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Marrying across Australia's Catholic-Protestant divide

  • Written by: Sunanda Creagh, Head of Digital Storytelling
imageJohn and Helen Haynes on their wedding day in 1962. John, a Protestant, was cut out of three wills after marrying Helen, a Catholic.Siobhan McHugh, Author provided

These days, when Australians of Irish Catholic descent have occupied the highest positions in the land, it may seem hollow to talk of them as marginalised.

But right up to the 1970s the...

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The way your children watch YouTube is not that surprising - but it is a concern. Here are some tips

  • Written by: Joanne Orlando, Researcher: Technology and Learning, Western Sydney University
imageClips of Peppa Pig on YouTube aren't always what you expect them to be. mellowynk/flickr , CC BY-NC-ND

Imagine a 3 year old in front of a screen watching Peppa Pig (their favourite TV character) hanging by a noose - the victim of a lynch mob. As the video continues the child sees Peppa explicitly swearing, violently stabbing her brother; and then...

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Using university language tests for migration and professional registration is problematic

  • Written by: Amanda Muller, Senior Lecturer (Nursing English), Flinders University
imagePurpose-built English language tests should be applied only to the proficiency they were built to test.Shutterstock

Using the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) to test things other than the English readiness of international students commencing study or training, which is what it was designed to do, is problematic. The same can...

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  15. Queensland Liberals and Nationals have long had an uneasy cohabitation, and now should consider divorce
  16. How school has been used to control sovereignty and self-determination for Indigenous peoples
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  25. Henry Reynolds: Triple J did the right thing, we need a new Australia Day
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