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A new paper describes the idea of "genetic nurture", where parents' genes, even those not passed on to their child, have major effects on kids' health and educational attainment.
By Jenny Graves, La Trobe University
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While it may have a reputation for narcissism, Instagram is being embraced by the art world, with Insta-friendly works and exhibitions.
By Adam Suess and Kylie Budge
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Trump's call for unity and trust in government rang hollow with a divided congress and an electorate more circumspect than ever, writes Zoe Daniel.
By Washington correspondent Zoe Daniel
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It is all part of the modern theatre of politics. Use a highly emotive example of the despair of individuals to sell a broader message. Better still, bring the grieving family or the heroic firefighter to the speech. This is the way US President Donald Trump sells his messages, writes Philip Williams.
By chief foreign correspondent Philip Williams
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Donald Trump's performance will inevitably lead some pundits to suggest the President has grown into the job. But it may prove once again to be a false dawn, writes John Barron
By John Barron
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Bill Shorten's National Press Club speech played to the ALP's strengths by addressing voters' hip-pocket concerns, including inflation-driven pinches and high health insurance premiums, but the detail is yet to come, writes Michelle Grattan.
By Michelle Grattan
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'Voluntourism' must change, but we don't need to write off volunteering overseas to improve the experience for everyone involved, writes Joseph Cheer.
By Joseph Cheer
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Too hasty to tell if the global order has been upended? Let's look at the evidence, writes Stan Grant.
By Matter of Fact host Stan Grant
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Educating young Aboriginal children via the WA's Schools of the Air will help break the welfare dependency cycle, and that's why getting rid of 200 teachers and Indigenous officers is a bad idea, writes Tauri Simone.
By Tauri Simone
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Eating well, at home, work and school, can take less effort and be more beneficial than you think, writes Carolyn Treweek.
By Carolyn Treweek
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Raspberry ketones, matcha powder, garcinia cambogia, caffeine and alkaline water are often touted as weight loss aids, but you should not waste your money.
By Clare Collins, Lee Ashton and Rebecca Williams
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Toxic shock syndrome is the body's response to toxins produced when bacteria that lives in and on us grows to dangerous levels.
By Deborah Bateson, University of Sydney
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The US and China's geopolitical rivalry in Asia will likely end in war, some experts warn, although Beijing maintains its intentions are peaceful. But history hangs heavily over the entire China story, writes Stan Grant.
By Stan Grant
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It is unclear if today's sudden departure was Andrew McCabe's choice or not, but there's no question he was under pressure to go, writes Zoe Daniel.
By Washington correspondent Zoe Daniel and Roscoe Whalan
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In the wake of the MeToo and Time's Up movements, a new model of sexual consent is required — one that needs a clear and unequivocal yes from all parties.
By Terry Goldsworthy, Bond University
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Fifty years ago, protesters took to the streets in Paris, Prague and Chicago, demanding change, but the same themes are echoed in Donald Trump's America today, writes Mark Bannerman.
By Mark Bannerman
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Changes happening to our climate will almost certainly shake up the way we holiday — but there are opportunities as well as dangers, writes Susanne Becken.
By Susanne Becken
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It's tempting to think that difficult co-worker might be a psychopath, but this just distracts us from the difficult work of making our workplaces better.
By Katarina Fritzon, Joanna Wilde and Rosalind Searle
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Faced with mounting community and political pressure to tidy up its mounting scandals, the CBA has not opted to get a new broom, writes Carrington Clarke.
By business reporter Carrington Clarke
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We're living in an age of paradox: we've never been healthier or wealthier, but we also haven't more fearful, writes Stan Grant.
By Stan Grant