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Cosmic coincidence: the International Space Station passes by Venus and Saturn

  • Written by: Tanya Hill, Honorary Fellow of the University of Melbourne and Senior Curator (Astronomy), Museum Victoria
imageThe International Space Station caught gliding across the starry sky.Paul Williams/flickr, CC BY-ND

Look west in the evening sky and Venus is almost impossible to miss, shining with a brilliant steady light. In fact, it is so bright it’s often mistaken for a plane.

On the evening of Friday October 28, Venus is going to pair up with the planet...

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Race to the White House - how gender, race and class are shaping the election

  • Written by: Brendon O'Connor, Associate Professor in American Politics at the United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney

This week on Race to the White House, Brendon O’Connor and Anthony Dockrill are joined by Cedric Johnson, Sekile Nzinga-Johnson and Thomas Adams as they discuss how gender, race and class are shaping the voting patterns in this election.

Will female voters desert Donald Trump, leaving him with a comprised largely of “white trash”...

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Removal of 'double dipping' from parental leave may impact mothers' health

  • Written by: Belinda Hewitt, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Melbourne
imageEven Australia's relatively short paid parental leave scheme benefits women's health. But will proposed changes undermine that?from www.shutterstock.com

Australian government proposals to end so-called “double dipping” with paid parental leave may scale back health benefits for women who take time off work to care for their babies.

The...

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Body-worn cameras are not a panacea for poor policing

  • Written by: Emmeline Taylor, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Australian National University
imageA Queensland police officer models the body-worn camera.AAP/supplied

“Body-worn cameras are the modern equivalent of the police notebook,” announced the Queensland police minister in 2014. But does this view ignore some important issues that audiovisual technologies bring into the frame?

The need for body-worn cameras: background

In 2015,...

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