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For Australians to have the choice of growing old at home, here is what needs to change

  • Written by: Juliette Brodsky, Researcher, College of Business, RMIT University
For Australians to have the choice of growing old at home, here is what needs to changeWhen an ageing person is forced to move out of their family home, that can trigger a host of problems that policy is doing little to prevent.Diego Cervo/Shutterstock

Ooh, a storm is threatening my very life today / If I don’t get some shelter / Oh yeah, I’m gonna fade away…

Mick Jagger won’t ever need to be concerned about...

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why Bill Shorten is not a socialist

  • Written by: Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
why Bill Shorten is not a socialistBill Shorten is the longest-serving Labor leader since Kim Beazley in his first stint in office.AAP/Lukas Coch

Successful politicians need fortune to smile on them – to be “hit in the arse by a rainbow”, as Paul Keating said of Peter Costello. If this is so, federal Labor leader Bill Shorten’s backside must by now be glowing...

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Controversial artist Elizabeth Durack gave us a sensitive insight into the lives of Papuan women

  • Written by: Roxanne Missingham, University Librarian, Australian National University
Controversial artist Elizabeth Durack gave us a sensitive insight into the lives of Papuan womenSister Mary Rose, Elizabeth Durack, 1968

In the 1960s, controversial Australian artist Elizabeth Durack challenged the portrayals of Pacific Islanders with her portraits of Papuan women. Until that time, such portraits had emphasised bare breasts and the intellectual view of indigenous Pacific Islanders as “noble savages” or “extr...

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Child tooth decay is on the rise, but few are brushing their teeth enough or seeing the dentist

  • Written by: Anthea Rhodes, Paediatrician and Lecturer in Child and Adolescent Health, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne
Child tooth decay is on the rise, but few are brushing their teeth enough or seeing the dentistEarly dental visits are essential to help parents keep their children's teeth and gums healthy.from shutterstock.com

One-third of preschoolers have never seen a dentist and most parents believe children don’t need to see one before they’re three years old. Yet one-quarter of Australian children have tooth decay that requires filling by...

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  2. Making climate models open source makes them even more useful
  3. How teens use fake Instagram accounts to relieve the pressure of perfection
  4. What's going wrong with Australia's franchises?
  5. China's quest for techno-military supremacy
  6. Why the gun debate needs to move away from simplistic ideas of 'good' and 'bad'
  7. You don't need to quit sugar to improve your health
  8. we need to address men's cultures
  9. Xenophon's SA-BEST slumps in a South Australian Newspoll, while Turnbull's better PM lead narrows
  10. business leaders nervous about consumers spending less and regulation
  11. the government's facial recognition plan could reveal more than just your identity
  12. Curious Kids: Where do flies sleep?
  13. Home ownership foundations are being shaken, and the impacts will be felt far and wide
  14. Too many Australians living in nursing homes take their own lives
  15. #MeToo and #TimesUp move off the red carpet and towards activism at 2018 Oscars
  16. why businesses often struggle to expand overseas
  17. You Know We Belong Together crosses boundaries between life and artistry
  18. what caused my stye and can I get rid of it?
  19. the changing status of Indigenous Australians
  20. The Conversation is fact checking the South Australian election — and we want to hear from you
  21. How migration affects housing affordability
  22. What makes someone more likely to be bullied at work and how companies can help them
  23. What are spider webs made from and how strong are they?
  24. the extent of job-swapping between public servants and fossil fuel lobbyists
  25. No, university is not a waste of time and money
  26. How landline phones made us happy and connected
  27. why people have affairs, and how to deal with them
  28. Failure to curb tax concessions will put increasing burden on ordinary workers: Bowen
  29. The Vatican, the exorcists and the return of the Devil in a time of enchantment
  30. Hodgman rides Tasmanians' disdain for minority government to a second term in office
  31. Liberals romp to emphatic victory in Tasmanian election
  32. America's allies will bear the brunt of Trump's trade protectionism
  33. Four ways alcohol is bad for your health
  34. Michelle Grattan on the government's shake-up
  35. The freak warm Arctic weather is unusual, but getting less so
  36. 3D selfies, super slo mo video and 4G for the moon
  37. How the histories of Mardi Gras and gay tourism in Australia are intertwined
  38. Conquered city, site of revolutions from above and below
  39. Time of change explores the diversity of Muslim Australian identities
  40. The off-topic Conversation #154
  41. Yes the 'cheerleader effect' is real – and you can make it work in your favour
  42. Auditing, matching pay and accountability will close the gender pay gap: study
  43. how archaeology helped save the Franklin River
  44. what are middle ear infections and how are they treated?
  45. Why governments should be cautious about criminalising hazing
  46. Australia could look to New Zealand to increase the number of Indigenous academics and students
  47. The Syrian 'hell on earth' is a tangle of power plays unlikely to end soon
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