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Where has the joy of writing gone and how do we get it back for our children?

  • Written by: Edwin Creely, Lecturer in literacy and English education, Monash University
Where has the joy of writing gone and how do we get it back for our children?Writing for pleasure improves long-term learning outcomes in a range of areas, including maths and science.www.shutterstock.com

NAPLAN results indicate a decline in students’ ability to write. Outcomes in literacy, including writing, affect student achievement across multiple subject areas (including maths and science).

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Colonial Australia was surprisingly concerned about Aboriginal deaths in custody

  • Written by: Kristyn Harman, Senior Lecturer in History; Graduate Research Coordinator, School of Humanities; Course Coordinator, Diploma of History, University of Tasmania
Colonial Australia was surprisingly concerned about Aboriginal deaths in custodyOf 19 Aboriginal men transported to Cockatoo Island, Sydney between 1845 and 1850, 12 died in custody. Shutterstock

When the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody’s report was tabled in 1991, it was not the first official inquiry into this tragic phenomenon. The disproportionately high rate of mortality among Aboriginal convicts...

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If there's one thing Pacific nations don't need, it's yet another infrastructure investment bank

  • Written by: Susan Engel, Senior Lecturer, Politics and International Studies, University of Wollongong

If Scott Morrison was looking for a way to prove Australia is a good neighbour to Pacific nations, he could hardly have chosen a worse option.

Looking for a policy to combat both China and his domestic Opposition, the Australian prime minister last week announced a plan involving billions of dollars for Pacific nations.

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Fresh urgency in mapping out ethics of brain organoid research

  • Written by: Julian Koplin, Resarch Fellow in Biomedical Ethics, Melbourne Law School and Murdoch Children's Research Institute, University of Melbourne
Fresh urgency in mapping out ethics of brain organoid researchResearchers have grown groups of brain cells in the lab – known as 'organoids' – that produce brain waves resembling those found in premature infants.from www.shutterstock.com

Scientists have become increasingly adept at creating brain organoids – which are essentially miniature human brains grown in the laboratory from stem...

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  1. An urgent rethink is needed on the idealised image of the ANZAC digger
  2. How do moths eat our clothes?
  3. the carbon tax that would leave households better off
  4. If you're feeding with formula, here's what you can do to promote your baby's healthy growth
  5. Why adult video stars rely on camming
  6. Why we should worry about Victoria's China memorandum of understanding
  7. The Greens set to be tested on a number of fronts in the Victorian election
  8. How much will voters pay for an early Christmas? Eight charts that explain Victoria’s transport election
  9. how offline businesses are learning from Google to improve profits
  10. Getting clean drinking water into remote Indigenous communities means overcoming city thinking
  11. your guide to the 2018 election health promises
  12. Labor's worst polls since Turnbull; chaos likely in Victorian upper house
  13. public housing tenants fight for their place in the city
  14. Bainimarama wins again in Fiji, helped by muzzling the media, unions and the church
  15. Indonesia matters to us, and always has. Why the relationship will survive Morrison's Jerusalem thought bubble
  16. Are short prime ministerships the new normal?
  17. how to ensure we value wildlife properly
  18. Australian prime minister foreshadows cut to 'migration settings'
  19. As tensions ratchet up between China and the US, Australia risks being caught in the crossfire
  20. women 'over-invest' in workplace capabilities
  21. Women targeted with $109 million to promote "economic security"
  22. Insurance is unaffordable for some, but it's middle Australia that is underinsured
  23. Toppling bankers can be satisfying, but it's not enough to heal a sick culture
  24. busting a common wellness myth
  25. Euripides’ Medea and her terrible revenge against the patriarchy
  26. Your riding position can give you an advantage in a road cycling sprint
  27. What about a Jerusalem consulate as a Morrison escape hatch?
  28. Lowy Institute's Jonathan Pryke on APEC 2018
  29. Rock Bang is a highly charged fusion of music, theatre, and circus
  30. After APEC, US-China tensions leave 'cooperation' in the cold
  31. why women get PMS and why some are more affected
  32. How do remote controls work?
  33. One year on from Royal Commission findings on Northern Territory child detention: what has changed?
  34. that spiny tongue does more than keep a cat well groomed
  35. the scandals, sloganeering and key issues to watch
  36. Violence towards women in the video game Red Dead Redemption 2 evokes toxic masculinity
  37. Rethinking what it means to be Australian through art
  38. How to talk to your child about their school report
  39. anti-fungal creams or tablets don't always work for vaginal itch
  40. For Mobility as a Service (MaaS) to solve our transport woes, some things need to change
  41. Why predicting the weather and climate is even harder for Australia’s rainy northern neighbours
  42. The royal commission is about to grill the chiefs of the big four banks. Here's why soon they mightn't exist
  43. Confiscate their super. If it works for sports stars, it could work for bankers
  44. Shorten would need non-Green crossbench to pass bills in Senate: Australia Institute
  45. 47% say prioritise cutting power bills: Ipsos
  46. The Brexit mess could lead to a break-up of a no longer United Kingdom
  47. It's the right time to review the world's chemical weapons convention
  48. Logging must stop in Melbourne's biggest water supply catchment
  49. How digital media blur the border between Australia and China
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How to Rent a Car for Uber in Melbourne: What Every New Driver Needs to Know

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Growth presents a fundamental dilemma for architecture, engineering, and construction firms: expan...

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Correct Sleeping Posture to Minimize Back Strain

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When Should You Speak with Divorce Lawyers in Sydney?

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