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a new book examines #MeToo in Australia

  • Written by: Camilla Nelson, Associate Professor in Media, University of Notre Dame Australia
a new book examines #MeToo in AustraliaA collection of essays, personal stories, pictures and poetry reflects on the challenges for women who speak out about assault in the age of #MeToo.Mihai Surdu/Shutterstock

Women have been sharing personal stories of sexual assault, abuse and harassment for – well – centuries. But in October 2017, when #MeToo went viral, there was a...

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Public schools actually outperform private schools, and with less money

  • Written by: David Zyngier, Adjunct associate professor, Southern Cross University
Public schools actually outperform private schools, and with less moneyIt's not fact that private schools get better results than public schools.from shutterstock.com

It’s often claimed private schools outperform public schools. In recent days, a media report revealed the Liberal Party candidate for the Melbourne seat of Macnamara had previously written in support of public funding of private schools. The report...

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Election tightens in Newspoll – Labor lead narrows to 51-49%

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

The Coalition has made up ground in Newspoll, now trailing Labor by just 49-51%, compared with 48-52% a fortnight ago.

The tightening of the May 18 race, coming after Scott Morrison was seen to out-campaign Bill Shorten early on, will boost Coalition morale as pre-polling begins on Monday.

But both sides have lost support on their primary votes in...

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Bill Shorten promises $4 billion for child care, benefitting 887,000 families

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

In a big hit announcement before the start of pre-polling, Bill Shorten on Sunday will pledge a A$4 billion boost for child care, making it cheaper for every family earning up to $174,000.

From July 2020, 887,000 families would benefit from the ALP plan, with some being up to $2,100 better off.

Under the initiative:

  • families with children under five...

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  1. Morrison brings immigration centre stage with freeze on refugee intake
  2. Palmer flypaper sticky for both sides
  3. It's not worth wiping out a species for the Yeelirrie uranium mine
  4. Michelle Grattan on week two of the campaign #AusVotes
  5. Palmer's preference deal and watergate woes
  6. Why New Zealand needs to translate its response to Christchurch attacks into foreign policy
  7. Labor's crackdown on temporary visa requirements won't much help Australian workers
  8. New Zealand's dismal record on child poverty and the government's challenge to turn it around
  9. Lies, obfuscation and fake news make for a dispiriting – and dangerous – election campaign
  10. What's the school cleaner's name? How kids, not just cleaners, are paying the price of outsourcing
  11. Vital signs. Zero inflation means the Reserve Bank should cut rates as soon as it can, on Tuesday week
  12. how Western attitudes towards Islam have changed
  13. Bizarrely distributed and verging on extinction, this 'mystic' tree went unidentified for 17 years
  14. Think you're allergic to penicillin? There's a good chance you're wrong
  15. Why the idea of alien life now seems inevitable and possibly imminent
  16. 'you’re always commenting on power'
  17. you have the chance to stop fuelling devastation in the Amazon
  18. All is forgiven in the Liberal embrace of Palmer
  19. Bat and bird poo can tell you a lot about ancient landscapes in Southeast Asia
  20. Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the Sri Lanka terror attack. Here's what that means
  21. Palmer's party has good support in Newspoll seat polls, but is it realistic?
  22. Endgame exploits time travel and quantum mechanics as it tries to restore the universe
  23. Psychedelics to treat mental illness? Australian researchers are giving it a go
  24. capturing the reverberations of loss
  25. Foreign policy should play a bigger role in Australian elections. This is why it probably won't
  26. Caroline Fisher on the spin machines of #AusVotes19
  27. What happens now we've found the site of the lost Australian freighter SS Iron Crown, sunk in WWII
  28. Telling the forgotten stories of Indigenous servicemen in the first world war
  29. Ditch plastic dog poo bags, go compostable
  30. House prices and demographics make death duties an idea whose time has come
  31. Before the Anzac biscuit, soldiers ate a tile so hard you could write on it
  32. how WWI brought new skills and professions back to Australia
  33. Sickly sweet or just right? How genes control your taste for sugar
  34. The government and tech companies can't prevent 'fake news' during the election – only the public can
  35. Why Pluto is losing its atmosphere: winter is coming
  36. Get set for take-off in electric aircraft, the next transport disruption
  37. Joyce could be facing waves at a judicial inquiry after the election
  38. here's what taxpayers need to know about water buybacks
  39. Never know what to write in your mother’s day card? You need to read this!
  40. Ethnic media are essential for new migrants and should be better funded
  41. Rift between NZ government and aid agency over naming of nurse captured by ISIS
  42. Investigative journalist Adele Ferguson on the 'disappointing' banking royal commission and how she works with whistleblowers
  43. Sri Lanka has a history of conflict, but the recent attacks appear different
  44. The budget's dirty secret is the hikes in tax rates you're not meant to know about
  45. How much do sedentary people really need to move? It's less than you think
  46. Crackdown on foreign workers is part of Shorten's wages campaign
  47. why the a⁠b⁠s⁠e⁠n⁠c⁠e⁠ ⁠o⁠f⁠ ⁠e⁠v⁠i⁠d⁠e⁠n⁠c⁠e⁠ ⁠can be a useful thing
  48. Discontent with Nationals in regional areas could spell trouble for Coalition at federal election
  49. MONA's Eat the Problem is possibly well-meaning but ultimately exquisitely elitist
  50. Logged native forests mostly end up in landfill, not in buildings and furniture

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