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'Helicopter parenting' and 'tiger mothers'? Relax, Australian kids are alright

  • Written by: Carla Pascoe Leahy, Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow, Historical and Philosophical Studies, University of Melbourne
'Helicopter parenting' and 'tiger mothers'? Relax, Australian kids are alrightAustralian children's rights are taken much more seriously now than in previous generations.Shutterstock

It would be easy to believe, if you pay attention to the media, that Australian children are in poor shape.

Kids, we are told, have too much screen time, too little exercise, too many scheduled activities and not enough risk and freedom. Earnest...

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What Australia watched on TV on New Year's Eve, 1959

  • Written by: Kit MacFarlane, Lecturer, University of South Australia
What Australia watched on TV on New Year's Eve, 1959Australian families have been sitting down in front of the TV on New Year's Eve for over 60 years.Wikimedia Commons

Broadcasting fireworks on TV was a ratings success for the ABC as 2018 turned into 2019, with 1.95 million viewers. But 60 years ago, a New Year’s Eve in front of the TV was a very different experience.

I study historical...

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Aussie scientists need your help keeping track of bees (please)

  • Written by: Manu Saunders, Research fellow, University of New England
Aussie scientists need your help keeping track of bees (please)The Asian honey bee (Apis cerana) has been found in Cairns. It's just one of the introduced bees buzzing under the radar. Tobias Smith, Author provided

Bees get a lot of good press. They pollinate our crops and in some cases, make delicious honey. But bees around the world face serious threats, and the public can help protect them.

Of more than...

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What causes hangovers, blackouts and 'hangxiety'? Everything you need to know about alcohol these holidays

  • Written by: Nicole Lee, Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne), Curtin University
What causes hangovers, blackouts and 'hangxiety'? Everything you need to know about alcohol these holidaysThere's no way to cure a hangover, even with 'hair of the dog'. Louis Hansel

With the holiday season well underway and New Year’s Eve approaching, you might find yourself drinking more alcohol than usual.

So what actually happens to our body as we drink alcohol and wake up with a hangover?

What about memory blackouts and...

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  1. For many, a pool swim is an Australian birthright. Let's make it easier for solo parents to claim it
  2. Wauba Debar, an Indigenous swimmer from Tasmania who saved her captors
  3. 4 ways to keep kids learning while travelling
  4. why desexing dogs isn't always the best thing to do
  5. Playing with old phones teaches children good habits, and reflects our bad ones back at us
  6. That's a relief! We have a way to recover phosphorus from our urine
  7. live tourist snaps have turned solo adventures into social occasions
  8. when the world catches on fire, how do predators respond?
  9. 4 ways to get your kids off the couch these summer holidays
  10. How to pick the right sunscreen when you're blinded by choice
  11. Watch the Moon hide the Sun from northern Australia
  12. The 5 best films for cat lovers (that aren't the movie Cats)
  13. Dili wedding. How Australian farm work nudges up Timor's marriage rate
  14. how do magpies detect worms and other food underground?
  15. Nine things you love that are being wrecked by climate change
  16. Take a plunge into the memories of Australia's favourite swimming pools
  17. the hidden aim of the 1927 tariff inquiry
  18. Being grateful this Christmas benefits you even when your family's driving you bananas
  19. Baby Jesus in art and the long tradition of depicting Christ as a man-child
  20. the statistics of Secret Santa
  21. How to support children whose parent works away for long periods
  22. a proposed new tax on electric vehicles is a bad idea
  23. when did toys turn into rocket science?
  24. how a minor Jewish holiday was remade in the image of Christmas
  25. How the cult of Virgin Mary turned a symbol of female authority into a tool of patriarchy
  26. Christians and their problem with sex
  27. 5 Australian books that can help young people understand their place in the world
  28. Scott Morrison returns, with regret
  29. What NZ and Australia can learn from British Columbia's implementation of Indigenous rights
  30. Australia's nation-building opportunity held hostage by the deficit daleks
  31. How a rethink of emergency care is closing the gap, one person at a time
  32. Seeing the news up close, one devastating post at a time
  33. The timeless appeal of an ocean pool – turns out it's a good investment, too
  34. Scott Morrison's Christmas letter to the colleagues
  35. A new law in India could put Muslims at greater risk of persecution, like the Rohingya
  36. Donald Trump has become the third president in US history to be impeached. He's unlikely to be convicted
  37. Why are public pools important in Australia? For our #myfavouritepool series, we're asking you
  38. As Assange faces court over extradition attempts, the case is complex and the stakes are high
  39. what's behind Boeing's production shutdown of MAX aircraft
  40. From childcare to high school – what to do if you don't like your kid's friend
  41. what it's like to study space at Siding Spring Observatory
  42. The Rise of Skywalker ends a third Star Wars trilogy. Here's why stories work so well in threes
  43. how toy makers are making a fortune with child gambling
  44. Why Australian road rules should be rewritten to put walking first
  45. When did 'Homo erectus' die out? A fresh look at the demise of an ancient human species over 100,000 years ago
  46. As drug deaths rise in rural Australia, we must do more to prevent overdoses
  47. Report on public service overhaul a good start, but parliamentary inquiry is needed
  48. Why a pardon for 20th-century Māori leader Rua Kēnana doesn't go far enough
  49. don't believe the cynics, your trust in us shows facts still matter
  50. Grattan and Martin on the year that was, in politics and economics

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