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How complementary medicine practitioners can help get kids vaccinated

  • Written by: Jane E Frawley, NHMRC Research Fellow, University of Technology Sydney
How complementary medicine practitioners can help get kids vaccinatedComplementary medicine practitioners could prove to be a valuable source of information about vaccinationsStutterstock

Australian parents who take their children to a complementary medicine practitioner such as a naturopath or chiropractor are more likely to delay or reject vaccination, according to our research.

Vaccine coverage for five-year-old...

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Not everyone can say #MeToo and we need to tackle the causes of sexual violence

  • Written by: Claire Moran, Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Queensland

Six months after the explosive allegations of sexual harassment against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein came to light, giving impetus to the #MeToo movement, this series looks at the aftermath of the movement, and if it has brought about lasting change to sexual harassment and gender equality.

The global outpouring of stories and support for...

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why does lemon juice lighten the colour of tea?

  • Written by: Nenad Naumovski, Asistant Professor in Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Canberra
why does lemon juice lighten the colour of tea?Adding lemon makes your tea taste nice - and changes its colour. from www.shutterstock.com

This is an article from I’ve Always Wondered, a series where readers send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. Send your question to alwayswondered@theconversation.edu.au

I’ve always wondered what happens when pouring a few drops of...

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Curious Kids: Why are we ticklish?

  • Written by: Anina Rich, Associate Professor Anina Rich, Macquarie University
Curious Kids: Why are we ticklish?Knismesis occurs from a light touch, like a feather touching you and can happen on the skin anywhere on the body.www.shutterstock.com

This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children. The Conversation is asking kids to send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. All questions are welcome – serious, weird or wacky!

Why...

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  7. With affection and humour, Patricia Piccinini probes the boundaries of human and other
  8. Africa's great migrations are failing but there is a solution
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  10. Is counter-attack justified against a state-sponsored cyber attack? It's a legal grey area
  11. The West increases pressure with diplomatic expulsions, but Russia is unlikely to cave
  12. Why schools become battlegrounds during conflict
  13. Start resetting your kids' body clocks before daylight saving ends – here's how
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  15. Rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment: what’s the difference?
  16. What governments can learn from Perth's property market
  17. Your online privacy depends as much on your friends’ data habits as your own
  18. Australia expels two Russian spies as part of international push against Russia
  19. Climate policy is a fiendish problem for governments – time for an independent authority with real powers
  20. Why Australians need a national environment protection agency to safeguard their health
  21. Men and young people more likely to be ageist: study
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  23. Darwin's paying the price after Cyclone Marcus
  24. when religious freedom and LGBTI rights intersect
  25. Lisa Reihana's Emissaries is a vital retelling of colonial history
  26. how elite schools are struggling with the pressure to excel
  27. Pensioners would retain cash refunds on franked dividends under Labor backdown
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  30. The day Australian cricket lost its integrity and a country reacted with shock and anger
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  32. Future 'ocean cities' need green engineering above and below the waterline
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  36. satirist Armando Iannucci on The Death of Stalin
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