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What makes someone more likely to be bullied at work and how companies can help them

  • Written by: Raquel Peel, PhD Researcher, James Cook University
What makes someone more likely to be bullied at work and how companies can help themBeing bullied as a child, being female, young, and neurotic are significant predictors of whether you might be bullied in the workplace, one survey found.www.shutterstock.com

Being bullied as a child, being female, young, and neurotic are significant predictors of whether you might be bullied in the workplace, our online anonymous survey shows.

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What are spider webs made from and how strong are they?

  • Written by: Andrew Walker, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
What are spider webs made from and how strong are they?Spider silk is a bit like a cross between steel and rubber. Mai Lam/The Conversation NY-BD-CC, CC BY-SA

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!


My name is Leo. I am 5 years old...

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the extent of job-swapping between public servants and fossil fuel lobbyists

  • Written by: Adam Lucas, Senior Lecturer, Science and Technology Studies Program, University of Wollongong
the extent of job-swapping between public servants and fossil fuel lobbyistsA building full of revolving doors?Ben McCarthy/Wikimedia Commons

Last month Australia slipped further down the rankings in the international corruption index. Among a wide range of factors cited by Transparency International was Australia’s “inappropriate industry lobbying in large-scale projects such as mining”, as well as...

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  3. why people have affairs, and how to deal with them
  4. Failure to curb tax concessions will put increasing burden on ordinary workers: Bowen
  5. The Vatican, the exorcists and the return of the Devil in a time of enchantment
  6. Hodgman rides Tasmanians' disdain for minority government to a second term in office
  7. Liberals romp to emphatic victory in Tasmanian election
  8. America's allies will bear the brunt of Trump's trade protectionism
  9. Four ways alcohol is bad for your health
  10. Michelle Grattan on the government's shake-up
  11. The freak warm Arctic weather is unusual, but getting less so
  12. 3D selfies, super slo mo video and 4G for the moon
  13. How the histories of Mardi Gras and gay tourism in Australia are intertwined
  14. Conquered city, site of revolutions from above and below
  15. Time of change explores the diversity of Muslim Australian identities
  16. The off-topic Conversation #154
  17. Yes the 'cheerleader effect' is real – and you can make it work in your favour
  18. Auditing, matching pay and accountability will close the gender pay gap: study
  19. how archaeology helped save the Franklin River
  20. what are middle ear infections and how are they treated?
  21. Why governments should be cautious about criminalising hazing
  22. Australia could look to New Zealand to increase the number of Indigenous academics and students
  23. The Syrian 'hell on earth' is a tangle of power plays unlikely to end soon
  24. All the signs point to our big cities' need for democratic, metro-scale governance
  25. What was that about making Parliament House a better workplace for women?
  26. Why Barbra Streisand's cloned dogs aren't identical to the original pet
  27. McCormack puts Chester back on frontbench in cautious changes
  28. The personal is now commercial – beauty, fashion and feminism
  29. Trust Me I'm An Expert: The science of pain
  30. Woolies is just one of many gambling companies using spying and other techniques to lure gamblers
  31. What is listeria and how does it spread in rockmelons?
  32. Patricia Cornelius’ In The Club packs a punch
  33. Jacinda Ardern on her political life
  34. Minimum price on alcohol in the NT will likely reduce harm
  35. Close case set to present a legal headache for the AFL
  36. AI can now create fake porn, making revenge porn even more complicated
  37. Yo-yo dieting doesn't necessarily make you heavier in the long run
  38. The VR film Carriberrie is a vital face-to-face experience of threatened Indigenous culture
  39. Growth pains and gridlock come to Hobart, and building more roads is not the best way out
  40. Federal government's foreign donations bill is flawed and needs to be redrafted
  41. Why we put money into bizarre cryptocurrencies like ponzicoin and cryptokitties
  42. How philanthropy could change higher education funding
  43. Signal detected from the first stars in the universe, with a hint that dark matter was involved
  44. do women in Tasmania have access to safe abortions?
  45. Mould levels seen at Nauru detention centre are enough to cause serious health problems
  46. a 24-hour lesson in the gendered performance of intimacy
  47. freezing university funding is out of step with the views of most Australians
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The strategic rise of Bali as Australia’s next essential healthcare support hub

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Cost Savings and Benefits of Using Used Pallets in Logistics

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How Fulfilment Services in Australia Help Businesses Scale Efficiently

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Correct Sleeping Posture to Minimize Back Strain

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