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Why you shouldn’t force the kids to hug Granny at Christmas

  • Written by: Therese O'Sullivan, Associate Professor, Edith Cowan University
Why you shouldn’t force the kids to hug Granny at ChristmasA high-five might be a less confronting option for a child.Author provided

Granny, who lives interstate and whom the kids haven’t seen since last year, is visiting for Christmas. She loves the kids and is eager to scoop them up and smother them with kisses. The young children, who only have a vague memory of who she is, are wary and would...

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What Australian soldiers ate for Christmas in WWI

  • Written by: Heather Merle Benbow, Senior lecturer in German and European Studies, University of Melbourne
What Australian soldiers ate for Christmas in WWICover of the menu for the AIF Christmas Dinner, Hotel Cecil, London, in 1916. Illustration by Fred Leist. Museums Victoria collection, donated by Jean Bourke

We have just concluded four years of commemoration of the centenary of the first world war and, although the guns fell silent in November 1918, by Christmas many Australians were still...

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DNA from ancient Aboriginal Australian remains enables their return to Country

  • Written by: Joanne Wright, Research associate, Griffith University
DNA from ancient Aboriginal Australian remains enables their return to CountryIndigenous Australians must be involved in research around provenance and country. Here, representatives of the Willandra Aboriginal Elders visit the Griffith University ancient DNA laboratory. Renee Chapman , Author provided

This article was coauthored by Gimuy Yidniji Traditional Owner Gudju Gudju Fourmile.


For many decades Aboriginal Australians...

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Serial killers' fates are in politicians' hands. Here's why that's a worry

  • Written by: Arie Freiberg, Emeritus Professor of Law, Monash University
Serial killers' fates are in politicians' hands. Here's why that's a worryNew legislation in WA might provide reassurance to victims of crime, but risks political interference when it comes to deciding who gets parole.from www.shutterstock.com

The community has little sympathy for mass murderers, serial killers or anyone convicted of a very serious crime against another person.

Presumably, this is why the Sentence...

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  2. Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO
  3. Yes, retailers exploit Christmas, but their decorations still evoke religious spirit
  4. Building in ways that meet the needs of Australia’s remote regions
  5. What the folk? Whatever happened to Australia's national folklife centre?
  6. Doing away with essays won't necessarily stop students cheating
  7. NZ mental health inquiry calls for fundamental change
  8. Unpacking the history of how Earth feeds life, and life changes Earth
  9. why are people colour blind?
  10. replace company tax with cashflow tax
  11. Inquiry into LGBTIQ hate crime could improve how police and communities respond
  12. Dramatic advances in forensics expose the need for genetic data legislation
  13. Exploring Australia's 'other reefs' south of Tasmania
  14. Theatre is Lying is a welcome response to fake news and alternative facts
  15. how to deal with dying during the holidays
  16. Michael McCormack fails leadership test in handling of Broad scandal
  17. Tanya Plibersek on a united Labor
  18. Labor widens lead in Ipsos; US Democrats gained 40 House seats at midterms
  19. Labor's housing pledge is welcome, but direct investment in social housing would improve it
  20. Tidelands struggles to stay afloat in its first series
  21. Rudd says Murdoch media is a "political party"
  22. We finally have the rulebook for the Paris Agreement, but global climate action is still inadequate
  23. New guidelines for responding to cyber attacks don't go far enough
  24. MYEFO rips A$130 million per year from research funding despite budget surplus
  25. What's your beef? How 'carbon labels' can steer us towards environmentally friendly food choices
  26. Why naming all our mozzies is important for fighting disease
  27. how gift-giving is inspired by beliefs-based altruism
  28. why people follow what other people do
  29. a history of St Nicholas, Santa and his helpers
  30. We need to talk about the actual threats to academic freedom on Australian campuses
  31. National Andrew Broad forced to quit frontbench amid 'sugar baby' allegation
  32. More mirage than good management, MYEFO fails to hit its own targets
  33. Shorten pledges $500 million for UNHCR in border protection policy
  34. how do people know what the weather will be?
  35. Morrison's decision to recognise West Jerusalem the latest bad move in a mess of his own making
  36. MYEFO reveals billions more in revenue, $9 billion in fresh election tax cuts
  37. Having a second child worsens parents' mental health: new research
  38. Children's health hit for six as industry fails to regulate alcohol ads
  39. How to have yourself a plastic-free Christmas
  40. how to keep your kids safe (and out of trouble) when you’re at work these holidays
  41. The great movie scenes: Back to the Future
  42. lessons in how towns remake challenging sites
  43. 2018 was a huge year in gaming
  44. Morrison goes a bridge too far to outsmart Shorten
  45. Labor promises a comprehensive overhaul of federal environmental framework
  46. NSW Governor David Hurley will be Australia's new Governor-General
  47. Shorten's subsidy plan to boost affordable housing
  48. Government hopes Jerusalem compromise will smooth Indonesian trade deal
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