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30 Jan 2017 - 2:37pm

Comment: Aged out at 27 - why more young people need to step up and be supported

When he turns 27, Chris Wallace will be too old to work at Oaktree, a youth movement to end poverty. But he sees it as a real positive - it creates space for the...
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.
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31 Jan 2017 - 4:36pm

Schoolboy going to space camp after Trump visa ban lifted for Australians

Australian-Iranian teenager Pouya Ghadirian says his plans are back on track after the federal government secured exemptions for Australian citizens.
31 Jan 2017 - 9:04pm

Ready to make her mark: Helen Roden returns to AFL for women's league launch

The inaugural AFL women's season is set to get underway and hoping for a start is Collingwood rookie Helen Roden. But success in the sport she loves almost didn't...
31 Jan 2017 - 9:54am

World leaders react to Donald Trump’s immigration ban

Prominent leaders from around the world have registered their concern, though several have declined to comment.
31 Jan 2017 - 11:18am

Young Liberals meeting crashed by men in KKK-style hoods

The New South Wales Liberal Party has condemned what it called a "highly offensive" protest by two men wearing KKK-style outfits.
30 Jan 2017

What you need to know about President Trump's immigration order

President Trump’s sweeping immigration order has ensnared travellers and refugees around the world - here's what it states it does and doesn't do.
30 Jan 2017 - 6:17pm

Nothing wrong with Trump’s immigration ban, according to Australian MPs in multicultural seats

Federal MPs in Liberal-held electorates with large numbers of residents born in the seven countries listed in Donald Trump's new Executive Order have offered no...
30 Jan 2017 - 9:52pm

Good eating habits start at home as Australian kids head back to school

It's estimated almost one-third of Australian children are overweight or obese, but for just $2.50 a day parents can send them back to school with far more...
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