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NAPLAN is ten years old – so how is the nation faring?

  • Written by: Glenn C. Savage, Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and Sociology of Education, and ARC DECRA Fellow (2016-19), University of Western Australia
imageAbout 1.1 million students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 sat the 2017 NAPLAN tests in May.Shutterstock

The NAPLAN 2017 summary results have been released with the usual mix of criticism, high hopes and panic that marks the yearly unveiling of data.

This year’s results will generate particular interest, as 2017 is the tenth time NAPLAN has been...

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The Method gone bananas? How motion capture actors are embracing their inner ape

  • Written by: Matt Delbridge, Head, VCA Theatre, University of Melbourne
imageAndy Serkis as Caesar in War for the Planet of the Apes.Chernin Entertainment, TSG Entertainment

All hail the Monkey King. Andy Serkis’s touching performance as Caesar in War for the Planet of the Apes has been critically acclaimed as heart-rending, emotionally harrowing and worthy of an Oscar.

Serkis continues to revolutionise screen...

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'Just do the weather': does it matter if TV weather presenters aren't experts?

  • Written by: Lawrie Zion, Professor of Journalism, La Trobe University
imageThe stereotype of the conventionally attractive female weather reporter is alive and well on Australian television.Azuzl/shutterstock.com

This is an edited extract from The Weather Obsession by Lawrie Zion, published by Melbourne University Press.


When Olympic swimming champion Giaan Rooney was asked to fill in presenting the weather segment on...

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So many in the West are depressed because they're expected not to be

  • Written by: Brock Bastian, ARC Future Fellow, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne
imagePlacing a high value on happiness leads us to see sadness as a failure.philippe leroyer/Flickr, CC BY

Depression is listed as the leading cause of disability worldwide, a standing to which it has progressed steadily over the past 20 years. Yet research shows a rather interesting pattern: depression is far more prevalent in Western cultures, such as...

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  1. Party turmoil over way ahead on same-sex marriage
  2. Trump's Obamacare repeal attempt fails in US Senate
  3. Like a TARDIS in your head, memory helps you travel through time
  4. Workers are actually feeling less insecure in their jobs
  5. Security gets $1.2b, community programs to counter violent extremism $40m – that's a foolish imbalance
  6. The good news and bad news about the rare birds of Papua New Guinea
  7. Bottleshops affect people's health, so our laws need to reflect that
  8. Universities unveil plan to reduce sexual harassment and sexual assault on campus
  9. Climate change set to increase air pollution deaths by hundreds of thousands by 2100
  10. A full ban on political donations would level the playing field – but is it the best approach?
  11. Why are there so few women screen composers?
  12. Universities have a problem with sexual assault and harassment: here's how to fix it
  13. Voluntary assisted dying is not a black-and-white issue for Christians – they can, in good faith, support it
  14. Three charts on: who is the typical investor in the Australian property market?
  15. Vanishing Australian backyards leave us vulnerable to the stresses of city life
  16. Planners know depressingly little about a city's impacts on our mental health
  17. Facebook is fighting social media identity theft in India, but it's a global problem
  18. Spilling blood in art, a tale of tampons, Trump and taboos
  19. How to know what you're getting when you buy free-range eggs
  20. Showdown on same-sex marriage looming within the Liberals
  21. New research highlights challenges of building networks for employees and entrepreneurs
  22. Les Murray's death deprives football in Australia of its most passionate and inspiring voice
  23. Explainer: how to extend your phone's battery life
  24. Australia leads the world in hepatitis C treatment – what's behind its success?
  25. We’ve got to stop meeting like this
  26. How farming giant seaweed can feed fish and fix the climate
  27. Is there such a thing as a 'true self'?
  28. Cancer immunotherapy drugs like Keytruda and Opdivo hold hope for some, but there's still a way to go
  29. Downsizing cost trap awaits retirees – five reasons to be wary
  30. Snakebites are rarer than you think, but if you collapse, CPR can save your life
  31. Ice causes death in many ways, overdose is just one of them
  32. Who are you calling 'anti-science'? How science serves social and political agendas
  33. Loss, trials, and compassion: the music of Australia's Jewish refugees
  34. Discontents: identity, politics and institutions in a time of populism
  35. Pig-hunting dogs and humans are at risk of a disease that can cause miscarriages and infertility
  36. Government calls for release of costings as Labor unveils trusts crackdown
  37. The government is backing the wrong industries, as our economy changes: Productivity Commission
  38. Turnbull's chief-of-staff is the new defence head
  39. Shorten pledges republic vote in first term
  40. Here's an important reason the gender pay gap isn't closing
  41. A delightfully playful portrait, a historic moment for landscape painting
  42. Boris Johnson puts on the charm offensive to entice Australia into Britain's post-Brexit future
  43. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Matt Canavan and dual citizenship
  44. Everyone falls for fake emails: lessons from cybersecurity summer school
  45. Stroke survivors and their carers often have poor mental health. Here's how we can help them
  46. Speaking With: Cameron Murray on grey corruption and the 'Game of Mates'
  47. Australian recycling plants have no incentive to improve
  48. How trade policies can support global efforts to curb climate change
  49. The restorationist impulse: why we hanker for the old ways
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