human interests

‘I’m not going to waste my time on prayers’: how secular teachers navigate working in religious schools

February 9, 2022 // 0 Comments

Ilana Finefter-Rosenbluh, Monash University The recent case of a Christian school in Queensland asking parents to sign a contract, stating, among other things, homosexuality [...]

We asked 24 women to reflect on images of ‘hot’ men — and it’s good news for those with ‘dad bods’

November 10, 2020 // 0 Comments

shutterstock Andrea Waling, La Trobe University; Duane Duncan, La Trobe University, and Gary Dowsett, La Trobe University Since the 2012 hit film Magic Mike explored the [...]

From Louisiana to Queensland: how American slave owners started again in Australia

June 18, 2020 // 0 Comments

Lorne sugar plantation in Mackay, 1874. State Library Queensland Paige Gleeson, University of Tasmania Scott Morrison says “we shouldn’t be importing” the Black Lives [...]

Adolescent family violence is a growing problem – and the legal system is making it worse

March 4, 2020 // 0 Comments

Elena Campbell, RMIT University Adolescents are consistently identified as perpetrators of violence against family members. We know this from a decade of Victorian court and [...]

‘People are crying and begging’: the human cost of forced relocations in immigration detention

March 3, 2020 // 0 Comments

RICHARD WAINWRIGHT/AAP Michelle Peterie, The University of Queensland Between July 2018 and August 2019, the Home Affairs Department spent A$6.1m flying refugees, asylum [...]

Australia’s Gay Profile 2019

December 11, 2019 // 0 Comments

Back in 2015 RealNewsOne published an article on Australia’s gay profile. At that time the debate around same-sex marriage was raging and feelings were high. Tony [...]

Kids born from frozen embryo IVF may be at higher cancer risk

December 11, 2019 // 0 Comments

Kids born from frozen embryo IVF may be at higher cancer risk. Recent Danish study has found that kids born from frozen embryo IVF may be at higher cancer risk. [...]

#Boysdancetoo – and in Japan they are celebrated

August 30, 2019 // 0 Comments

Masafumi Monden, University of Western Australia The western world’s dance community rallied over the weekend, taking Good Morning America host Lara Spencer to task for her [...]

Research: there is no single “gay gene”… sexual orientation can’t be reduced to a genetic on/off switch

August 30, 2019 // 0 Comments

According to a recent study to determine if same sex behaviour is down to genetics and if it can be predicted, it has been found that there is no single “gay gene,” [...]

For the first time, transgender candidates will run for seats in Bangladesh’s National Parliament

February 11, 2019 // 0 Comments

For the first time, transgender candidates will run for seats in #Bangladesh's National Parliament [...]