Liam Mannix
Liam Mannix is an investigative journalist at The Age. Before that, he was national science reporter for The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. Contact him via email or Signal (encrypted) liammannix.18
- Analysis
- Science
What goes into a food health star rating – and crucially, what doesn’t
Manufacturers can “game the system” and present ultra-processed foods as healthy. But that does not mean the system is entirely flawed.
- Liam Mannix
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US-Iran war as it happened: Trump tells Iran to ‘make a deal before it’s too late’ as US strikes bridge; states agree to cut fuel prices further with GST windfalls
Follow our live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East and related developments in Australia.
- Emily Kaine, Sarah McPhee and Liam Mannix
Soaring fuel prices force would-be Easter holidaymakers to stay home
Nearly half of Australians are rethinking Easter travel due to spiralling fuel costs.
- Liam Mannix, Chip Le Grand and Nick Toscano
The brain-breaking maths that means speeding won’t save you time
Let’s say you are driving 10 kilometres. At 60km/h, it takes you 10 minutes. At 30km/h, it takes you 20 minutes. How long would it take at 90km/h?
- Liam Mannix
The five everyday products linked to nearly one-third of all deaths globally
Researchers have uncovered three key strategies “health-harming” corporations use. And they’re straight from the tobacco playbook.
- Kate Aubusson and Liam Mannix
Why we panic buy – and how to convince people not to
We should have enough fuel. The problem is that evidence suggests Australian shoppers are among the world’s biggest panic buyers.
- Liam Mannix
Australia’s research system has long been broken. But do we have the will to fix it?
The enviable scientific discoveries of our nation’s history are slipping further away, with bureaucracy and red tape threatening advancements, a new report warns.
- Liam Mannix
Are low-carb beers really better for you? It depends on your health goal
Though low-carb and low-calorie beers sound good, weighing up their health benefits compared with standard drinks isn’t that straightforward.
- Liam Mannix
‘Complete joke’: Efforts to reduce funding wait times ends with longer blowout
A long campaign to improve Australia’s sclerotic research bureaucracy has culminated in an extraordinary blowout to grant approval times, leaving scientists despondent.
- Liam Mannix
‘They don’t work’: Subsidies to be slashed for expensive spinal implants linked to severe injuries
The federal Health Department plans to slash insurance rebates for spinal cord stimulators after concluding there isn’t enough evidence to support use of the expensive, controversial devices.
- Liam Mannix