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Ten classics of Indigenous design

  • Written by: Dr Russell Kennedy, Senior Lecturer in Screen and Design, Deakin University
Ten classics of Indigenous designMurri sculptures (2012) by Reko Rennie (Kamilaroi) at Melbourne's LaTrobe University.LaTrobe University

Blak Design Matters is the first exhibition in Australia specifically dedicated to contemporary Indigenous design. Its curator, architect and academic Jefa Greenaway, describes the show as a snapshot that “takes the pulse of what’s...

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how gift cards initiate children into the world of 'credit'

  • Written by: Louise Grimmer, Lecturer in Marketing, Tasmanian School of Business and Economics, University of Tasmania
how gift cards initiate children into the world of 'credit'Most Australian children have such a glut of toys that parents are opting to give them gift cards so they can choose for themselves.rawpixel/Unsplash

Western children have more toys, games and possessions than ever before. And Australia has one of the highest rates of average spending per child on toys. Faced with a glut of children’s toys...

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Does osteopathy work?

  • Written by: Amie Steel, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Technology Sydney
Does osteopathy work?Studies examining pain are hard to judge, since they're based on participants' self-reported pain levels. from www.shutterstock.com

Every year, Australian osteopaths provide around 3.9 million clinical consultations.

Osteopathy is a manual therapy developed by US physician Andrew Still in the mid-1800s, and it’s recognised by the World Health...

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What Australia's convict past reveals about women, men, marriage and work

  • Written by: Pauline Grosjean, Associate Professor of Economics, UNSW
What Australia's convict past reveals about women, men, marriage and workMale-dominated sex ratios in Australia's history still affect attitudes today. Wikimedia

Success for women often comes at a cost. Award-winning, election-winning and high-earning women are more likely to be divorced in a strange trend that may affect other aspects of our lives.

However, divorce may not be the price for success, but a remnant of...

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  2. Why Trump has made Europe more fearful of a possible Russian attack
  3. Plastic poses biggest threat to seabirds in New Zealand waters, where more breed than elsewhere
  4. Explaining Australia's school funding debate: what's at stake
  5. So your child refuses to go to school? Here's how to respond
  6. US citizens can now publish models of 3D printed firearms online. What does it mean for us?
  7. A new study should be the final nail for open-plan offices
  8. Indigenous peoples are crucial for conservation – a quarter of all land is in their hands
  9. Rossini’s William Tell, and its famous overture
  10. Why Australians' religious freedom is worth protecting
  11. Workers' compensation doesn't cover gig workers – here's a way to protect them
  12. A new blood test could detect early stage melanoma in more than 80% of patients
  13. If an insect is flying in a car while it is moving, does the insect have to move at the same speed?
  14. AEMO's new electricity plan is neither a death knell nor a shot in the arm for coal
  15. the science of beautiful sunsets
  16. Think the dual citizenship saga does not affect state parliamentarians? It might be time to think again
  17. How rising inequality is stalling economies by crippling demand
  18. How an alien seaweed invasion spawned an Antarctic mystery
  19. A brief history of briefs – and how technology is transforming underpants
  20. Russia's World Cup widely hailed as success, but will the good vibes last for Putin?
  21. Australian jobs aren't becoming less secure
  22. CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing scissors are less accurate than we thought, but there are fixes
  23. The new national housing agreement won't achieve its goals without enough funding
  24. who really deserves the rewards from success?
  25. New Treasury secretary rolls the dice on his future
  26. the case for opting in
  27. the case for opting out
  28. How ideas of 'adulthood', its rights and responsibilities, are changing around the world
  29. tracing the cultural history of the monstrous Lambton Worm
  30. The off-topic Conversation #164
  31. You've heard of a carbon footprint – now it's time to take steps to cut your nitrogen footprint
  32. Why Australia's homelessness problem is getting worse, despite a rise in housing stock
  33. How quantum computers could steal your bitcoin
  34. Why plastic bag bans triggered such a huge reaction
  35. As Trump meets Putin, expectations may be high but the prospects are poor
  36. Curious Kids: Why do birds sing?
  37. The science and art of reef restoration
  38. William Faulkner diagnosed modern ills in As I Lay Dying
  39. Getting an initial specialists' appointment is the hidden waitlist
  40. Government senator Dean Smith urges national debate about population
  41. is Australia's population the 'highest growing in the world'?
  42. New Zealand's zero carbon bill: much ado about methane
  43. why the ACCC says household solar subsidies should be abolished
  44. Breastmilk alone is best for the first six months – here's what to do next
  45. Michelle Grattan on Latham's liaison with One Nation in Longman, live sheep exports and the ACCC's criticism on energy
  46. Officers 'sanctioned' for 'human error' in filing cabinet affair
  47. How we can protect the women who make most high-quality footballs
  48. It's a busy night sky this July, so make sure you look up
  49. Why the ABC, and the public that trusts it, must stand firm against threats to its editorial independence
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