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Is evidence for or against drug-testing welfare recipients? It depends on the result we're after

  • Written by Samuel Brookfield, Emergency Registered Nurse & Public Health PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland

The government’s announcement in the May 2017 budget of a trial of random drug testing of 5,000 Youth Allowance and Newstart recipients has been almost universally criticised. While the prime minister claimed the program is “based on love”, the CEO of Jobs Australia has warned it will be so demeaning as to drive young people to...

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  3. Essays on health: Australia is failing new parents with conflicting advice - it's urgent we get it right
  4. We need to close legal loopholes to ensure everyone is safe when going under anaesthesia
  5. New autism diagnosis guidelines miss the mark on how best to help children with developmental problems
  6. More cyclists are ending up in hospital with serious injuries, so we need to act now
  7. A medically supervised injection facility matters for Victoria – and for more inclusive mental health support
  8. Alcohol increases cancer risk, but don't trust the booze industry to give you the facts straight
  9. The Handmaid's Tale and counting sperm: are fertility rates actually declining?
  10. Medical schools are shaking off a dark past by honouring people who donate their bodies to science
  11. Are you part of a social group? Making sure you are will improve your health
  12. Why we remember our youth as one big hedonistic party
  13. Curious Kids: Why do our brains freak us out with scary dreams?
  14. Strongyloidiasis is a deadly worm infecting many Australians, yet hardly anybody has heard of it
  15. What are ketogenic diets? Can they treat epilepsy and brain cancer?
  16. Hedonism not only leads to binge drinking, it's part of the solution
  17. Health Check: is makeup bad for your skin?
  18. What is hedonism and how does it affect your health?
  19. The more years spent in a classroom the lower your risk of heart disease
  20. Almost half of trans young people try to end their lives. How can we reduce this alarming statistic?

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