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Australia's government failed to stand up for press freedom after Nauru barred ABC journalist

  • Written by: Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University

In diplomatic-speak, the word “regrettable” is close to the mildest rebuke that can be offered by one country in response to another’s actions.

Thus, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s expression of “regret” over a decision by the government of Nauru to refuse a visa to an ABC journalist for a meeting of the...

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Another day, another data breach – what to do when it happens to you

  • Written by: Cassandra Cross, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Queensland University of Technology
Another day, another data breach – what to do when it happens to youWith so many reports of data breaches, it is easy to tune out to what is happening.Shutterstock

Reports of data breaches are an increasingly common occurrence. In recent weeks, Ticketmaster, HealthEngine, PageUp and the Tasmanian Electoral Commission have all reported breaches.

It is easy to tune out to what is happening, particularly if it’s...

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Curious Kids: How do wormholes work?

  • Written by: Hannah Middleton, Postdoctoral Fellow, Gravitational Wave Data Analysis, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav), University of Melbourne
Curious Kids: How do wormholes work?The existence of wormholes is not forbidden by our current theories of the universe. So we can say that they do exist in theory. Marcella Cheng/The Conversation NY-BD-CC, CC BY-SA

This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children. The Conversation is asking kids to send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. All questions are...

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Why do kids lie, and is it normal?

  • Written by: Penny Van Bergen, Senior Lecturer in Educational Psychology, Macquarie University
Why do kids lie, and is it normal?"No, I didn't eat any cake."from www.shutterstock.com

Children typically begin lying in the preschool years, between two and four years of age. These intentional attempts at deception may worry parents, who fear their child will become a pint-sized social deviant.

But from a developmental perspective, lying in young children is rarely cause for...

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