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Don't want to take a contraceptive pill every day? These are the long-acting alternatives

  • Written by: Deborah Bateson, Clinical Associate Professor, Discipline of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology, University of Sydney
Don't want to take a contraceptive pill every day? These are the long-acting alternativesAt last count, 11% of Australian women used long-acting reversible contraception methods.Ravi Roshan/Unsplash

ON THE PILL: In this seven-part series we explore the history, myths, side-effects and alternatives of the pill, and why it’s the most popular form of contraception in Australia.


The arrival of the pill in 1961 was pivotal in enabling...

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Forcing immigrants to work in regional areas will not boost regional economies in the long run

  • Written by: James Giesecke, Professor, Centre of Policy Studies and the Impact Project, Victoria University
Forcing immigrants to work in regional areas will not boost regional economies in the long runIn the short-run, the targeted migration program boosts workers in the target region.Bread for the World/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

As politicians raise concerns about immigration straining infrastructure and public services in Australia’s state capitals, the federal government is considering the idea of binding immigrants to particular regional and...

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With apologies to Mathias, Hanson blows away government hopes on company tax

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

Not so long ago, new South Australian independent senator Tim Storer and Victorian crossbencher Derryn Hinch were set to be the pivotal players determining the fate of the government’s tax cut for big companies.

But after the evidence from the banking inquiry Hinch’s doubts about the measure hardened further, while Storer continued to ag...

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Liberal warns Coalition party room that sheep trade is a 'vote changing issue'

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

A tough debate in the Coalition party meeting has highlighted the substantive and political concerns an increasing number of Liberal MPs have about the live sheep trade.

As Agriculture Minister David Littleproud continued his trip to reassure Middle Eastern countries (United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Qatar) that the trade will remain, in Canberra...

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  2. tips on how to experience cosmology from your backyard
  3. What's at stake in the tariff negotiations between the US and China
  4. Dean Smith on the pros and risks of new religious freedom protections
  5. Blackie Blackie Brown is a ridiculously fun story of archaeology, race and revenge
  6. Why random identification checks at airports are a bad idea
  7. How does being overweight affect my fertility?
  8. We need your help to support The Conversation
  9. Australia's taste for translated literature is getting broader, and that's a good thing
  10. New 'virtual kidnapping' scam targeting Chinese students makes use of data shared online
  11. As Japan undergoes social change, single women are in the firing line
  12. Here's what's on the horizon for a male contraceptive pill – but don't hold your breath
  13. NSW's no-cull brumby bill will consign feral horses to an even crueller fate
  14. Housing affordability stress affects one in nine households, but which ones are really struggling?
  15. Housing costs are actually the same as in 1993, but renters still struggle
  16. Liberal rebel Dean Smith to fight party decision not to contest Perth byelection
  17. NSW Liberal Jason Falinski adds voice to push to phase out live sheep trade
  18. We have no idea how much microplastic is in Australia's soil (but it could be a lot)
  19. why do we yawn and why is it contagious?
  20. The Liberals have a serious women problem – and it's time they took action to change it
  21. How Indigenous and disabled women lost out in the 2018 budget
  22. How to choose the right contraceptive pill for you
  23. who's in, who's out, and what this tells us about rental impacts in Sydney and Melbourne
  24. Why women keep turning to the Middle Ages for liberation from stifling fashions
  25. How to get to Australia ... more than 50,000 years ago
  26. Don't give anyone a tax cut: Greens
  27. government adopts investment approach to achieve valued outcomes
  28. how the Shanghai AFL game might strengthen Australia-China relations
  29. Why blasters miss their mark and other science stunners in Solo: A Star Wars Story
  30. The live export trade is unethical. It puts money ahead of animals' pain
  31. NAPLAN needs to value regional, rural and remote students
  32. AI can book a restaurant or a hair appointment, but don't expect a full conversation
  33. My cancer is in remission – does this mean I'm cured?
  34. climate change is a clear and present danger to Australia's security
  35. Michelle Grattan on the dual citizenship debacle and the live sheep trade
  36. The Australian zombie horror Cargo is burdened by its own gravitas
  37. Why the NSW government is reviewing its Confucius Classrooms program
  38. Here's why it won't happen
  39. overcoming our mistrust of robots in our homes and workplaces
  40. Friday essay: how to fix Parliament House
  41. One-third of the world's nature reserves are under threat from humans
  42. Defeated in Syria and Iraq, the Islamic State is rebuilding in countries like Indonesia
  43. Hope and fear surround emerging technologies, but all of us must contribute to stronger governance
  44. NAPLAN writing tests hinder creativity, so what could we use in their place?
  45. is it ok to give children pain killers?
  46. what city planners can learn from Hobart's floods
  47. Fixing citizenship imbroglio is not just a matter of better paperwork
  48. gains for health, housing and education in fiscally conservative budget
  49. Logging burns conceal industrial pollution in the name of 'community safety'
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