To stretch or not to stretch before exercise: What you need to know about warm-ups
Once considered an essential part of any sport or exercise warm-up, static stretching has fallen out of favour. But are we stretching wrong?
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The Christmas gifts that keep giving (your data away) - and how to prevent this
Many of us will have received new gadgets this festive season. But how can we ensure these are set up safely? And what’s the best way to discard of old devices being replaced?
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Flip flop: the un-Australian history of the rubber thong
With protection underfoot and ventilation on top, the thong is the perfect summer shoe for Australian conditions. Pity it’s not really Australian.
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What Clive Palmer must now ask himself: would China’s ‘bastards’ buy a mine from him?
Colourful mining magnate Clive Palmer’s political ambitions appear to be in tatters. But what of his multibillion-dollar legal ambitions?
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ECU respects the Noongar people, the traditional custodians of the land on which our campuses are built. We're also committed to developing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and staff.
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