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26 Jan 2017 - 5:07pm

Comment: Our national day belongs to all of us

We should spend Australia Day reflecting on our past and our future, to ensure the day is inclusive of all Australians – even if this means talking about our...
25 Jan 2017 - 3:48pm

Comment: What is Australian food?

With Australia Day and Lunar New Year serving up celebrations just days apart, foodie Thang Ngo asks: what is Australian cuisine exactly?
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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."
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28 Jan 2017 - 6:34pm

Pride Shabbat honours Jewish LGBTIQ community

A Jewish congregation has held a Pride Shabbat to encourage equality and diversity in the Jewish community.
28 Jan 2017 - 6:14pm

Twitter reveals the Jewish refugees who were murdered after the US turned them away

Twitter users are commemorating the many Jewish refugees who were murdered by the Nazi regime after the US refused to grant them visas in the 1930s.
27 Jan 2017 - 8:22pm

From bush to beach: Indigenous kids thrive in annual beach program

The Bush to Beach program is helping a group of children from Aboriginal communities in north west NSW experience beach culture.
26 Jan 2017 - 6:49am

Stem cell researcher Alan Mackay-Sim named 2017 Australian of the Year

A biomolecular scientist whose work has been called 'more impressive than the moon landing' has been named the 2017 Australian of the Year.
25 Jan 2017 - 6:47pm

The Netherlands 'counters' Trump with international abortion fund

The Dutch government is leading the charge to counter the impact of America's plan to halt foreign aid to any organisations which support abortion in any way.
26 Jan 2017 - 2:36pm

'It's stigmatising': Doctor slams film 'Split' for multiple personality disorder portrayal

A leading Australian mental health expert has slammed the creators of the US horror film 'Split', saying it wrongfully portrays a debilitating multiple...
26 Jan 2017 - 6:08am

SBS Explains: The two million temporary visa holders here on Australia Day

The process for permanent migration to Australia receives plenty of press, but temporary visitors currently outnumber annual permanent settlers 10-to-one.
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