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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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