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María, a slave in Manila who resisted sexual exploitation

  • Written by: Susan Broomhall, Professor of History, University of Western Australia
María, a slave in Manila who resisted sexual exploitationMaría was murdered in front of the San Agustin Church in Manila (pictured). Her killer was later executed on the same spot.Wikipedia

In 1635, María, a slave woman from the Indian sub-continent living in the Spanish-controlled Philippine Islands, enters the historical record. We know that women as well as men were involved in forced...

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Lift teacher status to improve student performance

  • Written by: Julie Sonnemann, Fellow, Grattan Institute
Lift teacher status to improve student performanceThere need to be deeper reforms to teaching, such as higher pay at the top end, better opportunities for career advancement, and improvements to the professional working environment.www.shutterstock.com

Australia needs to lift the status of teachers to attract the best and brightest to teaching. The world’s top-performing school systems make...

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Two more Morrison ministers head for the door

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Two more Morrison ministers head for the doorNorthern Territory Senator Nigel Scullion has announced he's retiring at the next election.AAP/Lukas Coch

Two more federal ministers, Nigel Scullion and Michael Keenan, have announced they are jumping ship at the election, making three in a week to say they are leaving.

The third was Jobs and Industrial Relations Minister Kelly O'Dwyer, who is also...

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Cave rescue heroes share Australian of the Year

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Cave rescue heroes share Australian of the YearTwo heroes of the Thai cave rescue, Craig Challen and Richard Harris, are joint Australian of the Year for 2019.AAP/Mick Tsikas

The two Australian divers who gripped the public imagination for their part in the dramatic rescue of a Thai boys soccer team have shared the Australian of the Year award.

Dr Richard Harris, an anaesthetist from Adelaide...

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  2. Geosiris is an early contender for Sexiest Plant of 2019
  3. Beware of Pity is beautiful to watch, but clashes with modern sensibilities
  4. Michelle Grattan on Morrison's first political plays of 2019
  5. Drinking water study raises health concerns for New Zealanders
  6. Higher English entry standards for international students won't necessarily translate to success
  7. We're awarding the Order of Australia to the wrong people
  8. New research reveals our complex attitudes to Australia Day
  9. Why people born between 1966 and 1994 are at greater risk of measles – and what to do about it
  10. Mary Jane Cain, land rights activist, matriarch and community builder
  11. The stubborn high-pressure system behind Australia's record heatwaves
  12. To protect us from the risks of advanced artificial intelligence, we need to act now
  13. Australia's trade history really is something to celebrate
  14. Liberals stir the culture war pot but who's listening?
  15. is rain better than tap water for plants?
  16. what does the law say?
  17. My possessions spark joy! Will the KonMari decluttering method work for me?
  18. New research reveals how the marriage equality debate damaged LGBT Australians' mental health
  19. How genes and evolution shape gender – and transgender – identity
  20. Alban Berg's Wozzeck, an apocalyptic descent into madness
  21. When to seek help after taking a pill
  22. Here's how a 100% renewable energy future can create jobs and even save the gas industry
  23. 'Growth' of community housing may be an illusion. The cost-shifting isn't
  24. why more older Australians are declaring bankruptcy
  25. How safe is Australia? The numbers show public attacks are rare and on the decline
  26. Record US government shutdown harms Trump's ratings, plus Brexit chaos and Australian Essential poll
  27. Henrietta Baird's The Weekend proves the enduring power of solo performance
  28. why the government's James Cook infatuation may further divide the nation
  29. Australia will never be HIV-free if access to prevention requires a medicare card
  30. How does ecstasy kill?
  31. here's how to throw your stuff out
  32. Australia can do more to attract and keep women in parliament – here are some ideas
  33. how to stop Australian miners abroad being linked to death and destruction
  34. lessons from Australia’s first e-scooter sharing trial
  35. a biomechanics expert explains how
  36. the priestess Pythia at the Delphic Oracle, who spoke truth to power
  37. Morrison's Gilmore candidate is the man who's been everywhere
  38. How a default union membership could help reduce income inequality
  39. Coastal seas around New Zealand are heading into a marine heatwave, again
  40. Why we don't know if Irukandji jellyfish are moving south
  41. Three Charts on who uses illicit drugs in Australia
  42. Curious Kids: how is water made?
  43. What's behind the increase in bowel cancer among younger Australians?
  44. How to identify, understand and teach gifted children
  45. The Liberal Party is failing women miserably compared to other democracies, and needs quotas
  46. Video games could teach spatial skills lost to a society dependent on devices
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