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From tomboys and butch dykes to anything goes: how women's image has evolved on the footy field

  • Written by Kellie Sanders, Casual Academic, Faculty of Arts and Education, Deakin University
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This week the AFL announced the eight teams that have gained licences to play in the first national AFL women’s competition, catapulting girls and women’s participation in football into the national spotlight.

Women have been playing Australian rules football since the early 20th century. They’ve also played in structured leagues...

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Survey: more Australians want climate action now than before the carbon tax

  • Written by Deborah Cotton, Lecturer in Finance, University of Technology Sydney

In April 2011, not long after Julia Gillard was returned to power in the 2010 federal election, I asked a representative sample of Australians about their attitudes to climate policy.

Climate was a water-cooler issue at the time. The carbon tax legislation had been introduced into Parliament in March, paving the way for a subsequent emissions...

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  1. Is Labor’s plan to create ten Institutes of Higher Education a good idea?
  2. State of the states: a handful of votes could decide Tasmania's Liberal-held seats
  3. Nice guys finish first: empathetic boys attract more close female friends
  4. Why are we still scared of seeing two men kissing?
  5. Digital disruption: STEM graduates and more regulation not the answer
  6. Victoria's renewables target joins an impressive shift towards clean energy
  7. Second detection heralds the era of gravitational wave astronomy
  8. Fattened pigs, dog whistles and dead cats: the menagerie of a Lynton Crosby campaign
  9. Poor ReachTEL for Labor, but Essential better
  10. Meg Ryan's face and the historical battleground of ageing
  11. Five ways Orange is the New Black transformed TV
  12. Are unpaid internships unlawful?
  13. State of the states: South Australia's economy is the laggard of a nation in transition
  14. Orlando shooting is just the latest chapter in the global fight for LGBT rights
  15. How Pathology Australia advocates for 'patient care' to achieve big corporate profits
  16. Is Medicare facing a cost blowout from 'urgent' after-hours care rebates?
  17. Could 'nitrogen trading' help the Great Barrier Reef?
  18. Carbon capture and storage is unlikely to save coal in the long run
  19. Snapchat has its risks but it's a powerful tool for youth creativity and socialisation
  20. Election FactCheck: are larger, more frequent storms predicted due to climate change?
  21. Hustings and human speech (failings) in a 24/7 campaign
  22. Restricting gay men from donating blood is discriminatory
  23. Explainer: the importance of William Barak’s Ceremony
  24. Is there life through the looking-glass? The riddle of life's single-handedness
  25. NBN Co says it was protecting staff morale in caretaker breach
  26. State of the states: Australian Capital Territory voters face two elections in 2016
  27. Reducing bankruptcy to 12 months ignores realities of insolvency
  28. Weekly Dose: methadone, the most effective treatment for heroin dependence
  29. Islamic State is quick to claim Orlando shooting, but media should be careful in reporting those claims
  30. Political tracts: the good, the bad and the badly written
  31. 22 ways to cut your energy bills (before spending on solar panels)
  32. Me Before You: life, disability and 'inspiration porn'
  33. Our cities will stop working without a decent national housing policy
  34. State of the states: Seismic shocks could shift Victoria the Coalition's way
  35. Did we used to have two sleeps rather than one? Should we again?
  36. Why we need to support Aboriginal women’s choice to give birth on country
  37. From insider lobbying to grassroots campaigns; the Australian Conservation Foundation's strategy shift is paying off
  38. India is hedging its bets on coal to bring power to the people
  39. Business Briefing: what breeds terrorism?
  40. How the two major parties shape up on debate around student loan reform
  41. Explainer: How to find an exoplanet (part 2)
  42. Apple emphasises social responsibility and new features but is superficial on both
  43. Me Before You Before Fiction
  44. Treaty talk is only one problem for Indigenous recognition referendum
  45. #ausvotes 2016: some early impressions
  46. Microsoft sees integration opportunities in LinkedIn purchase – but will users care?
  47. Is nicotine really as safe as e-cigarette supporters make out?
  48. The off-topic Conversation #97
  49. Trollied: serves you (just) right
  50. Climate change makes a comeback – with the help of social media

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