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Profile of young carers in Australia: one in twenty people aged 15-24 years are young carers

May 31, 2018 // 0 Comments

According to newly released census data, one in twenty people aged 15-24 years were young carers. In 2016 there were a total of 2.1 million people in Australia who reported [...]

Motherhood still comes at a significant price for women – New Zealand

May 29, 2018 // 0 Comments

As New Zealand’s Prime Minister, the most famous mother-to-be, is due to give birth in less than a month, (after which she plans to head back to work and her prime [...]

Indigenous voices are speaking loudly on social media but racism endures

April 6, 2018 // 0 Comments

Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND Bronwyn Carlson, Macquarie University and Ryan Frazer, Macquarie University Social media are a vital resource for Indigenous [...]

Why you stink at fact-checking

April 3, 2018 // 0 Comments

We don’t automatically question information we read or hear. Gaelfphoto/Shutterstock.com Lisa Fazio, Vanderbilt University Here’s a quick quiz for you: In the biblical [...]

To achieve gender equality, we must first tackle our unconscious biases

March 8, 2018 // 0 Comments

Gender equality does not mean pretending that “male” and “female” do not exist. Shutterstock Beatrice Alba, La Trobe University People often argue that most Western [...]

Research: Gossiping isn’t all bad

November 20, 2017 // 0 Comments

Gossiping helps people to better understand social norms and to bond with each other [...]

ABS: 2 in 5 Australian adults have experienced violence since the age of 15

November 8, 2017 // 0 Comments

Data released by the Australian Bureau of statistics today shows 2 in 5 Australian adults have experienced violence (including physical and sexual) since the age of 15. [...]

What did Galaxy’s poll tell us about freedom of speech and 18C? Not what the IPA said it did

February 1, 2017 // 0 Comments

Andrew Jakubowicz, University of Technology Sydney In evidence to the parliamentary inquiry into freedom of speech on Tuesday, the Institute for Public Affairs (IPA) [...]

The violent, post-truth 2017 predicted in The Running Man? We’re living in it

January 3, 2017 // 0 Comments

David Bishop, Edinburgh Napier University Welcome to a world where fake news stories are used to manipulate public opinion. Dissent is no longer tolerated and all your [...]

The emerging science of ‘bromosexual’ friendships

December 31, 2016 // 0 Comments

The emerging science of ‘bromosexual’ friendships Eric Russell, University of Texas Arlington; Marjorie Prokosch, Texas Christian University, and Raymond McKie, [...]