There is a common misunderstanding that one particular Qur’anic verse perpetuates violence against women.
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Islam’s position on domestic violence is drawn from the Qur’an, prophetic practice, and historical and contemporary legal verdicts.
After the London Bridge attack, there are calls to give the police more counter-terrorism powers.
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An outline of the ways laws to restrict the activities of terrorist suspects have evolved.
A compactor at work on Australian landfill.
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Australia sends 20 million tonnes of garbage to landfill every year. With thousands of sites across the nation, it’s hard to track exactly how many there are, where they are, and what’s filling them.
Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to treat cancer. It is often paired with surgery, radiotherapy and immunotherapy in a cancer treatment plan.
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Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to treat cancer. It is often paired with surgery, radiotherapy and immunotherapy in a cancer treatment plan.
Classified documents.
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A professor who once held top secret clearance explains how levels of classification work and where handling sensitive information gets tricky.
Students will have to stay repaying their loan when they earn $42,000.
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Students will now have to pay back more of their loan, and repay quicker.
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Millie, aged 5, wants to know where money comes from. We asked an economist to explain.
B.A. Santamaria (left) played a significant role in the Labor split and the formation of the Democratic Labor Party.
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Viewed from today’s post-Cold War and secularised society, the conflicts at heart of the Labor split appear curiously arcane. Yet its ghosts remain.
A terrorist attack in London in March left six people dead, including the perpetrator.
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Terrorism laws contain extra hurdles to secure a conviction, so prosecutors and police may prefer to charge offenders with murder or assault in some cases.
The issue before the court was whether Bob Day was disqualified from being elected because of Section 44(v) of the Constitution.
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The key takeaway from the Bob Day case is that courts interpret the eligibility requirements for election strictly.
Australia’s extradition treaty with China was completed in 2007, but it has never been ratified.
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The usual procedures for extradition between countries with substantial and complex bilateral relations – like those that Australia and China have – will now not be available.
People with delirium may hallucinate.
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Delirium is a neurological (nervous system) condition where a person becomes suddenly confused. Around one in five elderly people in hospital suffer from delirium.
Executive orders have the power to be socially transformative in US politics.
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Although congressional Democrats have been vocal in opposing most of Donald Trump’s executive orders, they appear to have little support from Republicans to enact the legislation needed change them.
Danny Nalliah leads both the Rise Up Australia political party and the Catch the Fire Ministries church.
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Charities in Australia can be political. They can advocate and lobby to further their charitable purposes. But they can’t be party-political.
Rod Culleton’s Senate seat has been declared vacant following formal notification of his bankruptcy.
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The Rod Culleton saga still has some way to go before its conclusion. But it is almost certain that he will not be able to continue as a senator.
Some Christians interpret Biblical teachings to say that women are essentially equal to men, but should be submissive to male leaders in the church and home.
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Complementarianism is the view – held by some Australian churches – that men and women have separate and divinely ordained roles: men are ‘spiritual leaders’ while women are ‘helpmeets’.
Students gather to participate in the #SanctuaryCampus protest in New York.
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Twenty states not only accept undocumented students in higher education institutions, but also provide them with financial support.
We don’t tend to realise it, but there are complex processes happening in our body at all times just to keep us upright.
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The fact we are almost totally unaware of this elegant reflex is evidence of the superb, undercover work the balance system does for us.
An epidural takes up to 45 minutes to work, so if the baby’s coming it could be too late.
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Epidurals were developed for pregnant women to address the severe pain of labour. In Australia approximately one in three pregnant women in labour has an epidural for pain relief.
Though symptoms may be innocuous at first, the longer carpal tunnel is left untreated the worse it will be.
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Carpal tunnel syndrome is common. It’s painful, disabling and needs attention before it is too far gone.