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Hagar Cohen
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Fiji silenced part 2: Controlling the message
First-hand accounts and leaked documents reveal the extent of the Fijian government’s control over the media and public service.
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Fiji silenced part 1: China's secret mission exposed
Why did Chinese police enter Fiji and deport seventy-seven of their own citizens? Hagar Cohen investigates.
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Predatory publishers criticised for 'unethical, unprincipled' tactics
They create copycat 'science journals', exploit academic authors and publish junk 'peer reviewed' science. Hagar Cohen investigates one of the biggest of the alleged 'predatory' publishers, and the dubious tactics used in this growing sector. Predatory publishers are exploiting academics by getting them to pay fees—sometimes thousands of dollars—to publish their papers in low-grade journals...
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Have I got a hearing aid for you!
The financial links between audiologists and hearing aid manufacturers are so common in Australia, there’s a good chance the audiologist testing your hearing is on a bonus to sell you a hearing aid. So why has a practice that’s not acceptable in other parts of the health profession become industry standard in audiology? Hagar Cohen...
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PrEP pill: 'party drug' or life saver?
With HIV infections in Australia at a 20-year high, there’s a push to subsidise a daily pill that can stop transmission, but health professionals and the gay community are split over the drug, which some say will encourage risky sexual behaviour and could place a huge burden on the public health purse. Hagar Cohen investigates...