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One in 10 Aussie kids care for someone with a disability or drug dependence – they need help at school

  • Written by: Myra Hamilton, Senior Research Fellow in Social Policy, UNSW
One in 10 Aussie kids care for someone with a disability or drug dependence – they need help at schoolThousands of children and young people provide substantial unpaid care to a family member with a disability, chronic or mental illness, dependence on alcohol or other drugs, or frailty due to old age. Jesús Rodríguez/Unsplash, CC BY-SA

Children who care for a family member with a disability, mental illness or dependence on alcohol or...

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why do I sometimes forget what I was just going to say?

  • Written by: Peter Wilson, Professor of Developmental Psychology, Australian Catholic University
why do I sometimes forget what I was just going to say?Everyone forgets things sometimes. Shutterstockwhy do I sometimes forget what I was just going to say?

If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au.

Why do I sometimes forget to say something mere moments before I say it? - Labib, aged 12, Irvine, CA.

That’s an interesting question, Labib.

Forgetting to do or to say things happens to all...

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Vital Signs. Blame Trump, not China for the looming trade and currency war

  • Written by: Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW
Vital Signs. Blame Trump, not China for the looming trade and currency warWe are being sucked in to something Trump started.Shutterstock

Donald Trump is at it again. He triggered trade tensions with China in January 2018 by imposing tariffs on Chinese solar panels and washing machines and quickly moved on to steel and aluminium – before brokering a tentative peace with President Xi Jinping.

Then last week he...

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WA's take on assisted dying has many similarities with the Victorian law – and some important differences

  • Written by: Ben White, Professor of Law, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology
WA's take on assisted dying has many similarities with the Victorian law – and some important differencesA person wanting to access voluntary assisted dying must meet strict criteria, including having a medical condition that is considered to be advanced and progressive.From shutterstock.com

Western Australia may soon become the second Australian state to permit voluntary assisted dying, with the release on Tuesday of its Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill...

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  3. Morrison can learn a lot from the public servants, but will he listen?
  4. land clearing and farming contribute a third of the world's greenhouse gases
  5. Cricket Australia’s new gender rules give much-needed clarity to athletes and clubs
  6. Morrison looking at details for commitment to protect shipping
  7. New ASIO head, Mike Burgess, is moving from one security agency to another
  8. what are CPAC's aims in Australia?
  9. Don't count on freezing ovarian tissue to delay menopause or stop your biological clock
  10. Pacific Undertow is a playful exercise in artistic rule-breaking
  11. don't just blame the internet, it's to do with a dwindling middle class
  12. corner store revival can rebuild neighbourhood ties
  13. Viruses aren't all nasty – some can actually protect our health
  14. Australian metadata laws put confidential interviews at risk, with no protections for research
  15. New survey reveals which religions New Zealanders trust most – and least – after Christchurch shootings
  16. 8chan's demise is a win against hate, but could drive extremists to the dark web
  17. The most influential American author of her generation, Toni Morrison's writing was radically ambiguous
  18. According to TV, heart attack victims are rich, white men who clutch their hearts and collapse. Here's why that's a worry
  19. Will the High Court ruling on public servant’s tweets have a 'powerful chill' on free speech?
  20. A new Australian film set in an immigration detention centre is a jarring mix of violence, satire and humanism
  21. Most migrants on bridging visas aren't 'scammers', they're well within their rights
  22. Meet the 'Hercules parrot' from prehistoric New Zealand – the biggest ever discovered
  23. Almonds don't lactate, but that's no reason to start calling almond milk juice
  24. Have a question about climate? The Conversation and Stuff can help with their New Zealand-based initiative
  25. What sort of housing do older Australians want and where do they want to live?
  26. The China-Trump trade conflict has spread to Australia. We're now at risk of global currency war
  27. will we be less healthy because of climate change?
  28. Want to beat climate change? Protect our natural forests
  29. India revokes Kashmir’s autonomy, risking yet another war with Pakistan
  30. How good was John Clarke? Some reflections on his poetics of tinkering
  31. Curious Kids: why is urine yellow?
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  33. ACCC seeks to clip wings of tech giants like Facebook and Google but international effort is required
  34. John Marsden says parents and schools are failing kids, but his book offers little evidence
  35. why is air colder the higher up you go?
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