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Why are 'feminine' crafts like basket weaving disparaged by politicians?

  • Written by: Sue Green, Deputy Director, Journalism Program, Swinburne University of Technology
Why are 'feminine' crafts like basket weaving disparaged by politicians?Basket weaving is an important cultural and economic activity in many parts of the world, including Australia. IM Swedish Development Partner/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

Basket weaving. It doesn’t sound much of an insult does it? But Education Minister Simon Birmingham appeared to use the term in this way in an interview following opposition leader...

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The latest health data breach is one reason why I’ll be opting out of MyHealthRecord

  • Written by: Robert Merkel, Lecturer in Software Engineering, Monash University
The latest health data breach is one reason why I’ll be opting out of MyHealthRecordHackers exploited a weakness in the web-based booking system of Family Planning NSW to infect the system with ransomware.Shutterstock

Family Planning NSW has taken its website offline for a “security update” after learning that hackers breached its booking system two weeks ago. The organisation notified its clients via email, and...

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Australia needs a better conversation about religious freedom

  • Written by: Scott Kirkland, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Divinity
Australia needs a better conversation about religious freedomWe must protect people from harmful speech. But the cause of freedom must exceed the creation of religious exemptions.Shutterstock

Tomorrow, the Ruddock inquiry is due to release its findings on whether Australian law adequately protects the right to freedom of religion. The timing of this inquiry comes on the back of marriage reform.

It’s...

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how is frontotemporal dementia different and what are the warning signs?

  • Written by: Stephanie Wong, Research officer, University of Sydney
how is frontotemporal dementia different and what are the warning signs?Not all types of dementia start in the elderly, or with memory loss.from www.shutterstock.com

When most people hear about dementia, they picture older people with memory loss. But not all types of dementia start with memory loss.

In the same way cancer can be classified as melanoma, prostate cancer or bowel cancer, dementia can also be classified...

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  1. Liberal rebel will proceed with bill after government preserves sheep trade
  2. US can no longer be counted on to end Israel-Palestinian conflict
  3. From Victoria to Diana to Meghan, royal weddings have shaped bridal fashions
  4. What happens to small towns whose water becomes big business for bottled brands?
  5. We need to reform NAPLAN to make it more useful
  6. What was missing in Australia's $1.9 billion infrastructure announcement
  7. eruptions from Kīlauea volcano place the Hawaiian island on red alert
  8. It's OK to skip your period while on the pill
  9. Long-running battle ends in a win for residents, koalas and local council planning rules
  10. The RBA's shift to worrying about financial stability could be hurting Australian wages
  11. drugs and surgery should be the last resort
  12. four decades between surfing and myth making
  13. Let’s abandon NAPLAN – we can do better
  14. There are no age restrictions for gambling in video games, despite potential risks to children
  15. How Indonesia is dealing with the new threat posed by returning Islamic State fighters
  16. Acupuncture during IVF doesn't increase chances of having a baby
  17. Why we can't just throw more regulation at the ethical issues raised by the banking royal commission
  18. Council wants 'English first' policy on shop signs – what does it mean for multicultural Australia?
  19. Spotify removing R. Kelly's songs is a sign of a worrying trend towards censorship
  20. election promises and real-life tests
  21. 'I would like to know why man lions have manes and lady lions don't'
  22. Labor would deliver bigger surpluses than the Coalition: Bowen
  23. Kelly O'Dwyer seeks to turn one Liberal woman's loss into gains for others
  24. How an Australian scientist tried to stop the US plan to monopolise the nuclear arms race
  25. As the details emerge on Australia's new space agency, we (might) finally have lift-off
  26. Labor has equal best Newspoll budget result, gains in Ipsos, but trails in Longman
  27. To get conservative climate contrarians to really listen, try speaking their language
  28. women need to know about the link between the pill and depression
  29. The ethics of 'securitising' Australian cyberspace
  30. How the Bible helped shape Australian culture
  31. Australia's shameful story of policy complacency and failure continues
  32. Five things we wouldn't know without NAPLAN
  33. What it's like to be a 'black economy' worker
  34. There is extra funding for aged care in the budget, but not enough to meet demand
  35. Polish Resistance fighter, 'Slavic space age' modernist, legendary Australian artist
  36. Why Iceland is set to resume whaling despite international opposition
  37. Why rural Australia is facing a volunteer crisis
  38. A history of the marsupial lion
  39. Small sats are vital to Australia's space industry – and they won't be space junk
  40. If we can't recycle it, why not turn our waste plastic into fuel?
  41. Going Down finds hilarious satire in migrant identity
  42. How information warfare in cyberspace threatens our freedom
  43. 94% of Australians do not read all privacy policies that apply to them – and that’s rational behaviour
  44. what should I eat to improve my skin?
  45. Competing foreign interests trump Syrian aspirations for political change
  46. could constitutional monarchies be important aids to democracy?
  47. will the banking royal commission push down property prices?
  48. a short history of the contraceptive pill
  49. No, women don't need to 'take a break' from the pill every couple of years
  50. Can anyone learn to sing? For most of us, the answer is yes

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