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We're still playing catch up with academia's longstanding #MeToo sexual harassment problem

  • Written by: Michael J. I. Brown, Associate professor in astronomy, Monash University
We're still playing catch up with academia's longstanding #MeToo sexual harassment problemRecent violations of sexual harassment policies at universities have involved students as complainants. from www.shutterstock.com

The #MeToo campaign has focused attention on workplace bullying, sexual harassment and assault. Are such revelations a surprise to an astronomer, like myself, who studies distant galaxies? No.

I, along with the science...

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The day Australian cricket lost its integrity and a country reacted with shock and anger

  • Written by: Peter Terry, Professor of Psychology, University of Southern Queensland

The public fury that greeted the premeditated ball tampering orchestrated by Australian cricketers Cameron Bancroft, Steve Smith and other team members in Cape Town suggests the incident is seen as diminishing the personal integrity of every Australian citizen.

As a sport psychologist for more than 30 years, I have seen the best and the worst of...

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How birth interventions affect babies' health in the short and long term

  • Written by: Hannah Dahlen, Professor of Midwifery, Western Sydney University
How birth interventions affect babies' health in the short and long termIntervention will sometimes be required in childbirth, but should only occur when medically necessary.Circlephoto/Shutterstock

Medical and surgical intervention during birth continues to rise in much of the world. Nearly one in three women who give birth in Australia have a caesarean section and around 50% have their labour induced and/or augmented...

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Future 'ocean cities' need green engineering above and below the waterline

  • Written by: Katherine Dafforn, Senior Research Associate in Marine Ecology, UNSW
Future 'ocean cities' need green engineering above and below the waterlineArtificial islands can cause huge environmental issues for coastlines. The Forest City Project

Population growth has seen skylines creep ever higher and entire cities rise from ocean depths. The latest “ocean city” is the Chinese-developed Forest City project. By 2045, four artificial islands in Malaysia will cover 14km² of ocean...

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  1. Full response from a spokesperson for Paul Fletcher for a FactCheck on electricity prices and renewable energy policy
  2. are South Australia's high electricity prices 'the consequence' of renewable energy policy?
  3. Australia should steer clear of the sanction fight between the US and China
  4. satirist Armando Iannucci on The Death of Stalin
  5. Armando Iannucci's The Death of Stalin reveals the anxieties of team Putin
  6. why ball tampering is cheating
  7. The off-topic Conversation #157
  8. how some NZ brands are shortchanging domestic customers
  9. Coalition trails 47-53% in 29th consecutive Newspoll loss
  10. Should lab-grown meat be labelled as meat when it's available for sale?
  11. You're paying too much for electricity, but here's what the states can do about it
  12. Sexual harassment is too much – and not enough – about sex
  13. Is it true that male seahorses give birth?
  14. Low attendance in Year 7 may mean you're less likely to finish school
  15. Your asthma puffer is probably contributing to climate change, but there's a better alternative
  16. Is it a surprise women aren't keen on investing when the stock market language is so male oriented?
  17. what are authorities so afraid of?
  18. Vikings exhibit hangs up the sword, and gives us a welcome insight into domestic life
  19. Some 'bloody' rocket science gives Pacific Rim Uprising an extra lift
  20. Michelle Grattan on musical chairs in the Senate
  21. Not getting a social licence to operate can be a costly mistake, as coal seam gas firms have found
  22. My Favourite Album: Dead Letter Circus’s Aesthesis
  23. Post-truth politics and why the antidote isn't simply 'fact-checking' and truth
  24. Google and Facebook cosy up to media companies in response to the threat of regulation
  25. Native forest protections are deeply flawed, yet may be in place for another 20 years
  26. The way banks are organised makes it hard to hold directors and executives criminally responsible
  27. why our complexion is so important to us
  28. How lowering the voting age to 16 could save democracy
  29. if you really, truly need a new phone, buy one with replaceable parts
  30. New Queensland planning law puts transparency and accountability at risk
  31. Are the major parties on the nose and minors on the march? It's not that simple
  32. Email culture to blame for workplace failure on #MeToo
  33. My dyslexic perspective on academia – and how I found science communication
  34. why early childhood educators are walking out
  35. what happens to our skin as we age?
  36. can art really make a difference?
  37. New players in "Bradbury" Senate a gift to government's company tax cut prospects
  38. We need to talk about the data we give freely of ourselves online and why it's useful
  39. Australia should strengthen its privacy laws and remove exemptions for politicians
  40. Even if you were the last rhino on Earth – why populations can't be saved by a single breeding pair
  41. Catholic schools aren't all the same, and Gonski 2.0 reflects this
  42. Why the public isn't allowed to know specifics about the George Pell case
  43. An exploding creative economy shows innovation policy shouldn't focus only on STEM
  44. Akram Khan and telling historical truths through dance
  45. the health implications of returning to a bushfire zone
  46. Embracing multicultural voices can lead to a more democratic future
  47. Why don't we read the fine print? Because banks know the pressure points to push
  48. #MeToo must also tackle online abuse
  49. Four of the most life-threatening skin conditions and what you should know about them
  50. A beginner's guide to the foggy wilderness of ambient music

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