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Day One of minority government sees battle over national integrity commission

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Whatever it does, the Morrison government seems to find itself caught on the sticky fly paper. As if it didn’t have trouble enough with trying to decide about the embassy in Israel and the religious freedom report, on Monday it became messily entangled in the issue of a national integrity commission.

On the first day of formal minority...

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One in five NSW high school kids suffers "severe" deprivation of life's essentials

  • Written by: Peter Saunders, Research Professor in Social Policy, UNSW
One in five NSW high school kids suffers "severe" deprivation of life's essentialsPoverty means many kids have to go to school without the right uniform - which can lead to being ostracised. Daniel Munoz/AAP

It’s tough for any high school student these days. Social media, the uncertainties of adolescence, trying to fit in - trying to figure out who you are.

Then imagine what it’s like for kids whose home life is...

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A brilliant artist whose life was rudely interrupted by colonisers

  • Written by: Christine Judith Nicholls, Senior Lecturer in Australian Studies, Flinders University
a brilliant artist whose life was rudely interrupted by colonisers

Kathleen Petyarre looking across Atnangker country, Northern Territory, December 2000.
Photograph Ian North; courtesy Wakefield Press

The artist Kwementyaye (Kathleen) Petyarre (c. 1938 – 24 November 2018) has died in Alice Springs, surrounded by family and loved ones, at about the age of 80. Alhwarrpe.

“About” that age, because...

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how long should I wait between pregnancies?

  • Written by: Amanda Henry, Senior Lecturer, School of Women's and Children's Health, UNSW
how long should I wait between pregnancies?It's still unclear whether a shorter or longer gap between pregnancies increases the risk of complications in the next pregnancy.Richard Jaimes/Unsplash

Women often wonder what the “right” length of time is after giving birth before getting pregnant again. A recent Canadian study suggests 12-18 months between pregnancies is ideal for...

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  9. how research works out what really leads to an increased disease risk
  10. Labor's 55-45% Newspoll lead adds to Liberals' weekend of woe
  11. Coalition pares back losses in late counting, as predicted chaos eventuates in upper house
  12. Victorian Labor's thumping win reveals how out of step with voters Liberals have become
  13. Labor has landslide win in Victoria
  14. The latest citizenship-stripping plan risks statelessness, indefinite detention and constitutional challenge
  15. how a dust storm, and hazardous air quality, can harm your health
  16. Building our own warships is Australia's path to the next industrial revolution
  17. Innovation could just mean a better kind of co-operation
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  19. Michelle Grattan on Labor's energy plan, and the government's anti-terrorism measures
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  30. Labor's energy policy is savvy – now is it scare-proof?
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