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In ancient Mesopotamia, sex among the gods shook heaven and earth

  • Written by: Louise Pryke, Lecturer, Languages and Literature of Ancient Israel, Macquarie University
In ancient Mesopotamia, sex among the gods shook heaven and earthThe "Burney Relief," which is believed to represent either Ishtar, the Mesopotamian goddess of love and war, or her older sister Ereshkigal, Queen of the underworld (c. 19th or 18th century BC)BabelStone

In our sexual histories series, authors explore changing sexual mores from antiquity to today.


Sexuality was central to life in ancient...

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The causes of paedophilia and child sexual abuse are more complex than the public believes

  • Written by: Kelly Richards, Senior lecturer, Queensland University of Technology
The causes of paedophilia and child sexual abuse are more complex than the public believesMembers of the public believe child sexual abuse and paedophilia can be attributed to one of four main causes.Shutterstock

The public often feels intense loathing and anger towards paedophiles and those who sexually abuse children. A raft of sex offender policies such as Western Australia’s publicly accessible register of “dangerous and...

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the surprising benefits of predators

  • Written by: Christopher O'Bryan, PhD Candidate, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland
the surprising benefits of predatorsWhoosa vicious helpful predator? You are! Yes you are!Sean Riley/Flickr, CC BY-SA

Humans may be Earth’s apex predator, but the fleeting shadow of a vulture or the glimpse of a big cat can cause instinctive fear and disdain. But new evidence suggests that predators and scavengers are much more beneficial to humans than commonly believed, and...

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Shorten puts heat on government over bank victim compensation, as Coalition gets better poll news

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

Sometimes it’s not a bad idea to have a lie-in on Sunday morning. Financial Services Minister Kelly O'Dwyer might wish she’d done so at the weekend.

O'Dwyer should not have gone out – or been put out - on the ABC’s Insiders program with the lines she had on the banking royal commission. The interview was agony to watch, and...

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  1. Michelle Grattan on the banking royal commission
  2. Federal government sets sights on August approval for National Energy Guarantee
  3. Migration is slowing Australia's rate of ageing, but not necessarily in the regions
  4. Class action against Facebook over facial recognition could pave the way for further lawsuits
  5. New study says the gender gap in science could take generations to fix
  6. Mind the gap – does age difference in relationships matter?
  7. how financial loss can have catastrophic effects
  8. the politics of the US family sitcom, and why Roseanne rocks
  9. To reduce inequality in Australian schools, make them less socially segregated
  10. the calm before the storm in US-China trade
  11. Australian millennials' incomes have grown more than baby boomers and millennials in other countries
  12. How does a city get to be 'smart'? This is how Tel Aviv did it
  13. Yes, Syria's Assad regime is brutal. But the retaliatory air strikes are illegal and partisan
  14. tap water is best, but what bottle should you drink it from?
  15. What might appear to be common sense is not always based on scientific evidence
  16. Shorten calls for suspension of sheep exports pending review's results
  17. Government's misjudgement on banking royal commission comes back to bite it
  18. Heavy penalties are on the table for banks caught lying and taking fees for no service
  19. Why you should talk to your children about Cambridge Analytica
  20. easy solutions to a hard problem
  21. We cannot rely morally on 'deterrence' to justify our harsh refugee policies
  22. can baby wipes cause childhood food allergies?
  23. NASA's planet-hunting spacecraft TESS is now on its mission to search for new worlds
  24. Why treehouses are all the rage in children's books
  25. Tech giants are battling it out to supply the global internet
  26. Israel Folau's comments remind us homophobia and transphobia are ever present in Australian sport
  27. A closer look at business cases raises questions about 'priority' national infrastructure projects
  28. Part of what Australians think is good leadership, might just be Anglo traits
  29. warning sign or cause for panic?
  30. Why you should read China's vast, 18th century novel, Dream of the Red Chamber
  31. How the 2016 bleaching altered the shape of the northern Great Barrier Reef
  32. Ban Middle East sheep trade, says Liberal MP Jason Wood
  33. Lowering the HELP repayment threshold is an easy target, but not the one we should aim for
  34. The shipping sector is finally on board in the fight against climate change
  35. The off-topic Conversation #159
  36. As Wentworth slips quietly onto the ABC, the series still asks tough questions about gender politics
  37. what's new about the 2018 flu vaccines, and who should get one?
  38. How fake assistance animals and their users are gaming the system and increasing prejudices
  39. Will Rio Tinto’s bid to escape from its contracts with Rusal succeed?
  40. Sharp claws helped ancient seals conquer the oceans
  41. Australia’s slow march towards a National Energy Guarantee is gathering pace
  42. From 'opening the kimono' to 'incentivizing', the war against corporate buzzwords rages on
  43. Why do sea otters clap?
  44. how urban planning has failed women
  45. How misogyny, narcissism and a desperate need for power make men abuse women online
  46. Playing nice at work could cost you success
  47. In an ant's world, the smaller you are the harder it is to see obstacles
  48. Better health and diet well before conception results in healthier pregnancies
  49. View from the Hill: Get this straight
  50. Six ways to improve water quality in New Zealand's lakes and rivers

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