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Domestic violence and Australian churches: why the current data have limitations

  • Written by: Naomi Priest, Fellow, ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods, Australian National University
imageNone of the studies on domestic violence rates among church-goers are Australian.AAP/Tracey Nearmy

An ABC report that Australian churches are not only “failing to sufficiently address domestic violence, it is both enabling and concealing it” has generated an outpouring of responses.

Many church and Christian leaders, as well as abuse...

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Why apartment dwellers need indoor plants

  • Written by: Danica-Lea Larcombe, PhD Candidate in Biodiversity and Human Health, Edith Cowan University
imageThe health benefits of being close to nature are well established.priscilla du preez/Unsplash, CC BY-SA

The number of Australians living in high-rise apartments doubled between 1991 and 2011 and that trend has continued since then. The quarter-acre dream is fast disappearing and larger blocks and family gardens along with it. As more people move...

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Knives are sharpening on the new home affairs office

  • Written by: Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University
imagePrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announces the new Home Affairs office, a major political win for Peter Dutton.AAP/Mick Tsiakis

If you wanted a case study of how media sausages are made – the purveying of news and opinion – you would need to look no further than argument about the establishment of a super department of Home Affairs,...

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Women now have clearer statistics on whether IVF is likely to work

  • Written by: Georgina Chambers, Associate Professor, Director of the National Perinatal Epidemiology and Statistics Unit, UNSW
imageMany couples undergo multiple rounds of IVF. Our new stats on the chances of a successful pregnancy reflect that.from www.shutterstock.com

Australian women considering IVF will now, for the first time, have a more meaningful idea of their chances of having a baby, whether it’s their first or subsequent round of IVF.

Overall, for women...

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  2. Hugs, drugs and choices: helping traumatised animals
  3. Artificial intelligence holds great potential for both students and teachers – but only if used wisely
  4. How not to agree to clean public toilets when you accept any online terms and conditions
  5. Lessons Australia could learn from other countries to strengthen peace and stability
  6. How can our cities match Europe's for finding value in their creative vibe?
  7. The economics of the money-back guarantee
  8. Politics of landscape: the 2017 Wynne Prize finalists
  9. Abbott scores big win on party reform as Coalition continues to trail in Newspoll
  10. Peter Dutton's postal plebiscite 'fraught with conflict': Warren Entsch
  11. Shorten and Turnbull to talk on four-year terms
  12. Victoria may soon have assisted dying laws for terminally ill patients
  13. Weekly Quiz: in which year was the Battle of Dunkirk?
  14. As the Australian cricketers' industrial dispute drags on, here's what we've learnt
  15. Both franchisees and franchisors benefit from company-owned stores
  16. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the home affairs department
  17. How our immune system causes heart disease
  18. The Archibald finalists – and why Tony Albert deserves to win
  19. Spyware merchants: the risks of outsourcing government hacking
  20. Athlete health and fair play: Kristen Worley case puts women’s sport policy in the dock
  21. Friday essay: from the Great Wave to Starry Night, how a blue pigment changed the world
  22. Explainer: how scientists invent new colours
  23. Plonk: a language lover's guide to Australian drinking
  24. Social mix in housing? One size doesn't fit all, as new projects show
  25. Vital Signs: the RBA's still longing for Goldilocks growth
  26. When to send a child to school causes anxiety and confusion for parents
  27. New complementary medicine health claims lack evidence, so why are they even on the table?
  28. In banning plastic bags we need to make sure we're not creating new problems
  29. How 'nudge theory' can help shops avoid a backlash over plastic bag bans
  30. The ACCC threatens to take Telstra and other ISPs to court over misleading NBN speeds
  31. Grattan on Friday: Abbott shapes up in Liberals' fight over their 'internals'
  32. Antidepressants and pregnancy: study didn't find they actually cause autism
  33. Open season for our notion-building pollies
  34. Everyday makers defy populists' false promise to embody 'your voice'
  35. Three ways to help your teenage kids develop a healthier relationship with alcohol
  36. Refuge in a harsh landscape – Australian novels and our changing relationship to the bush
  37. How to borrow tools from the startup world for aid and development
  38. The off-topic Conversation #129
  39. The four-year treasure hunt for the hoodwinker sunfish
  40. Australia’s new ‘Home Office’ is a worry for immigration policy
  41. Australian coworking spaces cater to a more diverse crowd than just young tech entrepreneurs
  42. When it comes to kids and social media, it's not all bad news
  43. Farming the suburbs – why can’t we grow food wherever we want?
  44. Explainer: 'solarpunk', or how to be an optimistic radical
  45. Latest research shows surgery for early stage prostate cancer doesn't save lives
  46. Buried tools and pigments tell a new history of humans in Australia for 65,000 years
  47. Politics podcast: Peter Jennings on the home affairs department
  48. Shame! The 'technical glitches' that hit Game of Thrones could limit other popular live-streamed events
  49. Tunnel exhaust stacks: don’t dare harm our kids … but expose workers
  50. To the Bone: creating eating disorder awareness or doing harm?

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