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Australians' trust in news media is falling as concern over 'fake news' grows

  • Written by: Andrea Carson, Associate Professor at La Trobe University. Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University
Australians' trust in news media is falling as concern over 'fake news' growsThe report found that Australian news consumers access news less often and have lower interest in it compared to citizens in many other countries.Shutterstock

On today’s episode, we hear from Caroline Fisher, an assistant professor of journalism at the University of Canberra and lead author of the 2019 Australian edition of the the Digital...

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Here's how to make our cities breastfeeding-friendly

  • Written by: Jenny Donovan, Urban Designer and Sessional Lecturer, La Trobe University
Here's how to make our cities breastfeeding-friendlyThe more comfortable women feel about breastfeeding in public, the better for both babies and society.Maxim Krivonos/Shutterstock

Seen through the eyes of new mothers, our towns and cities can often seem like uncomfortable and uninviting places to breastfeed. Although the physical characteristics of a place are not the only factors that influence...

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Indies & Idols mixes rock stars with modern Polish composers

  • Written by: David Larkin, Senior Lecturer in Musicology, University of Sydney
Indies & Idols mixes rock stars with modern Polish composersArtistic Director Richard Tognetti and members of the orchestra: the rock musicians whose work feature in this concert openly acknowledge the influence of the seemingly inaccessible avant-garde. Julian Kingma

Review: Indies & Idols, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Sydney Opera House

“The most heterogeneous ideas are yoked by violence...

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how is the Sun burning?

  • Written by: Alina Donea, Senior Lecturer, Monash Centre for Astrophysics, Monash University
how is the Sun burning?A nuclear reaction is under way inside the Sun. Emily Nunell/The Conversation CC-NY-BD, CC BY

Curious Kids is a series for children. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au You might also like the podcast Imagine This, a co-production between ABC KIDS listen and The Conversation,...

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  1. young women share their stories of homelessness
  2. Buck-passing on apartment building safety leaves residents at risk
  3. Krokodil, the Russian 'flesh-eating' drug, makes a rare appearance in Australia
  4. Myth busted. Boosting super would cost the budget more than it saved on age pensions
  5. New research could lead to a pregnancy test for endangered marsupials
  6. Frozen was our most important feminist film but the sequel won't have the same impact
  7. how Australia and the US can remain close despite the threat
  8. Here's what teachers look for when kids start school
  9. We know contact with nature makes you feel better. Can virtual contact do the same?
  10. Can a sperm donor be a legal parent? In landmark decision, the High Court says yes
  11. Australia's energy exports increase global greenhouse emissions, not decrease them
  12. Playing games? It's a serious way to win community backing for change
  13. Four laws that need urgent reform to protect both national security and press freedom
  14. Netflix is opening its first Australian HQ. What does this mean for the local screen industry?
  15. Sport is full of conspiracy theories – Chris Froome’s horrific cycling crash is just the latest example
  16. 50 years after Australia's historic 'equal pay' decision, the legacy of 'women's work' remains
  17. The three things universities must do to survive disruption
  18. What do Aboriginal Australians want from their aged care system? Community connection is number one
  19. Setka gets backing from group of unions as split deepens
  20. US-Iran conflict escalates again, raising the threat of another war in the Middle East
  21. Paladin contract secrecy highlights our broken refugee system
  22. Turning local libraries, pools and playgroups into sites of surveillance – ParentsNext goes too far
  23. Why the Australasian Health Star Rating needs major changes to make it work
  24. a stylish, enjoyable, historically informed opera premiere
  25. How to answer the argument that Australia's emissions are too small to make a difference
  26. Below zero is ‘reverse’. How the Reserve Bank would make quantitative easing work
  27. Five films not to miss from the 2019 Sydney Film Festival
  28. How advertising can repurpose itself to serve cities in more sustainable ways
  29. CSIRO Australian National Outlook 2019
  30. the first people to arrive in Australia came in large numbers, and on purpose
  31. what is fibromyalgia, the condition Lady Gaga lives with?
  32. education divide explains the Coalition's upset victory
  33. forget court action – you won't win
  34. what is 'hybrid warfare' and what is meant by the 'grey zone'?
  35. Pressure builds with more protests in Hong Kong, but what's the end game?
  36. There's a looming waste crisis from Australia's solar energy boom
  37. who came up with the first letters?
  38. With climate change likely to sharpen conflict, NZ balances pacifist traditions with defence spending
  39. how retailers bury customers in an avalanche of choice
  40. We asked people to do climate change maths. Their answers depended on their politics
  41. What's the point of education? It's no longer just about getting a job
  42. Beware the teething trap. Many products don't work, and can even be dangerous
  43. More students are going to university than before, but those at risk of dropping out need more help
  44. how remote communities are building on payment for ecosystem services
  45. The New York Times ends daily political cartoons, but it's not the death of the art form
  46. Young Australians champion 'democracy' and 'freedom' in designing constitutional change
  47. Australia's pristine beaches have a poo problem
  48. Lambie's vote key if government wants to have medevac repealed
  49. Quantum physics experiment shows Heisenberg was right about uncertainty, in a certain sense
  50. Setka furore opens division within the labour movement – and there is no easy solution

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