyer’s Guide to Inspecting Older Queenslander Homes

Winding back JobKeeper and JobSeeker will push 740,000 Australians into poverty

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BizCover Brings Australia’s First AI-Based Insurance Quotes to ChatGPT

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