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Anti-siphoning changes a blow to sports fans who want to watch on free-to-air TV

  • Written by: David Rowe, Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
imageControversies over sport, gambling and TV have tended to overshadow changes to the anti-siphoning scheme.AAP/Julian Smith

Sport features heavily in the federal government’s long-anticipated Broadcast and Content Reform Package.

The package demonstrates the deep connection between sport and TV, as well as the prominent place of sport in...

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Improving sleep in children with ADHD has some lessons for all parents

  • Written by: Harriet Hiscock, Principal Fellow, Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
imageAll parents have probably struggled to get their kids to sleep at some point. This is even more difficult when a child has ADHD. from www.shutterstock.com.au

Every evening around the world, parents put their children to bed, hoping they’ll go to sleep easily. For most parents that’s exactly what happens. But for some kids, sleep does...

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As Britain reels from another terror attack, political leaders wobble towards an election

  • Written by: Jim Middleton, Vice Chancellor's Fellow, University of Melbourne
imageFloral tributes near an an anti-Islamic State poster near Borough market, London. AAP/Andy Rain

Legitimate questions certainly arise from the weekend outrage in London, but they are not those immediately provoked by Pauline Hanson or Donald Trump.

The US president’s impetuous reaction was to tweet that the attack on London Bridge and the...

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The Australia-China Relations Institute doesn't belong at UTS

  • Written by: James Leibold, Associate Professor of Politics and Asian Studies, La Trobe University

Last month eight of Australia’s top journalists visited China for a week as guests of the Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI) at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). They were greeted by top Communist Party officials and toured some of China’s new infrastructure projects. Some (but not all) returned to Australia singing...

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  2. The NBN: how a national infrastructure dream fell short
  3. Why is it so difficult to prosecute returning fighters?
  4. Erasing history: why Islamic State is blowing up ancient artefacts
  5. Hidden feather patterns tell the story of birds
  6. We can't recycle our way to 'zero waste'
  7. How to escape the media's obsession with Trump and filter him from the web
  8. Australia-China Relations Institute responds to questions on research and funding
  9. Trump’s Paris Retreat is Beijing’s Opportunity
  10. Sex and women's diseases: it's common and important to include men's perspectives
  11. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Paris Agreement and national security
  12. Retelling the biblical Book of Exodus through the eyes of children
  13. One year on, is Australia's cybersecurity strategy on track? Experts respond
  14. 15th-century Chinese sailors have a lesson for Trump about climate policy
  15. Catholic schools' 'alternative' to Safe Schools isn’t all that alternative
  16. Cartels caught ripping off Australian consumers should be hit with bigger fines
  17. Weekly Quiz: in which country is Manuka honey produced?
  18. Health Check: is it safe to express milk before giving birth?
  19. Cheaper cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco slows smoking's downward spiral
  20. Even for those who believe in 'the full Gonski', Labor’s $22 billion figure makes no sense
  21. Fifty years on from the Six Day War, the prospects for Middle East peace remain dim
  22. Australia can’t lose in the global race for cheaper, cleaner energy
  23. Note to Margaret Court: the Bible isn't meant to be read that literally
  24. Time for China and Europe to lead, as Trump dumps the Paris climate deal
  25. Explainer: how much landfill does Australia have?
  26. What causes Alzheimer’s disease? What we know, don’t know and suspect
  27. Making sense of Russiagate: what do Russians think?
  28. A new discovery of gravitational waves has black holes in a spin
  29. Flat white urbanism: there must be better ways to foster a vibrant street life
  30. Worshipping at the church of Ford: how modern brand devotion connects people online
  31. Vital Signs: have we finally reached 'peak' house prices?
  32. Friday essay: power, perils and rites of passage – the history of the female tattoo
  33. Explainer: how does funding work in the Catholic school system?
  34. Grattan on Friday: Now it's the ASIO chief who is the target of the vocal right
  35. In defence of grammar pedantry
  36. How our research is helping clean up coal-mining pollution in a World Heritage-listed river
  37. Politics podcast: Matt Canavan on Adani
  38. Explainer: how proceeds-of-crime law works in Australia
  39. Indonesian Muslim women engage with feminism
  40. Speaking with: Tony Kevin on his return to Moscow and the new Cold War with Russia
  41. Explainer: what is chemotherapy and how does it work?
  42. Not all students with a disability need funding
  43. Taking Asia’s temperature at Shangri-La
  44. Family break-up raises homelessness risk, and critical period is longer for boys
  45. After-hours GP home visits strain the budget (and don't help emergency departments)
  46. Three charts on: Australia's changing drug and alcohol habits
  47. The world's coral reefs are in trouble, but don't give up on them yet
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