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Separation and single parenting: the tribulations of Henry Lawson's wife

  • Written by: Kerrie Davies, Lecturer, School of the Arts & Media, UNSW
imageHenry Lawson in 1915. State Library of New South Wales, CC BY

Henry Lawson is one of Australia’s best-known poets. His married life, documented in Kerrie Davies’ newly published A Wife’s Heart: the untold story of Bertha and Henry Lawson, was tumultuous. Bertha and Henry were married in 1896 and had two children, Bartha and Jim....

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Ice age art and 'jewellery' found in an Indonesian cave reveal an ancient symbolic culture

  • Written by: Adam Brumm, Principal Research Fellow, Griffith University
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A cave dig in Indonesia has unearthed a unique collection of prehistoric ornaments and artworks that date back in some instances to at least 30,000 years ago. The site is thought to have been used by some of the world’s earliest cave artists.

Published today, our new findings challenge the long-held view that hunter-gatherer communities in...

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Why do schools want all students to look the same?

  • Written by: Amanda Mergler, Senior lecturer, Queensland University of Technology
imageDo school uniforms repress culture and identity?Daniel Munoz/AAP

Why are schools so obsessed with all children looking the same? Since the later part of the 20th century, schools in Australia have opted for strict uniform policies, where students will wear an identical set of clothes. Often that extends to the style of hair that’s allowed;...

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Health-care spending has only a modest effect on lifespan and premature death

  • Written by: Chris Doucouliagos, Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Deakin Business School and Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
imageA new analysis found spending on health doesn't have a big effect on whether people die prematurely. from www.shutterstock.com.au

A new analysis has found spending more on health care has little impact on improving key health outcomes. It found that a 10% increase in health-care spending reduces the number of deaths by only 1.3%, and increases life...

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