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Comment: The new lamb ad gets a 'D' for effort, not for diversity

"A version of Australian history where each new group that arrives in Australia simply 'joins the party' is simply something I just can't swallow."
12 Jan 2017 - 7:29am

Why are most people right handed?

The answer may be in the mouth of our ancestors.
10 Jan 2017 - 7:27am

Why do we still make girls wear skirts and dresses as school uniform?

While the wearing of school uniforms has a long history across Australia, we are only just starting to talk about the expectations around what girls wear to school.
6 Jan 2017 - 4:25pm

Comment: Why we should encourage more people to become Australian citizens, not less

The Australian citizenship test is again in the spotlight. But if we want to build a more cohesive society, we should encourage more people to become citizens,...
4 Jan 2017 - 5:20pm

Comment: Living next door to Sydney - what the West wants vs what the 'Eastern Elites' say we should get

When people try to tell us an airport at Badgerys Creek is going to be the 'best thing ever', we have every right to fact-check and ask for guarantees, writes...
5 Jan 2017 - 7:41am

Too many tabs: why some people can multitask online and others can't

Being able to switch between multiple web pages and successfully find what you want all comes down to how good your working memory is, writes Peggy Alexopoulou.
4 Jan 2017 - 7:05am

Five little-known diseases to watch out for in 2017

Climate change and ecological degradation may be contributing to a situation where zoonosis – the movement of a disease from a vertebrate animal to a human host –...
3 Jan 2017 - 7:17am

Things you were taught at school that are wrong

The prescriptivist stranglehold on grammar isn't just restrictive, it's often just plain wrong, writes Misty Adoniou.
28 Dec 2016 - 4:53pm

'Talent must not be wasted': Frank Sinatra’s pep talk to George Michael when he wanted to pack it all in

Frank Sinatra had some frank words for a young, fame-weary George Michael back in 1990: “Loosen up. Swing, man.”
20 Dec 2016 - 12:21pm

Comment: The problem with Snow White, and what Scandinavia can teach us about it

Gender-neutral pedagogy is the latest trend in trying to remove gender bias in education, along with other initiatives such as single-sex schooling.
16 Dec 2016 - 6:10pm

Comment: The South African coal mine being considered for Australian funding - and the human rights it ignores

Australian government agency funding of a South African coal mine would be a human rights disaster, writes Archie Law.
13 Dec 2016 - 4:31pm

Comment: Globalisation through the eyes of one Australian suburb

McDonald's and KFC restaurants have come and gone, but this suburb in north-western Sydney has lived through the highs and lows of globalisation, writes Justin Li.
13 Dec 2016 - 8:19am

Comment: Trump has embraced pseudoscience and its deceptive tactics in a post-truth world

"Trump has embraced pseudoscience and its tactics, and will be bringing it to the White House."
4 Dec 2016 - 10:54am

Comment: Why is China so upset about Trump's Taiwan call?

China has lodged a protest after US President-elect Donald Trump received a call from Taiwan's president. The issue has a complex history and may disrupt relations.
2 Dec 2016 - 4:52pm

Comment: Tired of feeling like it’s my fault - why we need to break gender inequality

Excusing and perpetuating gender stereotypes, discrimination and enforcing gender roles all contribute to valuing women and girls less than men, writes Sarah...
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17 Jan 2017 - 9:43pm

'It's like developing another suburb': Fairfield calls for support to settle thousands of refugees

Refugee advocates are calling on the Australian government to provide more support to communities accepting the lion's share of arriving refugees.
17 Jan 2017 - 7:52pm

Australia Day billboard with hijabs removed in Melbourne

An Australia Day billboard featuring two women in hijabs has been taken down after sparking a backlash on social media.
18 Jan 2017 - 6:30am

Full moon party over for Thai tourism boom

After a decade of booming growth in Australians visiting Thailand, tourists are now choosing alternative destinations.
18 Jan 2017 - 6:27am

Wrong Ivanka: Trump mistakes UK woman for his daughter

US President-elect Donald Trump has mistaken a woman from Brighton in the south of England, Ivanka Majic, for his daughter on Twitter.
17 Jan 2017 - 11:44am

Top 10 most underreported humanitarian crises of 2016

Aid organisation CARE International says millions of people suffered in 2016 from ongoing conflicts and natural disasters but few members of the public know about...
17 Jan 2017 - 7:53pm

'He hit me like a damn truck': Kangaroo viciously attacks personal trainer

A Melbourne personal trainer needed emergency surgery after a vicious kangaroo attacked her while she was running.
16 Jan 2017 - 11:08am

'This is the call': Life as a teenager waiting for a heart transplant

Every time the phone rang, Joel Seeto hoped it would be the call that saved his life. This is what it's like to be on the Australian organ transplant list.
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