Professor Sue McDonald (Professor of Midwifery (Women’s and Infants Health) La Trobe University/Mercy Hospital for Women) on a study she led reviewing 15 international trials involving nearly 4,000 women and their babies, which found that delayed clamping of the umbilical cord after birth benefits newborn babies.

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The time is here! Professor Nick Bisley (Politics, La Trobe University) and Matt Smith are joined by Dr Gwenda Tavan (Politics, La Trobe University) to look at how the election will unfold in two days time. Does the lack of costings matter? Is this election about politics or people? Labor look to lose badly, but what will the final count be?

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Dr Francine Rochford (School of Law, La Trobe University) on the rights and legal issues of the access to water.

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Are we there yet? We’re almost there! Professor Nick Bisley (Politics, La Trobe University) and Matt Smith are joined by Nicholas Reece, former advisor to Julia Gillardm now at the Centre for Public Policy at the University of Melbourne. Is Tony Abbott’s approach of buying back boats from Indonesian fishermen effective in stopping people smuggling? What should the candidates be doing in the final week of the election campaign?

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Dr Liam Lenten (Economics, La Trobe University) presents a myth that the underdog in a football game should take it easy early in the game. He trawls through the history of the World Cup and sees if the numbers confirm or debunk the myth.

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We're at the halfway mark! Professor Nick Bisley (Politics, La Trobe University) and Matt Smith are joined by Fairfax journalist Daniel Flitton to discuss week three of the Australian election campaign. How is asylum seeker policy being handled? Will it have an impact on marginal seats? Who will the Paid Parental Leave benefit?

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The election campaign continues! Professor Nick Bisley (Politics, La Trobe University) and Matt Smith are joined by Emeritus Professor Judith Brett (Politics, La Trobe University) to discuss week two of the Australian election campaign. Will Tony Abbott’s gaffes make a difference either way? What are the odds that Adam Bandt can win the Melbourne seat?

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Yesterday I interviewed Neville White. He's an Emeritus Professor from Genetics, and since the late 1960s he's been working in the Northern Territory, in Arnhem Land, with the local Aboriginal communities. Here's a clip from the interview, in which he describes the point where he could no longer sit by and passively conduct research.

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… and we're off! Professor Nick Bisley (Politics, La Trobe University) and Matt Smith are joined by Dr Nick Barry (Politics, La Trobe University) to discuss the launch of the Australian election campaign. Why was September 7th chosen? What’s the deal with the hard line on asylum seekers? Who do we trust with the economy?

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Professor Dennis Altman (Professorial Fellow, La Trobe University) talks about his new book 'The End of the Homosexual?' which connects what has happened in the queer world over the past forty years to larger social, political and cultural change.

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