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Liam Mannix is The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald's national science reporter.

Her stomach ached. A subconscious suggestion helped it heal

Her stomach ached. A subconscious suggestion helped it heal

Hypnosis is often associated with silly stunts, but medicine is now starting to embrace it, spurred on by studies showing it can help with chronic pain – even if we don’t understand why.

  • by Liam Mannix

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Mice follow their noses. To stop them damaging crops, farmers are turning to smell

Mice follow their noses. To stop them damaging crops, farmers are turning to smell

What if a mouse couldn’t smell the wheatgerm it feeds on? What if a feral cat couldn’t smell the native bird it hunted?

  • by Liam Mannix
Concerns raised over Australians doing research on ethnic minorities in China
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Concerns raised over Australians doing research on ethnic minorities in China

Australian researchers have collaborated with Chinese colleagues on several studies involving Uyghurs in Xinjiang, but this has thrown up questions about consent and ethics.

  • by Liam Mannix
Overwhelming or overblown? Making sense of evidence for breastfeeding

Overwhelming or overblown? Making sense of evidence for breastfeeding

The health advice is clear. A stack of published evidence shows the benefits and most experts agree – but some scientists are sceptical. Here’s why.

  • by Liam Mannix
Coalition has beef with Anthony Albanese’s live export joke

Coalition has beef with Anthony Albanese’s live export joke

The PM learnt the hard way farmers are no laughing matter.

  • by Kishor Napier-Raman and Liam Mannix
Coalition has beef with prime minister’s live export joke

Coalition has beef with prime minister’s live export joke

A seemingly innocuous remark by Anthony Albanese was swooped on by the federal opposition.

  • by Liam Mannix and Kishor Napier-Raman
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Meet the Rolls-Royce driving entrepreneur with a flair for social media

Meet the Rolls-Royce driving entrepreneur with a flair for social media

Gold Coast entrepreneur and luxury car lover Manu Kala has a knack for hiring former politicians.

  • by Kishor Napier-Raman and Liam Mannix
‘Sassy little taco’: Emerging entrepreneur likes rolling with the Libs

‘Sassy little taco’: Emerging entrepreneur likes rolling with the Libs

Maninderjit “Mannu” Kala has expensive tastes and hobnobs in high circles. He’s also got some snappy motivational messages.

  • by Liam Mannix and Kishor Napier-Raman
Dutton pairs with Rinehart in billionaire boot battle

Dutton pairs with Rinehart in billionaire boot battle

RM Williams, owned by mining magnate Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest, dominated the footwear of federal MPs. Then Gina Rinehart bought a rival bootmaker.

  • by Kishor Napier-Raman and Liam Mannix
Billionaire boot wars put shoe on the other foot for the opposition

Billionaire boot wars put shoe on the other foot for the opposition

Deep down, we’ve always suspected that what Australia’s richest people want is just to be loved, and one of them seems to get a bit more Coalition love.

  • by Liam Mannix and Kishor Napier-Raman
Buy gum! How our British bash got a bit expensive and didn’t bring the brass

Buy gum! How our British bash got a bit expensive and didn’t bring the brass

It was the off again, on again Australia Day celebration in London that almost didn’t happen, and now we’ve got the bill.

  • by Liam Mannix and Kishor Napier-Raman

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