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Domestic abuse or genuine relationship? Our welfare system can't tell

  • Written by: Lyndal Sleep, Research Fellow, Griffith University
Domestic abuse or genuine relationship? Our welfare system can't tellFinancial abuse can be misinterpreted as 'sharing finances', which can indicate a relationship in the criteria of the couple rule. Shutterstock

In Australia’s social security laws, the “couple rule” is used to determine if a person is in a relationship, tying access to Centrelink payments to the income and assets of their partner....

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How our obsession with performance is changing our sense of self

  • Written by: Ben Walker, Lecturer (Management), Victoria University of Wellington
How our obsession with performance is changing our sense of selfHow well we do – at work or on the sports field – influences how we see ourselves.from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-ND

We live in a society obsessed with performance. For both young and old, competitions, awards and rankings are an inescapable feature of life.

How well we do – in the classroom, at work, on the sports field or even...

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Not one but two Aussie dishes were used to get the TV signals back from the Apollo 11 moonwalk

  • Written by: John Sarkissian, Operations Scientist, CSIRO
Not one but two Aussie dishes were used to get the TV signals back from the Apollo 11 moonwalkUS astronaut Neil Armstrong on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission.NASA

The role Australia played in relaying the first television images of astronaut Neil Armstrong’s historic walk on the Moon 50 years ago this July features in the popular movie The Dish.

But that only tells part of the story (with some fictionalisation as well).

What really...

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One-third of all preschool centres could be without a trained teacher in four years, if we do nothing

  • Written by: Megan O'Connell, Honorary Senior Fellow, University of Melbourne
One-third of all preschool centres could be without a trained teacher in four years, if we do nothingCurrently, half of all early childhood teachers have a bachelor degree, with a further one-third still working towards one. from shutterstock.com

One-third of all preschools may lack a qualified teacher in the next four years if nothing changes, my new modelling shows.

Currently, half of all early childhood teachers have a bachelor degree, with a...

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  2. Friday essay: why old is new again
  3. Australian writer Yang Hengjun is set to be charged in China at an awkward time for Australia-China relations
  4. More than 28,000 species are officially threatened, with more likely to come
  5. Being a Trump 'bestie' comes with its own challenges for Scott Morrison
  6. Australian universities must wake up to the risks of researchers linked to China's military
  7. Biden leading, followed by Sanders, Warren, Harris; and will Trump be beaten?
  8. Opera Australia's Whiteley brings together 3 icons to tell the artist's complicated story
  9. Are sports programs closing the gap in Indigenous communities? The evidence is limited
  10. We need to protect the heritage of the Apollo missions
  11. Drought and climate change are driving high water prices in the Murray-Darling Basin
  12. How big is the Moon? Let me compare ...
  13. The profile of festival drug takers might be different to what you expect
  14. Dog owners could take the lead on dingo conservation with a 'Fido fund'
  15. First-ever Australian study shows how yoga can improve the lives of prisoners
  16. When an artist looks at a chemical element, what do they see?
  17. the experiences of academics on casual and insecure contracts
  18. Budj Bim's world heritage listing is an Australian first – what other Indigenous cultural sites could be next?
  19. wind towers are only getting bigger
  20. Air travel spreads infections globally, but health advice from inflight magazines can limit that
  21. A black, female 007? As a lifelong James Bond fan, I say bring it on
  22. Adani has set a dangerous precedent in requesting scientists' names
  23. 'How do I increase my libido?'
  24. Why the Moon is such a cratered place
  25. US House of Representatives condemns racist tweets in another heady week under President Donald Trump
  26. Changing the Australian Constitution was always meant to be difficult – here's why
  27. Team-building exercises can be a waste of time. You achieve more by getting personal
  28. Treating suspected autism at 12 months of age improves children's language skills
  29. An electronic chip that makes 'memories' is a step towards creating bionic brains
  30. Lights out! Clownfish can only hatch in the dark – which light pollution is taking away
  31. As the federal government debates an Indigenous Voice, state and territories are pressing ahead
  32. the rise of the 'revenge body' online
  33. Stop worrying about screen 'time'. It's your child’s screen experience that matters
  34. Finally, the NDIS will fund sex therapy. But it should cover sex workers too
  35. Megan Davis on a First Nations Voice in the Constitution
  36. why Bluey is a font of parenting wisdom
  37. Hand sanitisers in public won't wipe out the flu but they might help reduce its spread
  38. Four Corners’ forced labour exposé shows why you might be wearing slave-made clothes
  39. Teeth 'time capsule' reveals that 2 million years ago, early humans breastfed for up to 6 years
  40. Reading and writing assistance increases the chance of getting a Disability Support Pension
  41. Wind and solar cut rather than boost Australia's wholesale electricity prices
  42. Extremist mobs? How China's propaganda machine tried to control the message in the Hong Kong protests
  43. can people live in space?
  44. Regional cities beware – fast rail might lead to disadvantaged dormitories, not booming economies
  45. Meet the endangered Bunyip bird living in Australia's rice paddies
  46. Southeast Asia was crowded with archaic human groups long before we turned up
  47. did the velociraptors have feathers?
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