After separation, mothers who experienced domestic violence on average suffered a drop in income of 34%, compared with a 20% decrease for mothers who didn’t experience domestic violence.
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Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori is a time to celebrate Aotearoa’s Indigenous language. But we also need to acknowledge the limits of literal translation and pay attention to the deeper meanings of words.
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Michelle and Amanda Dunn, the Conversation's politics editor, canvass Anthony Albanese's announcement of ten "everyday" Australians who will travel with him to the UK on Thursday for the Queen's funeral
At the end of September, US President Jo Biden will host Pacific leaders at the White House – a sign the US is taking the region, and China’s role in it, more seriously.
Vladmir Putin has a new problem. His invasion of Ukraine is not just bogged down. It’s going backwards.
King Charles III has been praised for keeping it simple by choosing to reign under his own name. But the royal name of Charles comes with some heavy historical baggage.
Turns out, job insecurity doesn’t really improve employee performance. What it does do is cause staff to check out and create a potentially unsafe environment.
The passing of Queen Elizabeth II has the potential to transform Australia’s republic debate, but republic supporters still need to be patient.
The now King Charles is a man of contradictions.
The Prime Minister and the leader of the Opposition shared differing opinions today regarding King Charles’ advocacy on climate change
Is it possible to disentangle the personal attributes of a gentle and kindly woman, from her role as the crowned head of a declining global empire that waged numerous wars? Many don’t think so.
Rulers have used portraits on coinage to celebrate and reinforce their rule for centuries.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Governor-General David Hurley will fly to London for events marking the passing of Queen Elizabeth, culminating in her funeral at Westminster Abbey. Next week’s sitting…
Legally, there does not need to be anything done in Australia to result in the change from queen to king. That happens automatically.
Over the 70 years of her reign, Queen Elizabeth II has been part of Aotearoa New Zealand’s living history, touching everything from the role of women to the Treaty of Waitangi.
Queen Elizabeth’s eldest son has waited a long time to be king. Now, he is charged with holding the popular imagination after the death of his beloved mother.
Anthony Albanese beats his drum about transparency but has rejected calls for more light to be shed on national cabinet meetings
Simon Holmes à Court on ‘community independents’ and two state elections
Simon Holmes à Court discusses Climate 200, the VIC & NSW state elections and the teals.
The Foreign Minister’s focus on the Pacific is already beginning to pay off with new security treaties and increased military collaboration with neighbouring Pacific nations.
His approval ratings are in the basement, but the opposition leader’s first priority must be holding the Coalition together.
Despite a lack of enforceable remedies, international experience suggests the proposed new ‘plain language’ law should improve official communications.
Children reported five key things they need from their communities, including better infrastructure and more inclusive spaces.
The Albanese government’s decision to eliminate the cashless debit card has been celebrated but the effect on First Nations communities has raised concerns.
Prison is far from a home away from home, and offenders get very little time to put their affairs in order after sentencing. More time to adjust for life on the inside would be humane and practical.
Young people who experienced violence between other family members, and had been directly subjected to abuse, were 9.2 times more likely to use violence in the home.