While we appreciate an actor’s craft on the stage, the deep emotions they draw on in performance take their toll on mental health. Actors need to “take off” their characters to return to normal life.
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The ban on Russia competing in the 2018 Winter Olympics is unique: it is directly linked to the country’s lack of sporting integrity.
The results of an international study into reading skills offer reason for optimism for Australian students. But tragically, too many children are still being left behind.
Businesses worth their weight in salt should at least in principle have the capacity to remedy situations that go wrong, as part of their modus operandi.
Miles Davis’s 1971 album A Tribute to Jack Johnson sits uneasily within both jazz and rock genres, but its indefinable nature should be celebrated.
Surgical techniques for varicose veins are becoming more refined, but not all cases require surgery. Lifestyle changes can help.
That it has taken more than five months and a compulsory declaration procedure for some MPs’ dual citizenship issues to come to light reflects extremely badly on them.
Australia’s regional universities face many challenges that need to be addressed at a national level if we’re going to keep feeling the economic benefit from agriculture we felt last financial year.
There are some online child sex abuse offences in Australia for which a defendant’s claim that they were purely fantasising could excuse criminal liability.
The new foreign donations laws announced this week will potentially stifle the work of foreign funded charities and environment groups working in Australia.
Many parklets are privately funded, but these projects often allow for more public participation than more traditional public spaces.
Retailers are banking on some of our behavioural and emotional traits to get us to sign up to subscription boxes.
The Victorian assisted dying laws are based on those in Oregon, which are quite conservative. Laws in the Netherlands, Belgium and Canada are more relaxed.
Chinese investment is driving an unprecedented investment boom in global infrastructure. But despite its claims to be pursuing green development, China’s building bonanza is harming the planet.
Gender bias is an ongoing problem in the visual arts. Change is needed at every level to tackle it.
The students of class 3F at Ferny Grove State School want to know how they get oxygen into the International Space Station.
On Human Rights Day, and with Australia set to take up a seat on the UN Human Rights Council, here’s a must-do list for this country to become a credible advocate for human rights.
Speaking with: Emrys Westacott on the virtue of frugal living
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William Isdale speaks with Emrys Westacott about how living simply can bring happiness in an increasingly complex world.
The ACCC’s inquiry into digital platforms should make it easier for users to identify advertising on Google.
The New South Wales government has come in for heavy criticism over its $2 billion plan to knock down and rebuild two of Sydney’s largest sports stadiums.
The Indian higher education system faces challenges like underfunding, lack of research work and poor curricula.
The Monteverdi opera exploring passion in ancient Rome has been transposed to a contemporary gangster setting in a new Sydney production.
The arrival of Amazon in Australia may signal a change in how we navigate industrial relations and workers rights.
Opioids should only be considered in limited circumstances for low back pain.
You should never try to drive through floodwater, because you never know what’s beneath the surface. And new research shows some roads are more treacherous than others.