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What's the deal (or no-deal) with Brexit? Here's everything explained

  • Written by: Giovanni Di Lieto, Lecturer of international trade law, Monash Business School, Monash University

On June 23, 2016 the United Kingdom held a referendum to decide whether it should leave or remain in the European Union. More than 30 million people took part in the vote with 51.9% choosing to leave and 48.1% to remain.

Six months later, the new Prime Minister Theresa May delivered a speech in which she said:

the British people voted for...

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It's designers who can make gaming more accessible for people living with disabilities

  • Written by: Ben Egliston, PhD candidate in Media and Communications, University of Sydney
It's designers who can make gaming more accessible for people living with disabilitiesRedressing a tendency to marginalise disability in games requires an awareness of disability at a design level. Humphrey Muleba/Unsplash, CC BY

Anyone can play video games, right?

If you’ve been following recent buzz in the gaming industry, you might be under the impression that video games are more accessible than they’ve ever been....

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Ten ways teacher librarians improve literacy in schools

  • Written by: Margaret Kristin Merga, Senior Lecturer in Education, Edith Cowan University

Australian schools constantly strive to improve the literacy outcomes of their students. Supporting literacy achievement for struggling readers is particularly important because these readers have their disadvantage compounded: capable students develop “richer” skills through continued exposure to reading, and the gap between them and...

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Why do so few Aussies speak an Australian language?

  • Written by: Laura Rademaker, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Australian National University

Linguistically speaking, Australia is special. With around 250 languages spoken when Australia was first colonised, Australia was one of the most linguistically diverse places in the world.

But few people speak our Indigenous languages. As of 2016, only 10% of Australia’s Indigenous population spoke an Indigenous language at home. Most...

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  1. The financially well-off defy the stereotypes. They include retirees, and mortgagees
  2. the power of not being too clear
  3. Penalties for animal cruelty double in SA, but is this enough to stop animal abuse?
  4. should teaching students who fail a literacy and numeracy test be barred from teaching?
  5. Why Antarctica's sea ice cover is so low (and no, it's not just about climate change)
  6. How to feed a growing population healthy food without ruining the planet
  7. In the land of Storm Boy, the cultural heritage of the Coorong is under threat
  8. How realistic are China's plans to build a research station on the Moon?
  9. Recycling is not enough. Zero-packaging stores show we can kick our plastic addiction
  10. How Darling Harbour was botched (and could be reborn)
  11. Australians lost more than $10 million to scammers last year. Follow these easy tips to avoid being conned.
  12. does 'egg timer' testing work, and what are the other options?
  13. Cotton and rice have an important place in the Murray Darling Basin
  14. Gillette's corporate calculation shows just how far the #metoo movement has come
  15. Morrison's Vanuatu trip shows the government's continued focus on militarising the Pacific
  16. annoying campaign tricks that are legal
  17. The big lesson from Opal Tower is that badly built apartments aren't only an issue for residents
  18. We're in the era of overtourism but there is a more sustainable way forward
  19. Are Australian classrooms really the most disruptive in the world? Not if you look at the whole picture
  20. how do tongues taste food?
  21. 35 degree days make blackouts more likely, but new power stations won't help
  22. More than unpopular. How ParentsNext intrudes on single parents' human rights
  23. The Darling River is simply not supposed to dry out, even in drought
  24. Ruby Lindsay, one of Australia's first female graphic designers
  25. new drug MDPV, or 'monkey dust', found in Australia. What is it and what are the harms?
  26. What you need to know if your child with a disability is starting school soon
  27. New figures put it beyond doubt. When it comes to company tax, we are a high-tax country, in part because it works well for us
  28. Forcing Australia Day citizenship ceremonies on councils won't make the issue go away
  29. the movement of ocean waters around Australia
  30. The future of the internet looks brighter thanks to an EU court opinion
  31. Dancenorth's Dust is ambitious theatre in an age of uncertainty
  32. Buildings produce 25% of Australia's emissions. What will it take to make them 'green' – and who'll pay?
  33. It's time to restore public trust in the governing of the Murray Darling Basin
  34. Will talking to AI voice assistants re-engineer our human conversations?
  35. It's not just the isolation. Working from home has surprising downsides
  36. How Australian wildlife spread and suppress Ross River virus
  37. Why the Indian Ocean region might soon play a lead role in world affairs
  38. The Water Margin, China's outlaw novel
  39. what the future of television looks like
  40. why has nobody found any life outside of Earth?
  41. La Passion de Simone brings Simone Weil's sufferings to life, but the movements feel static
  42. How is oxygen 'sucked out' of our waterways?
  43. even the world's oldest profession is being uberised
  44. What happens after you take injured wildlife to the vet?
  45. why we stick with the duds
  46. The Productivity Commission inquiry was just the start. It's time for a broader review of super and how much it is needed
  47. the ancient roots of your backyard garden
  48. Want to breastfeed? These five things will make it easier
  49. Populism's problems can be fixed by getting the public better-informed. And that's actually possible
  50. Fast serves don't make sense – unless you factor in physics and 'cheating'

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Small Acts, Big Impact: How Australians Can Give Back to Their Communities

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