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Indigenous girls missing school during their periods: the state of hygiene in remote Australia

  • Written by: Nina Lansbury Hall, Lecturer, Environmental Health Unit, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland
imageA new report paints a disturbing picture about the lack of hygiene in Aboriginal communities, that particularly disadvantages girls.bixentro/Flickr, CC BY

Basic sanitary products can be unaffordable, unavailable or too shameful to buy for girls and women in Australia’s remote Indigenous communities. A report released today, containing...

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Stuck in traffic: busting Melbourne versus Sydney myths and identifying the worst commutes

  • Written by: Marion Terrill, Transport Program Director, Grattan Institute

Crawling along in low gear, Melbourne drivers often comfort themselves with the thought that at least they’re not in Sydney, where “everyone knows” traffic delays are longer and even more frustrating. Sorry, Melburnians, but you’re kidding yourselves.

New analysis for a forthcoming report by the Grattan Institute debunks...

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Here's what you need to know about exotic pets in Australia

  • Written by: Pablo García-Díaz, PhD candidate in invasion ecology, University of Adelaide
imageRed-eared sliders were once popular pets but are currently banned in Australia. These turtles are still regularly found in the wild and being kept as illegal pets.Pablo Garcia-Diaz, Author provided

A taste for owning exotic animals can be addictive – the more flamboyant the better. Earlier this month border security agents found 50 live...

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ReachTEL: One Nation voters prefer Abbott to Turnbull by over 3:1

  • Written by: Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne

A ReachTEL poll for Sky News, conducted Thursday from a sample of 2390, has Labor leading by 52-48, a one point gain for the Coalition since the previous Sky News ReachTEL, just after the May budget. Assuming the 7.1% undecided are excluded, primary votes are 36.5% Coalition (down 1.3), 35.6% Labor (up 1.4), 10.3% Greens (steady) and 9.8% One...

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  2. How web series are shaking up Australia's screen industry
  3. Weekly quiz: Aardman Animations is credited with creating which series?
  4. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the clash of the party personalities
  5. Growing food in the post-truth era
  6. Yes, alcohol awareness campaigns like Dry July can work, but not for everyone
  7. Three ways the 'NotPetya' cyberattack is more complex than WannaCry
  8. If only we could see all the credit card fees we pay
  9. After Islamic State falls, we should expect aftershocks in Syria
  10. Why travel bans and changes to human rights laws won't stop terrorist attacks
  11. Friday essay: how the Men's Painting Room at Papunya transformed Australian art
  12. Matariki: reintroducing the tradition of Māori New Year celebrations
  13. Could there be a link between genocide and suicide?
  14. Vital Signs: how likely is another financial crisis? It comes down to what we believe
  15. Building codes not enough to protect homes against water damage in severe storms
  16. Airport rail link can open up new possibilities for the rest of Melbourne
  17. Common pesticides can harm bees, but the jury is still out on a global ban
  18. Stigma and lack of awareness stop young people testing for sexually transmitted infections
  19. Grattan on Friday: It's a year since Turnbull won his first election, but what about a second?
  20. Fighting back against prolific online harassment in the Philippines
  21. The yoga paradox: how yoga can cause pain and treat it
  22. South Australia's bank levy might be legal, but it may also be politically unviable
  23. Pirates, penguins, Wallace and Gromit ... the Aardman show delights
  24. What's the economic value of the Great Barrier Reef? It's priceless
  25. Note to Liberals: on the leadership front, best to keep calm and carry on
  26. Australians are working longer so they can pay off their mortgage debt
  27. Gold Rush Victoria was as wasteful as we are today
  28. Self-driving cars must learn trust and cooperation
  29. Being South Asian is as great a risk factor for stillbirth as smoking
  30. Send the market a price signal where affordable housing is most needed
  31. The winners and losers of Antarctica’s great thaw
  32. Abbott, on a mission to destroy, is stepping up his stalking of Turnbull
  33. Partial exclusion for Lee Rhiannon after marathon special Greens meeting
  34. Google's defence for breaking EU law? Our users wanted us to do it
  35. Born in China: a new type of Australian business
  36. Globally, floods seem to be decreasing even as extreme rainfall rises. Why?
  37. Census shows increase in children with disability, but even more are still uncounted
  38. Change Agents: Amee Meredith and Caterina Politi on reforming 'one-punch' laws
  39. What do we tell kids about the climate change future we created for them?
  40. Celebrating the feminist Holden
  41. Census 2016: what's changed for Indigenous Australians?
  42. It isn't easy being blue – the cost of colour in fairy wrens
  43. Our pets strengthen neighbourhood ties
  44. Creative country: 98% of Australians engage with the arts
  45. The world's tropical zone is expanding, and Australia should be worried
  46. Huge restored reef aims to bring South Australia's oysters back from the brink
  47. New research shows there is still a long way to go in providing equality in education
  48. Men are killed at a greater rate than women in Australia – what can we do to reduce their risk?
  49. China bans streaming video as it struggles to keep up with live content
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