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Why a 'sex strike' is unlikely to improve access to abortion

  • Written by: Bianca Fileborn, Lecturer in Criminology, University of Melbourne
Why a 'sex strike' is unlikely to improve access to abortionAmerican actress Alissa Milano has called for women to go on a "sex strike" to protest draconian abortion laws recently introduced in the US state of Georgia.Shutterstock

Last week the US state of Georgia passed abortion laws that wind back some of the hard-fought reproductive rights won through America’s landmark abortion case Roe v Wade.

The...

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Are we teaching children to be afraid of exams?

  • Written by: Mandie Shean, Lecturer, School of Education, Edith Cowan University
Are we teaching children to be afraid of exams?Reports suggests many Australian children are forgoing Year 12 exams because they are too stressful.from shutterstock.com

Some Australian students are reportedly shunning Year 12 exams in favour of more favourable, and less stressful, pathways to finishing school. These reports come amid warnings of rising rates of anxiety and depression among...

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There's almost always a better way to care for nursing home residents than restraining them

  • Written by: Nicole Walker, Postdoctoral Researcher, Neuro Mental Health, The University of Queensland
There's almost always a better way to care for nursing home residents than restraining themPeople in aged care homes might be restrained physically, or by administering medications that affect their behaviour.From shutterstock.com

As Australia’s aged care royal commission hears testimony about the treatment of people with dementia in residential aged care, the use of restraints is front and centre.

Restraints are sometimes used in...

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Racism alleged as Indigenous children taken from families

  • Written by: Dominic O'Sullivan, Associate Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University
Racism alleged as Indigenous children taken from familiesIn 2018, the rate at which Māori babies were removed from their families was four times the rate for the rest of the New Zealand population. from www.shutterstock.com

The New Zealand state tried to remove a newborn Māori baby from his family last week.

This is not unusual. Indeed, it is an increasingly frequent occurrence. Between 2015...

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  2. 'Soft' voters in Warringah focus groups expect Tony Abbott win
  3. In Cloudstreet, nostalgia all too easily redeems Australia's colonial past
  4. Drilling for oil in the Great Australian Bight would be disastrous for marine life and the local community
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  6. Australia's in the Fungus Olympics, the race to find new ways to tackle disease
  7. Facebook's Mia Garlick on #Ausvotes2019 and how Australian MPs use social media
  8. That election promise. It will help first home buyers, but they better be cautious
  9. Stakes are high as US ups the ante on trade dispute with China
  10. Curious Kids: can snails fart?
  11. Against the odds, Scott Morrison wants to be returned as prime minister. But who the bloody hell is he?
  12. After six years as opposition leader, history beckons Bill Shorten. Will the 'drover's dog' have its day?
  13. Mounting evidence the tide is turning on News Corp, and its owner
  14. A referendum won't save the Murray-Darling Basin
  15. Australia’s major parties' climate policies side-by-side
  16. who's the better economic manager?
  17. writing trauma in Cynthia Banham's A Certain Light
  18. Nearly 1 in 4 of us aren't native English speakers. In a health-care setting, interpreters are essential
  19. Avoid the politics and let artificial intelligence decide your vote in the next election
  20. Crowded trains? Planning focus on cars misses new apartment impacts
  21. Shorten's ratings rise as Labor holds its lead in Newspoll
  22. View from The Hill: Quick on the draw
  23. Labor's costings broadly check out. The days of black holes are behind us, thankfully
  24. Tony Costa wins the 2019 Archibald Prize
  25. New laws in Western Australia will help victims of family violence end their tenancies
  26. How I stumbled on a lost plant just north of Antarctica
  27. Teaching is too often seen as a fall-back option, and that's unlikely to change anytime soon
  28. can your employer sack you for what you say or do in your own time?
  29. do 86% of people visit the doctor for free?
  30. Focus groups suggest Wentworth is embracing Phelps, but Sharma helped by fear of Labor
  31. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Shorten's campaign moment
  32. Children are our future, and the planet's. Here's how you can teach them to take care of it
  33. Carry-over credits and carbon offsets are hot topics this election – but what do they actually mean?
  34. We must rip up our environmental laws to address the extinction crisis
  35. will Whelan disendorsement make a difference in Tasmania?
  36. More First Nations people in parliament matters. Here’s why.
  37. separating the art from the badly behaved artist – a philosopher's view
  38. Giving workers a voice in the boardroom is a compelling corporate governance reform
  39. Ancient Rome inspired Washington but its legacy of being open to all has fallen into oblivion
  40. Many young women find pleasure in sexually explicit material but it still reinforces gender inequality
  41. Ten ethical flaws in the Caster Semenya decision on intersex in sport
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  43. A report claims koalas are 'functionally extinct' – but what does that mean?
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  45. Mine are bigger than yours. Labor's surpluses are the Coalition's worst nightmare
  46. Bill Shorten's moment of "connection" brings back memories of Beaconsfield
  47. why humour is a hit-and-miss affair on the election campaign trail
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