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How NAPLAN could assess creativity and critical thinking

  • Written by: John Munro, Professor, Faculty of Education and Arts, Australian Catholic University
How NAPLAN could assess creativity and critical thinkingTrends in education suggest an increased focus on the assessment and teaching of thinking skills in the future.Shutterstock

NAPLAN testing starts this week. With calls for a review, many education experts are calling the Future of NAPLAN into question. In this series, the experts look at options for removing, replacing, rethinking or resuming...

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tips on how to experience cosmology from your backyard

  • Written by: Michael J. I. Brown, Associate professor in astronomy, Monash University
tips on how to experience cosmology from your backyardThe things you can do with an amaterur telescope. Shutterstock/AstroStar

For people like me, light years, the expanding universe and the Big Bang are part of daily language.

You might perceive these as distant and abstract concepts, best left to professional astronomers with million-dollar telescopes.

Or perhaps not. I think you can experience...

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What's at stake in the tariff negotiations between the US and China

  • Written by: Yixiao Zhou, Lecturer in Economics, Curtin University

The United States and China have put on hold plans to place tariffs on exports, in an effort to avoid a trade war. Our analysis shows just how important these negotiations are, with the impact of trade wars adversely affecting both economies and others like Australia.

The threat of a trade war started when US President Donald Trump announced 25%...

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Dean Smith on the pros and risks of new religious freedom protections

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

The Liberal party is currently fighting fires on various fronts - from a revolt on the live sheep trade to preselection power struggles.

Western Australia Liberal Senator Dean Smith is putting up another push, as he challenges the decision not to run Liberal candidates in the two WA byelections.

In this podcast he also speaks about the need for...

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

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Why Product Longevity Matters for Sustainable Australian Buildings

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