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What do normal labia look like? Sometimes doctors are the wrong people to ask

  • Written by: Maggie Kirkman, Senior Research Fellow, Jean Hailes Research Unit, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
What do normal labia look like? Sometimes doctors are the wrong people to askSome doctors' websites make false claims to encourage women to have genital cosmetic surgery.rawpixel

Women’s genitals are as diverse as our faces, as you can see in the Labia Library photo gallery. We are accustomed to some faces being accepted as “beautiful”, and know that the standard varies across time and culture. We may be...

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2018-19 was Australia's hottest summer on record, with a warm autumn likely too

  • Written by: David Jones, Climate Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
2018-19 was Australia's hottest summer on record, with a warm autumn likely tooDirty water from Queensland's historic flooding, triggered by weeks of exceptional monsoon rains earlier in the year.NASA Worldview/EPA

Australian summers are getting hotter. Today marks the end of our warmest summer on record, setting new national temperature records. Worsening drought, locally significant flooding, damaging bushfires, and...

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'is it normal for girls to masturbate?'

  • Written by: Melissa Kang, Associate professor, University of Technology Sydney
'is it normal for girls to masturbate?'It is normal for girls and women to masturbate.Nina Maile Gordon/The Conversation, CC BY-NC-ND

I Need to Know is an ongoing series for teens in search of reliable, confidential advice about life’s tricky questions. If you’re a teen, send us your questions about sex, drugs, health and relationships and we’ll ask an expert to answer...

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The Chinese coal 'ban' carries a significant political message

  • Written by: Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University
The Chinese coal 'ban' carries a significant political messageThe market reaction to the "ban" was telling, underscoring the problem of being so reliant on a single client.Shutterstock

As a standoff over Australian coal shipments through the northern Chinese port of Dalian continues, it underscores the extent of Australia’s economic dependence on China.

One-third of all Australia’s exports globally...

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  4. Vital Signs. Do deficits matter any more?
  5. Fairness isn't optional. How to design a tax system that works
  6. The US-North Korea summit ends abruptly in Hanoi
  7. Warringah Votes – Abbott's challenger has yet to 'penetrate the streets'
  8. Tony Abbott and Zali Steggall on Warringah votes
  9. when identical twins are non-identical
  10. What's worse than the US-China trade war? A grand peace bargain
  11. How an appeal could uphold or overturn George Pell's conviction
  12. Australians want to support government use and sharing of data, but don't trust their data will be safe
  13. Ita Buttrose's appointment as new ABC chair a promising step in the right direction
  14. Hsieh Hsüeh-hung, communist champion of Taiwanese self-determination
  15. Seven ways the government can make Australians safer – without compromising online privacy
  16. Mary, Queen of Scots is newly relevant in the age of #MeToo
  17. Only half of packaging waste is recycled – here's how to do better
  18. Is it time to ditch the private health insurance rebate? It's a question Labor can't ignore
  19. how to take care of yourself if you're affected by the Pell news
  20. People and issues outside our big cities are diverse, but these priorities stand out
  21. Hermit kingdom, nuclear nation ... If the media keep calling North Korea names, it will only prolong conflict
  22. Royal commission on the abuse of disabled people to be announced soon
  23. Fines that'll hurt. ASIC's powerful, if ill-fitting, teeth
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  26. who was the first ancient mummy?
  27. How long before we break the two-hour barrier in the men's marathon?
  28. Chemical restraint has no place in aged care, but poorly designed reforms can easily go wrong
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  33. We can 'rewild' swathes of Australia by focusing on what makes it unique
  34. New laws can shine light on foreign influence, but agents will remain in the shadows
  35. After Pell, the Catholic Church must undergo genuine reform
  36. We knew George Pell was guilty of child sex abuse. Why couldn't we say it until now?
  37. Sharma calls for Australia to play a bigger international role on climate
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