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here's what to do if your child has oppositional defiant disorder

  • Written by: Jade Sheen, Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology, Deakin University
here's what to do if your child has oppositional defiant disorderOppositional defiant disorder is a pattern of disobedient, hostile, and defiant behaviour directed towards authority figures.Sara Baker/Shutterstock

Defiance and tantrums are common in childhood. Parents will often tell us about the 30-minute tirade they faced because their child wanted a blue bowl, not a yellow one. Or the screaming and crying...

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Overcrowded housing looms as a challenge for our cities

  • Written by: Shanaka Herath, Vice-Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Wollongong
Overcrowded housing looms as a challenge for our citiesThe return of the historic problem of overcrowded dwellings points to a need in Australia for better understanding of the causes and regulatory responses.Jacob Riis (1889)

Overcrowding is an inevitable and often overlooked result of the affordable housing shortage in our cities.

When a dwelling requires four or more extra bedrooms to reasonably...

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The politicisation of English language proficiency, not poor English itself, creates barriers

  • Written by: Ingrid Piller, Professor of Applied Linguistics, Macquarie University

The Australian government is considering yet another English language test for migrants. The rationale for the proposal is the prospect “Australia will be home to one million people who do not speak English well or at all by 2021”, as Human Services Minister Alan Tudge claimed.

In particular, he suggests today’s migrants are less...

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China challenge is the issue of the moment in Australian foreign policy

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

Two contributions made in separate forums in Parliament House on Tuesday captured the sharp cross-currents in the China-Australia relationship.

At the Australia China Business Council’s “Networking Day”, Chinese ambassador Cheng Jingye reiterated that China “never interferes in the internal affairs of other countries”,...

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  2. Could playing Fortnite lead to video game addiction? The World Health Organisation says yes, but others disagree
  3. Coalition's record Newspoll losing streak, and Rebekha Sharkie has large lead in Mayo
  4. Proposed NSW logging laws value timber over environmental protection
  5. it's time to rethink satire
  6. Love them or loathe them, private label products are taking over supermarket shelves
  7. How old is too old for surgery, and why?
  8. ABC contributes as much to the economy as it costs the taxpayer: Michelle Guthrie
  9. rejecting neoliberalism shouldn't mean giving up on social liberalism
  10. Patriarchs on pedestals? How doctors are taught to improve their bedside manner
  11. Creating research value needs more than just science – arts, humanities, social sciences can help
  12. How the Anglican Church has hardened its stance against same-sex marriage
  13. Australia must embrace transformation for a sustainable future
  14. apartments are Australia at its most multicultural
  15. the unmissable films of Sydney Film Festival
  16. Clive Palmer's back on the trail, with Brian Burston in tow
  17. Bees get stressed at work too (and it might be causing colony collapse)
  18. you don't know who else could be watching
  19. Why stereotypes of sexy women fans persist at the World Cup
  20. should healthy people take probiotic supplements?
  21. Transgender kids get their own health-care guidelines
  22. Greer is right to say rape law has failings, but wrong to suggest its decriminalisation
  23. Hobart's poorer suburbs are missing out on the 'MONA effect'
  24. Technology is both a weapon and a shield for those experiencing domestic violence
  25. Why your local supermarket is getting smaller
  26. To design safer parks for women, city planners must listen to their stories
  27. China and India’s border dispute is a slow-moving environmental disaster
  28. Three issues language proficiency can hide for students from non-English speaking backgrounds
  29. Threat to the ABC is not sale but more bullying
  30. Wollemi pines are dinosaur trees
  31. Protecting Google from defamation is worth seriously considering
  32. Fallen Kingdom where new dinosaurs emerge but who are the real monsters?
  33. Why soccer is falling behind footy and rugby in Australia
  34. Michelle Grattan on the child abuse royal commission response and One Nation's blow-up
  35. how heat and spice might affect our appetite
  36. why women are enraged by advice to steer clear of violent men
  37. Co-creation can help our companies compete with global giants
  38. Genuine breakthrough or pause in hostilities? After the summit, the world must again wait and see
  39. Aim for cities of all sizes to give everyone a fair go
  40. Dark Emu and the blindness of Australian agriculture
  41. The 5G network threatens to overcrowd the airwaves, putting weather radar at risk
  42. should all women do pelvic floor exercises?
  43. Indigenous treaties are meaningless without addressing the issue of sovereignty
  44. poor wage growth means interest rates could be low for a long time
  45. Could Australia win, really? The science of predicting the World Cup champion
  46. what are abortion clinic safe-access zones and where do they exist in Australia?
  47. School vision and mission statements should not be dismissed as empty words
  48. The loners who lead, and trash, 'personality' parties
  49. can tea towels cause food poisoning?
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