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why memorising poetry still matters for human connection

  • Written by: Veronica Alfano, Research Fellow, Australian Catholic University
why memorising poetry still matters for human connectionCommitting poetry to memory is so much more than a rote exercise.Taylor Ann Wright/Unsplash

Memorising poetry was once common in classrooms. But it has, for the most part, gone out of style. There are good reasons for this.

Memorisation can clash with creativity and analytical thought. Rote learning can be seen as mindless, drone-like, something...

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How many people have eating disorders? We don't really know, and that's a worry

  • Written by: Laura Hart, Senior Research Fellow, University of Melbourne
How many people have eating disorders? We don't really know, and that's a worryEating disorders disproportionately affect females and young people.From shutterstock.com

Last week, federal health minister Greg Hunt announced that more than 60,000 Australians will be asked about their mental health and well-being as part of the Intergenerational Health and Mental Health Study.

The mental health survey will be run in 2020, with...

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keep in mind the 'bacon and eggs' principle

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
keep in mind the 'bacon and eggs' principleMorrison describes the “the bacon and eggs principle" where "the chicken is involved, but the pig is committed".AAP/Shutterstock/The Conversation

Scott Morrison has a sharp lecture for bureaucrats about their KPIs, in a comprehensive speech laying down how he expects the Australian Public Service to operate under his government.

Morrison...

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Frydenberg outlines financial sector reform timetable

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has issued a timetable for the government’s dealing with the recommendations from the royal commission into banking, superannuation and financial services, which aims to have all measures needing legislation introduced by the end of next year.

The opposition has accused the government of dragging its feet on putting...

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  1. For the first time in centuries, we're setting up a generation to be worse off than the one before it
  2. Michelle Grattan on the Pacific Islands Forum wash-up, media freedom and the public service
  3. Pacific Island nations will no longer stand for Australia's inaction on climate change
  4. Glamorising violent offenders with 'true crime' shows and podcasts needs to stop
  5. Case in Victoria could set new legal precedent for stealthing, or removing condom during sex
  6. The exquisite blotched butterfly orchid is an airy jewel of the Australian landscape
  7. No, eating chocolate won't cure depression
  8. Why do different cultures see such similar meanings in the constellations?
  9. What is an inverted yield curve? Why is it panicking markets, and why is there talk of recession?
  10. The regions can take more migrants and refugees, with a little help
  11. The latest action plan to tackle violence against women isn’t perfect, but it takes a much-needed holistic approach
  12. Sydney stabbing shows reporters should not censor what they report on Twitter
  13. Supermarkets put junk food on special twice as often as healthy food, and that's a problem
  14. Should school uniforms be compulsory? We asked five experts
  15. my brush with Susan Sontag and other tales from the gay 'golden age'
  16. farmers in Far North Queensland are being left behind by the digital economy
  17. It'll be hard, but we can feed the world with plant protein
  18. How 'guaranteed' is a rise in the superannuation guarantee?
  19. Beijing is moving to stamp out the Hong Kong protests – but it may have already lost the city for good
  20. Amid talk of recessions, our progress on wages and unemployment is almost non-existent
  21. How do we identify human remains?
  22. How to know if we’re winning the war on Australia’s fire ant invasion, and what to do if we aren't
  23. Explainer: from bloodthirsty beast to saccharine symbol
  24. The Melbourne archbishop said he'd rather go to jail than break confession confidentiality. A new bill could send him there
  25. How ancient seafarers and their dogs helped a humble louse conquer the world
  26. Women aren't better multitaskers than men – they're just doing more work
  27. Can Scott Morrison deliver on climate change in Tuvalu – or is his Pacific 'step up' doomed?
  28. First home buyer schemes aren't enough to meet young adults' housing aspirations
  29. New research shows that Antarctica's largest floating ice shelf is highly sensitive to warming of the ocean
  30. Who am I? Why am I here? Why children should be taught philosophy (beyond better test scores)
  31. 54 million year old fossil flies yield new insight into the evolution of sight
  32. Tighter alcohol licensing hasn't killed live music, but it's harder for emerging artists
  33. Danger close? The battle over the meaning of Long Tan
  34. Australia's tax office can use global data leaks to pursue multinationals, High Court rules
  35. Gold rush-era rules to stop mining pollution are still in use – but they’re failing
  36. Patients have rights. Here's how to use yours
  37. Biden still leads US Democratic primaries, Trump's ratings fall slightly after gun massacres, plus Australian preference flows
  38. what is China's United Front, and how much influence does it have in Australia?
  39. Unwanted sexual attention plagues young women going out at night
  40. How recycling is actually sorted, and why Australia is quite bad at it
  41. Eleanor Anne Ormerod, the self taught agricultural entomologist who tasted a live newt
  42. why plants don't simply grow faster with more carbon dioxide in air
  43. Australia Institute analysis adds to Pacific pile-on over Morrison's climate policy
  44. Morrison needs to take control of China policy
  45. Survey reveals a third of NZ gun owners distrust gun lobby
  46. Hong Kong fears losing its rule of law; the rest of the world should worry too
  47. how genes act differently in male and female brains
  48. young Indigenous Australians want to be heard – but will we listen?
  49. Regulating Facebook, Google and Amazon is hard given their bewildering complexity
  50. on the 'creeping crisis' in the public service

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