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Three reasons Australians should be concerned that NGOs' voices are not being heard

  • Written by: Andrea Carson, Lecturer, Media and Politics, School of Social and Political Sciences; Honorary Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne
imageThe government has been criticised for its appointment of Gary Johns to head up Australia's independent charities regulator.AAP/Mick Tsikas

A healthy democracy is built on the premise that public debate should allow for many and diverse voices to be heard as part of the contest for ideas that informs policymaking. If Australians want this to be the...

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Facebook's new Messenger Kids app could be good for digital literacy

  • Written by: Philippa Collin, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
imageFacebook's Messenger Kids has sparked debate about what age children should be using messaging apps.Shutterstock.com

Facebook is trialling a new Messenger Kids app in the United States.

The standalone app is aimed at under-13s, who aren’t currently eligible for a normal Facebook account. Parents are responsible for setting up the account and...

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Debauchery on the fatal shore: the sex lives of Australia's convicts

  • Written by: Graham Willett, Honorary Fellow, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, University of Melbourne
imageA chain gang of convicts in HobartState Library of NSW

Welcome to our series on sexual histories, in which our authors explore changing sexual mores from antiquity to today.

In 1787, when Arthur Phillip was preparing to lead the First Fleet to establish the British colony in New South Wales he wrote to his superiors to sort out what powers he would...

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Social media can be bad for youth mental health, but there are ways it can help

  • Written by: Jo Robinson, Senior Research Fellow, Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne
imageStudies have found scrolling through Instagram is linked with increased depression. ANDRIK LANGFIELD PETRIDES/Unsplash, CC BY-SA

Young people spend a lot of time on social media. They’re also more susceptible to peer pressure, lowself-esteem and mental ill-health. A number of studies have found associations between increased social media use...

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  1. Tasmanian tigers were going extinct before we pushed them over the edge
  2. Charity regulators should not assume that donors always know best
  3. The 'utopian' currency Bitcoin is a potentially catastrophic energy guzzler
  4. Bitcoin may be reaching new heights, but the ASX shows the blockchain is reinventing business
  5. Why simple school sores often lead to heart and kidney disease in Indigenous children
  6. Two Labor frontbenchers urge Sam Dastyari to consider his position
  7. Politicians, stop pitching to the 'average' Australian; being middle class depends on where you live
  8. Riding in cars with dogs: millions of trips a week tell us transport policy needs to change
  9. Despite the election hype, some of the media attention on One Nation was justified
  10. From robots to board games, it's easy to do science this Christmas
  11. A nursery of unconventional ideas – sex radicalism in Australia
  12. No, most people aren't in severe pain when they die
  13. Scars left by Australia's undersea landslides reveal future tsunami potential
  14. Labor wins a majority in Queensland as polling in Victoria shows a tie
  15. Australian tech start-ups stand to lose out in proposed copyright reforms
  16. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on same-sex marriage passing parliament
  17. People with mental illness still die a decade earlier than those without
  18. Queensland finally has a government, but the path ahead for both major parties looks rocky
  19. Wall Street at 30: is greed still good?
  20. Health Check: how can I make it easier to wake up in the morning?
  21. What to teach your preschooler about internet safety
  22. From postal survey to parliament: how Australia legalised same-sex marriage
  23. Spare a thought for Bethlehem this Christmas as politics and tourism collide
  24. World's scientists turn to Asia and Australia to rewrite human history
  25. Friday essay: monsters in my closet – how a geographer began mining myths
  26. It would cost you 20 cents more per T-shirt to pay an Indian worker a living wage
  27. Looking beyond the sandstone: universities reinvent campuses to bring together town and gown
  28. Losing weight is hard, but it's not any harder if you have type 2 diabetes
  29. Sustainable shopping: how to buy tuna without biting a chunk out of the oceans
  30. How parents and teens can reduce the impact of social media on youth well-being
  31. We have marriage equality, now we need LGBTQi+-inclusive sexuality education in schools
  32. Grattan on Friday: Bill Shorten faces a summer of uncertainty
  33. Flood of same-sex weddings in January, after historic parliamentary vote
  34. Australia has finally achieved marriage equality, but there's a lot more to be done on LGBTI rights
  35. What is meningococcal disease and what are the options for vaccination?
  36. Barbara and the Camp Dogs turns pub theatre into an impassioned call to listen to Indigenous Australians
  37. Why digital apps can be good gifts for young family members
  38. Explainer: how lending startups like Afterpay make their money
  39. Politics podcast: John Blaxland on new foreign interference laws
  40. Would you buy a theatre ticket for someone who can't afford it? Now you can
  41. Nationals elect Bridget McKenzie as new deputy
  42. A new species of marsupial lion tells us about Australia's past
  43. New foreign interference laws will compound risks to whistleblowers and journalists
  44. Drought on the Murray River harms ocean life too
  45. What happened to the price of Bitcoin? The truth behind big bubbles and crashes
  46. Ban on foreign political donations is both too broad and too narrow, and won't fix our system
  47. Travelling these holidays? Follow tips the Socceroos use to conquer jet lag
  48. They know where you go: dockless bike sharing looms as the next disruptor – if key concerns are fixed
  49. From 'demented' to 'person with dementia': how and why the language of disability changed
  50. Children have strokes too and doctors often miss them. New guidelines will help

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