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McKim calls for Lowe to stand down – as it happened

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Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature The day that was, Tuesday 6 September We will wrap up the live blog for Tuesday. Here’s what made some of the news today: The Reserve Bank of Australia raised interest rates for the fifth consecutive month by 0.5 basis points … Read more

The chemical imbalance theory of depression is dead – but that doesn’t mean antidepressants don’t work | Christopher Davey

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The chemical imbalance theory of depression is well and truly dead. A paper by Joanna Moncrieff and colleagues, longtime critics of the effectiveness of antidepressants, has caused a splash. The paper provides a summary of other summaries that confirm there is no evidence to support the idea that depression is caused by disturbance of the … Read more