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Think again before you post online those pics of your kids

  • Written by: Joanne Orlando, Researcher: Technology and Learning, Western Sydney University
imageThe photo of your child may look cute today but how will they feel when they're all grown up?Shutterstock/Michal Staniewski

You might think it’s cute to snap a photo of your toddler running around in a playground or having a temper tantrum, and then posting it on social media. But did you ever think it might be a mistake, or even illegal?

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2016, the year that was: Health + Medicine

  • Written by: Alexandra Hansen, Section Editor, Health and Medicine, The Conversation

Health spent a lot of time in the spotlight in 2016. Medicare was a major issue in Australia’s federal election and numerous government reviews into health were announced and reported.

Labor campaigned hard for this year’s election to be a referendum on the future of Medicare. While changes to the billing system would have no effect on...

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Universal basic income: the dangerous idea of 2016

  • Written by: Gigi Foster, Associate Professor, School of Economics, UNSW Australia
imageProponents of the universal basic income overlook its potential to be a reverse Robin Hood scheme.Ibai/Flickr, CC BY

The resurrection of universal basic income (UBI) proposals in the developed world this year gained support from some prominent Australians. But while good in theory, it’s no panacea for the challenges of our modern economy.

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In a world of 24-7 entertainment, art, sport and politics are the poorer

  • Written by: David Pledger, Artist, PhD Student, School of Architecture, RMIT University

Historically, entertainment was a vehicle for a meaningful activity, like a ritual or ceremony. In more recent times, it has become associated with amusement or diversion, consistent with the French notion of divertissement.

Entertainment once hummed along creating the background noise of our lives. Nowadays, it has come to the foreground. We live...

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  1. 2016, the year that was: Environment + Energy
  2. Year in Review: FactCheck and the weasel-words, cherry-picking and overstatements of 2016
  3. The year of the #techfail: All of tech gets a prize as reality bites
  4. 2016, the year that was: Arts and Culture
  5. Got a drone for Christmas? Know the law before taking to the skies
  6. 2016, the year that was: Politics and Society
  7. 2016, the year that was: Science + Technology
  8. Health Check: why swimming in the sea is good for you
  9. Summer reading guide from The Conversation's business economics writers
  10. A Very Aussie Christmas?
  11. What role for the states on climate and energy policy? NSW enters the fray
  12. 8 space reasons to look up in 2017
  13. Where to start reading philosophy?
  14. The off-topic Conversation #114
  15. Vital Signs: economic game changers to watch for in 2017
  16. Lessons in trust from America's experience with electronic voting
  17. Fuel efficiency standards could help curb Australia's persistently growing emissions
  18. Heart attack deaths more likely at Christmas
  19. Friday essay: Christmas poetry – a reflection
  20. A very diplomatic Christmas: how to avoid a coup at the dinner table this year
  21. How to tackle the rising tide of poaching in Australia's tropical seas
  22. Five things you need to know about fitness trackers
  23. Downside of fitness trackers and health apps is loss of privacy
  24. Would you eat a 3D printed pizza?
  25. We must do something about jobs for young people in a world of automation
  26. Should I worry if my child is pigeon-toed or duck-footed?
  27. ASIC gives the banks cause for Christmas celebration
  28. Rental housing policies trap children in poverty, so how low will we go?
  29. Women are funnier than men, on these pages at least
  30. Yes, the Arctic's freakishly warm winter is due to humans' climate influence
  31. Queensland communities remain lukewarm about coal seam gas: CSIRO survey
  32. Festive season survival tips for healthy eating
  33. When it comes to election campaigns, is the gambling lobby all bark and no bite?
  34. Explainer: why some churches teach that women are 'separate but equal'
  35. Use it or lose it: the search for enlightenment in dark data
  36. 2016, the year that was: Business and Economics
  37. 75 Christmas Films Worth Watching
  38. Productivity Commission re-ignites copyright wars by recommending 'fair use'
  39. Should writers be paid for their e-books lent by libraries?
  40. Disruption ahead: personal mobility is breaking down old transport divides
  41. Why we can get over the 'yuck factor' when it comes to recycled water
  42. Weekly Dose: doxycycline treats a host of human plagues, but it won't work forever
  43. The why and how of successful corporate giving
  44. A new world order takes shape in the wake of a resurgent Russia
  45. Why do elephants bellow but whales squeak like a mouse?
  46. No other recourse but to sue? The implications of Alex McKinnon's lawsuit against the NRL
  47. Blockchain – not fit for financial markets
  48. The Conversation super summer quiz 2016
  49. The smashed avo debate misses inequality within generations
  50. Australians have an increasingly complex, yet relatively peaceful, relationship with religion

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