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Voluntary assisted dying is not a black-and-white issue for Christians – they can, in good faith, support it

  • Written by: Robyn J. Whitaker, Bromby Lecturer in Biblical Studies, Trinity College; Lecturer, University of Divinity
imageReligious opponents of assisted dying laws most often appeal to the sanctity of human life.shutterstock

Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.

According to at least one early and authoritative account, these were Jesus’s dying words. They are words that invite a question: what does it mean to commend a human life – indeed,...

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Three charts on: who is the typical investor in the Australian property market?

  • Written by: Maria Yanotti, Lecturer of Economics and Finance Tasmanian School of Business & Economics, University of Tasmania

Contrary to the image a property investor might conjure up - a wealthy full-time property speculator - most residential investors in Australia don’t actually rely on it as their primary source of income.

In reality, Australia’s residential investment market is dominated by people who, having bought their own home, have moved onto buying...

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Vanishing Australian backyards leave us vulnerable to the stresses of city life

  • Written by: Linley Lutton, Adjunct Senior Teaching Fellow in Urban Planning and Design, University of Western Australia
imageThe traditional backyard provides a retreat from the pressures of city life.

The traditional Australian suburban backyard is being lost to higher-density housing and massive project homes on small lots.

City planning is focused on making cities more compact, which in some ways is desirable, and the large backyard is seen as unsustainable and...

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Planners know depressingly little about a city's impacts on our mental health

  • Written by: Jason Byrne, Associate Professor of Environmental Planning, Griffith University
imageNight-time lighting – seen here in Chongqing, China – is one of many aspects of city living that can make us more stressed.Jason Byrne, Author provided

A large body of research shows that living in cities can harm our health. We know poor urban design can lead to people being less physically active, which is a factor in weight...

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  2. Spilling blood in art, a tale of tampons, Trump and taboos
  3. How to know what you're getting when you buy free-range eggs
  4. Showdown on same-sex marriage looming within the Liberals
  5. New research highlights challenges of building networks for employees and entrepreneurs
  6. Les Murray's death deprives football in Australia of its most passionate and inspiring voice
  7. Explainer: how to extend your phone's battery life
  8. Australia leads the world in hepatitis C treatment – what's behind its success?
  9. We’ve got to stop meeting like this
  10. How farming giant seaweed can feed fish and fix the climate
  11. Is there such a thing as a 'true self'?
  12. Cancer immunotherapy drugs like Keytruda and Opdivo hold hope for some, but there's still a way to go
  13. Downsizing cost trap awaits retirees – five reasons to be wary
  14. Snakebites are rarer than you think, but if you collapse, CPR can save your life
  15. Ice causes death in many ways, overdose is just one of them
  16. Who are you calling 'anti-science'? How science serves social and political agendas
  17. Loss, trials, and compassion: the music of Australia's Jewish refugees
  18. Discontents: identity, politics and institutions in a time of populism
  19. Pig-hunting dogs and humans are at risk of a disease that can cause miscarriages and infertility
  20. Government calls for release of costings as Labor unveils trusts crackdown
  21. The government is backing the wrong industries, as our economy changes: Productivity Commission
  22. Turnbull's chief-of-staff is the new defence head
  23. Shorten pledges republic vote in first term
  24. Here's an important reason the gender pay gap isn't closing
  25. A delightfully playful portrait, a historic moment for landscape painting
  26. Boris Johnson puts on the charm offensive to entice Australia into Britain's post-Brexit future
  27. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Matt Canavan and dual citizenship
  28. Everyone falls for fake emails: lessons from cybersecurity summer school
  29. Stroke survivors and their carers often have poor mental health. Here's how we can help them
  30. Speaking With: Cameron Murray on grey corruption and the 'Game of Mates'
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  32. How trade policies can support global efforts to curb climate change
  33. The restorationist impulse: why we hanker for the old ways
  34. Saving Sirius: why heritage protection should include social housing
  35. Friday essay: tall ships, tall tales, and the mysteries of Eugenia Falleni
  36. Paying CEOs with stock options doesn't drive their business strategy: research
  37. A guide to deconstructing the battery hype cycle
  38. Why are only some viruses transmissible by blood and how are they actually spread?
  39. Australians are now using cards more often than cash to pay for things
  40. Grattan on Friday: If High Court disqualifies Canavan, Joyce will be scratching for cabinet replacement
  41. A new look at a lost dinosaur dig in the Australian outback
  42. The healing power of hip hop
  43. The legend of Poūwa: ancient myths of New Zealand's black swan confirmed by fossil DNA
  44. How Dr G.Yunupiŋu took Yolŋu culture to the world
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  46. Politics podcast: Michael Cooney on an Australian republic
  47. Explainer: Matt Canavan and the process of obtaining Italian citizenship
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