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What to teach your preschooler about internet safety

  • Written by: Susan Edwards, Professor of Education, Australian Catholic University
imageInternet safety in early childhood is a new area of research because, until now, children as young as four weren't able to easily access the internet. Shutterstock

Fifteen years ago, parents and caregivers did not have to worry about teaching pre-school aged children about internet safety. A new report prepared for the Children’s Commissioner...

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From postal survey to parliament: how Australia legalised same-sex marriage

  • Written by: Amy Maguire, Senior Lecturer in International Law and Human Rights, University of Newcastle
imageJust four lower house MPs voted against legalising same-sex marriage.AAP/Lukas Coch

The Australian parliament has passed legislation to permit same-sex marriage.

The Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill passed the Senate on November 28. It was then passed in the House of Representatives on Thursday by an overwhelming majority:...

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Spare a thought for Bethlehem this Christmas as politics and tourism collide

  • Written by: Freya Higgins-Desbiolles, Senior Lecturer in Tourism Management, University of South Australia
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As we approach the Christmas season, the Holy Land once again features in global headlines, but not as expected.

US President Donald Trump has told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that he plans to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital by moving the American embassy from Tel Aviv. This breaks with decades of diplomacy and is unlikely...

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World's scientists turn to Asia and Australia to rewrite human history

  • Written by: Michelle Langley, DECRA Research Fellow, Griffith University
imageIndigenous Australians created elaborate rock art, as shown here in Arnhem Land. P. Taçon , Author provided

Where did we humans come from?

Some 40 or so years ago, our origins seemed quite straight forward.

But now we see that the human story is far more complex. As summarised by Christopher Bae and colleagues in their latest paper just...

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  1. Friday essay: monsters in my closet – how a geographer began mining myths
  2. It would cost you 20 cents more per T-shirt to pay an Indian worker a living wage
  3. Looking beyond the sandstone: universities reinvent campuses to bring together town and gown
  4. Losing weight is hard, but it's not any harder if you have type 2 diabetes
  5. Sustainable shopping: how to buy tuna without biting a chunk out of the oceans
  6. How parents and teens can reduce the impact of social media on youth well-being
  7. We have marriage equality, now we need LGBTQi+-inclusive sexuality education in schools
  8. Grattan on Friday: Bill Shorten faces a summer of uncertainty
  9. Flood of same-sex weddings in January, after historic parliamentary vote
  10. Australia has finally achieved marriage equality, but there's a lot more to be done on LGBTI rights
  11. What is meningococcal disease and what are the options for vaccination?
  12. Barbara and the Camp Dogs turns pub theatre into an impassioned call to listen to Indigenous Australians
  13. Why digital apps can be good gifts for young family members
  14. Explainer: how lending startups like Afterpay make their money
  15. Politics podcast: John Blaxland on new foreign interference laws
  16. Would you buy a theatre ticket for someone who can't afford it? Now you can
  17. Nationals elect Bridget McKenzie as new deputy
  18. A new species of marsupial lion tells us about Australia's past
  19. New foreign interference laws will compound risks to whistleblowers and journalists
  20. Drought on the Murray River harms ocean life too
  21. What happened to the price of Bitcoin? The truth behind big bubbles and crashes
  22. Ban on foreign political donations is both too broad and too narrow, and won't fix our system
  23. Travelling these holidays? Follow tips the Socceroos use to conquer jet lag
  24. They know where you go: dockless bike sharing looms as the next disruptor – if key concerns are fixed
  25. From 'demented' to 'person with dementia': how and why the language of disability changed
  26. Children have strokes too and doctors often miss them. New guidelines will help
  27. Out of character: how acting puts a mental strain on performers
  28. High Court to rule on two Labor MPs, but partisan row protects others
  29. Russia's humiliating ban from the Winter Olympics is the right move to protect integrity in sport
  30. International study shows many Australian children are still struggling with reading
  31. Bali's Mt Agung eruption shows how businesses should and shouldn't react to uncontrollable events
  32. My favourite album: Miles Davis’s A Tribute to Jack Johnson
  33. I've got varicose veins. What can I do about them?
  34. Near enough may not be good enough as parliament's dual citizenship crisis deepens
  35. A new approach to regional higher education is essential to our economic future
  36. How the excuse of 'pure fantasy' works in online child sex abuse cases
  37. Green groups and charities could be collateral damage in government's foreign donation ban
  38. People love parklets, and businesses can help make them happen
  39. What makes us sign up to subscription boxes
  40. From Oregon to Belgium to Victoria – the different ways suffering patients are allowed to die
  41. China’s growing footprint on the globe threatens to trample the natural world
  42. Still counting: why the visual arts must do better on gender equality
  43. Curious Kids: Where does the oxygen come from in the International Space Station, and why don’t they run out of air?
  44. Ten things Australia can do to be a human rights hero
  45. Speaking with: Emrys Westacott on the virtue of frugal living
  46. New blow for Labor as David Feeney hits citizenship hurdle
  47. What consumers need from the ACCC inquiry into Google and Facebook
  48. Sydney's stadiums debate shows sport might not be the political winner it once was
  49. How Australia can help reform higher education in India
  50. Pinchgut's Poppea plays hedonism, violence and passion to the hilt

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