Research on bankrupts illustrates the contrasting financial fortunes of older Australians.
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As the US shutdown continues, voters seem to be increasingly blaming the president for the impasse; meanwhile, a "no-deal" Brexit looms.
Australia's parliament has become more family-friendly in the last decade, but women with families are still finding it tough. Other democracies can provide some inspiration.
While making small volumes of pure water in a lab is possible, it’s not practical. The reaction is expensive, releases lots of energy, and can cause really massive explosions.
S'il y a des raisons de penser que la crise de la quarantaine existe, les malaises survenant à cette période auraient pu se produire aussi bien avant qu’après cet « âge mûr » difficile à cerner.
Two new measures of financial well-being contain surprises and show many people believe they are doing better than you might think.
Tres investigadores de Australia y Países Bajos se han adentrado en el mundo de las cadenas de venta de túnidos para descubrir que la inmensa mayoría hace negocio gracias a suministradores surasiáticos que explotan a sus trabajadores sin ningún tipo de miramiento.
On one measure our company tax rate is the third-highest, but we like it that way because it allows us to give big tax refunds to local shareholders, many of them retirees.
Chatbots and virtual personal assistants are becoming an integral part of our daily lives. They could change how we talk to each other, and how we relate to ourselves.
Around 80% of the world's maritime oil trade passes through the Indian Ocean. And the economic and political might of the region is growing.
Banyak orang tua memutuskan untuk memiliki anak kedua dengan harapan mengurus anak kedua akan tidak semerepotkan anak pertama. Namun penelitian terbaru menunjukkan bahwa anggapan ini ternyata salah.
Smee insists that the rich and intense visions of artists such as Cézanne or Chekhov are increasingly lost to us.
Just one brand of tinned tuna in Australian supermarkets is able to confidently claim slavery was not involved in its supply.
The mixed messages around children, food and weight - not to mention sophisticated marketing - can leave parents perplexed. But there are ways to wade through it all and find healthy choices.
There are arguments against pill testing. But none are as compelling or evidence-based as the arguments for it.
There's good evidence to suggest a midlife crisis exists, though it's hard to define what the midlife is. And perhaps crises that occur during midlife might equally have occurred before or after.
Cette femme si souvent décriée en son temps voulait étendre les droits des femmes, avant qu'un épisode tragique ne la brise.
Hop Lin Jong's arrival in Western Australia in 1901 was remarkable only because she was Chinese. Her life might have passed in obscurity if not for the murder of her daughter in 1925.
Augustus's long line of high-profile admirers see him as a great statesman who brought peace to a Roman Republic long afflicted by civil wars. But how admirable was he, really?
Persecuted by Stalin, writers Lydia Chukovskaya and Anna Akhmatova endured threats, cold and starvation. And in an epic feat, Lydia memorised the poems of her friend that were too dangerous to commit to paper.
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Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne
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ARC DECRA fellow, University of Melbourne
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Professor, University of Melbourne
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Hon. Assoc. Prof., Fire Ecology and Management, University of Melbourne
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Professor of Law, University of Melbourne
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Professor, University of Melbourne
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Professor, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Fellow, School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne
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Professor, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne
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Merck Serono Senior Lecturer in Reproductive Biology, University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer and Co-Director of Studies for Construction Law, University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne
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Peter McPhee is a Friend of The Conversation.
Emeritus professor, University of Melbourne
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Academic Convenor, MAEVe ( Melbourne Alliance to End Violence against women and their children, University of Melbourne
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Strategic Advisory Panel Member, Australian-German Energy Transition Hub, University of Melbourne
