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Having a small backyard in outer suburban developments doesn’t make up for everything else that’s missing in these new neighbourhoods.
Clare Wright has spent ten years researching the history of these groundbreaking petitions. Though few Australians have heard of them, she writes, we can learn much from the story of their creation.
Two books by Nick McKenzie and Chris Masters about their reporting on Ben Roberts-Smith shed light on money, power, myth-making and the importance of investigative journalism.
Women are twice as likely as men to tear their ACL, and it’s not just because of physiological differences.
How can fake news be managed without government overreach? Under the draft bill, platforms continue to be responsible for the content on their services – not governments.
The UK tried a voluntary code before making banks accountable for scam losses. Australia can learn from that lesson.
The history of the goldfields too often focuses on men – but, as new Aussie TV series Gold Diggers gets right, the settlements were filled with women.
Welfare advocates in this country can now forcefully critique any government program that trades on stigma or vulnerability and ignores real-life suffering.
Athletics New Zealand joins a long list of sports bodies dealing with abuse of female athletes. But systemic reform is taking far too long.
Clean girl and old money aesthetics are aspirational viral trends on TikTok – but they bring back old ideas of performative hygiene.
Beware those who offer ‘cultural’ fixes and non-binding reassurances. The government shouldn’t fall back on the very institutions that never fully acted until a royal commission.
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is a devastating form of dementia, which causes a decline in brain functioning and increased risk of mental illness.
Turtles could spell trouble for Western Sydney Airport, which is being built in a wetland. But it’s not too late to include turtle-friendly infrastructure such as underpasses and fences.
Evolutionary geneticist Jenny Graves loves classical choral music, but grew tired of its biblical themes. So she set out to write an alternative based in science.
Putin has ignored his own role in the transformation of Prigozhin from a convicted criminal into a formidable political force.
For some people with joint pain, cold weather seems to make it worse. And pain can be a barrier to exercise and activities you’d usually do.
Ireland recently passed legislation to introduce clearer alcohol labels to warn about the risks of liver disease and fatal cancers from drinking alcohol. Australia should do the same.
When the rainforests burned, the leaf litter did too – and with it, billions of invertebrates vital to healthy ecosystems.
Though more research is needed, the idea is a relatively small amount of support early on can help prevent future difficulties.
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Dennis Altman is a Friend of The Conversation.VC Fellow, La Trobe University
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Director of the Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University
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Research Fellow, La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University
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Research Fellow, Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University
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Emeritus Professor, La Trobe University
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Emeritus Professor of Politics, La Trobe University
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Professor and Academic Director (Indigenous Research), La Trobe University
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Principal Research Fellow and Associate Professor, La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University
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Professor in Breastfeeding Research, La Trobe University
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Professor of Law, La Trobe University
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PhD Candidate, Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Media and Communication, La Trobe University
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Director, La Trobe Asia and Professor, La Trobe University, La Trobe University
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PhD candidate and research officer, La Trobe University
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Associate Professor Family Therapy and Systemic Research, La Trobe University
