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Beyond breadwinners and homemakers, we need to examine how same-sex couples divide housework

  • Written by: Leah Ruppanner, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Melbourne
Beyond breadwinners and homemakers, we need to examine how same-sex couples divide houseworkShifting family structures mean our understanding of housework needs updating.Shutterstock

Housework is often understood as a gendered negotiation based on the traditional roles of homemaker (feminine) and breadwinner (masculine). While gender norms have shifted dramatically in the past few decades, theories of housework are still stuck on this...

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The Dreamtime, science and narratives of Indigenous Australia

  • Written by: David Lambert, Professor of Evolutionary Biology, Griffith University
The Dreamtime, science and narratives of Indigenous AustraliaLake Mungo and the surrounding Willandra Lakes of NSW were established around 150,000 years ago. from www.shutterstock.com

This article is an extract from an essay Owning the science: the power of partnerships in First Things First, the 60th edition of Griffith Review.

We’re publishing it as part of our occasional series Zoom Out, where...

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Melbourne’s 'doughnut city' housed its homeless

  • Written by: Claire Collie, PhD candidate in Urban Planning, University of Melbourne

This is the fourth article in our series, Cities for Everyone, which explores how members of different communities experience and shape our cities, and how we can create better public spaces for everyone.

Revitalisation projects aimed at increasing residential populations in inner urban areas since the 1980s have resulted in almost wholesale...

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How to tell if your kid's 'fussy eating' phase is normal

  • Written by: Holly Harris, Lecturer in Public Health, The University of Queensland
How to tell if your kid's 'fussy eating' phase is normalChildren dislike bitter foods because our ancestors had to avoid potential toxins. from www.shutterstock.com

If you have a child who is a fussy eater, you’re not alone. Almost half of all children will go through a fussy eating period in the early years. Rest assured, refusal of foods by young children is a normal stage of development.

In...

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  1. What democratic schools can teach us about how to implement Gonski 2.0
  2. Peter Dutton's bid for more crime-fighting power has bought him a fight
  3. The ALP promises to phase out live sheep export
  4. Facebook gets into dating, but there's little scientific evidence online personality matching works
  5. Carrying backpacks doesn't cause back pain in children and teenagers
  6. ReachTEL poll 52-48 to Labor as party faces Perth byelection, and strong swings to US Democrats
  7. Why superhero films such as Infinity War aren't ruining cinema (or our minds)
  8. who is worse off under Coalition budgets?
  9. Australia can do a better job of commercialising research – here's how
  10. A DNA test says you’ve got Indigenous Australian ancestry. Now what?
  11. Revealing how much tax companies pay doesn't move markets or reduce tax avoidance
  12. there is evidence inclusive schooling will help those left behind
  13. Chris Bowen on the budget and Labor's policies
  14. The off-topic Conversation #160
  15. Why decisions to desex male dogs just got more complicated
  16. Rhino fossil rewrites the earliest human history of the Philippines
  17. $500 million for the Great Barrier Reef is welcome, but we need a sea change in tactics too
  18. Rio Tinto's climate change resolution marks a significant shift in investor culture
  19. teaching creativity and critical thinking through the curriculum is already happening
  20. the politics of sugar, sugary drinks and poor nutrition in Australia
  21. The politics behind the competitive neutrality inquiry into ABC and SBS
  22. where they come from and why they still matter
  23. Why your app is updating its privacy settings and how this will affect businesses
  24. gay conversion therapy's deep roots in Australia
  25. DNA facial prediction could make protecting your privacy more difficult
  26. Why some students are excluded from university later in their degree, and how to remedy it
  27. Cannes is right, Netflix movies just aren't the same
  28. Legal precedent based on false beliefs proves hard to overturn
  29. After damning the Commonwealth Bank's management, regulators want the bank to fix itself
  30. Labor MP Tim Hammond quits for family reasons, creating byelection in WA
  31. I go to the gym every day. Why can’t I lose weight?
  32. Greens urge Buffett rule to get more tax from high income earners
  33. Debunking three common myths about divorce and abuse in Muslim communities
  34. Recent Australian droughts may be the worst in 800 years
  35. Is your genome really your own? The public and forensic value of DNA
  36. The government could be boosting the budget bottom line with a change to how it taxes gas
  37. Still Point Turning is a vital affirmation of trans people through the story of Catherine McGregor
  38. what works and what to keep in mind when choosing a private treatment provider
  39. six rules for improving city bus services
  40. The waves of "reputational damage" spread far and wide
  41. Want to eat better? You might be able to train yourself to change your tastes
  42. Australia's reptiles may be spreading rat poison through the food chain
  43. Soft terms like 'open' and 'sharing' don't tell the true story of your data
  44. eSports are shifting the focus of Australia's sporting passion
  45. Planet Earth II Live unites art and science in a celebration of nature
  46. APRA and ASIC have the legal power to sack bank heads, but they need willpower
  47. It will take decades, but the Murray Darling Basin Plan is delivering environmental improvements
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