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How are we doing on early childhood education and care? Good, but there's more to do

  • Written by: Susan Irvine, Associate Professor, School of Early Childhood, QUT Caboolture, Queensland University of Technology
imageWhile it's important to recognise the gains we have made, there is also more that needs to be done to have an effective ECEC system.Shutterstock

Overall, we’ve seen huge improvements, particularly for children aged three to five years. The priority now is a universal approach to quality education and care for our youngest children.

A short...

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QUIZ: do you remember the big health stories of 2017?

  • Written by: Fron Jackson-Webb, Senior Health + Medicine Editor
imageLet's see how good your health and medicine knowledge is.from shutterstock.com

This has been an exciting, sad and fascinating year for Health and Medicine. The Conversation has followed, as well as led, some of the coverage. Take our 2017 quiz to see how much you can remember....



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The US election hack, fake news, data theft: the cyber security lessons from 2017

  • Written by: Joe Burton, Senior Lecturer, Institute for Security and Crime Science, University of Waikato
imageCyber attacks have the potential to cause economic disruption, coerce changes in political behaviour and subvert systems of governance.from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-ND

Cyber security played a prominent role in international affairs in 2017, with impacts on peace and security.

Increased international collaboration and new laws that capture the...

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  1. How and why economics is taking over sports
  2. I won't be alone at Christmas, I have a dog
  3. 2017 in film: a return to form for the Hollywood blockbuster
  4. The off-topic Conversation #145
  5. Can you tell fact from fiction? Take The Conversation 2017 FactCheck quiz to find out
  6. Speaking with: social researcher and author Hugh Mackay on 2017, 'a really disturbing year'
  7. How urban design can help protect pedestrians from vehicle attacks in the city
  8. Walking mightn't be good for you if it's through Australia's polluted city streets
  9. Like it or loathe it, here's why Apple doesn't need a planning permit for its Fed Square store
  10. This Christmas, give yourself permission to enjoy pudding
  11. Why we need to rethink supplementary examinations
  12. Friday essay: dreaming of a 'white Christmas' on the Aboriginal missions
  13. What history really tells us about Jesus' birth
  14. Dear robot Santa...
  15. It's going to be a long summer's day today, seriously
  16. What happens to endometriosis when you're on the pill?
  17. Experts say these two things are the secret to living a longer life
  18. Humbug, tinsel and gravy: in search of the perfect Christmas pop song
  19. We're not closing the gap on Indigenous employment, it's widening
  20. Why we shouldn't be so quick to demonise bats
  21. Doom and gloom? Here are the environment stories that cheered us up in 2017
  22. Here's what bike-sharing programs need to succeed
  23. Why can't dogs eat chocolate?
  24. Religion may alter your psychology, even if you're a non-believer
  25. The Australian Music Vault moves the canon beyond pub rock
  26. Universities get an unsustainable policy for Christmas
  27. Neuroscience in pictures: the best images of the year
  28. People on low incomes are sacrificing basic goods to take out insurance
  29. How invasive weeds can make wildfires hotter and more frequent
  30. Elite companions, flute girls and child slaves: sex work in ancient Athens
  31. What you loved in Science and Technology 2017
  32. Ten tips to make your holidays less fraught and more festive
  33. Royal commission sheds light on another uncomfortable truth: harmful sexual behaviour in children
  34. Something is missing from the public interest journalism debate
  35. Australia's aged care residents are very sick, yet the government doesn't prioritise medical care
  36. Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters is a must-visit exhibition for all Australians
  37. Turnbull has politicked himself into irrelevance on energy and climate in 2018
  38. Mental disorders linked to poor NAPLAN performance in Australian schools
  39. Bad data collection means we don't know how much the middle class is being squeezed by the wealthy
  40. The evolutionary history of men and women should not prevent us from seeking gender equality
  41. Nick Xenophon could be South Australia's next premier, while Turnbull loses his 25th successive Newspoll
  42. The federal Climate Policy Review: a recipe for business as usual
  43. From the 16th-century to men's rights activists, why 'cuckold' is the worst thing you can call a man
  44. The social factors that influence whether you’ll use your wearable device
  45. Instead of asking women to 'fix' their choices about work, let's help them belong in a workplace
  46. What Jewish law says about suicide and assisted dying
  47. BMI is underestimating obesity in Australia, waist circumference needs to be measured too
  48. Tourists are happy when taken off the beaten track, and smaller cities and towns can tap into that
  49. A reshuffle that's come with plenty of pain and questionable gain
  50. Turnbull's reshuffle undermined by Barnaby Joyce's ousting of Darren Chester

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