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‘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 [...]

Why can’t some people admit defeat when they lose?

November 11, 2020 // 0 Comments

Evita March, Federation University Australia When US President-Elect Joe Biden and Deputy Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris gave their victory speeches on Saturday evening, [...]

Young men on sexting: it’s normal, but complicated

March 10, 2020 // 0 Comments

Signe Ravn, University of Melbourne and Steven Roberts, Monash University Concern about the popularity of “sexting” – the sending and receiving of sexually explicit [...]

Healing the Past by Nurturing the Future – Helping First Nations Australians to heal complex trauma as parents

December 14, 2019 // 0 Comments

Becoming a parent is a major change in life for anyone. It is filled with hope, joy, and fear — and this is the case if you have grown up in a stable and safe environment. [...]

What’s the value of your dog’s life, and why it matters

December 13, 2019 // 0 Comments

Simon F. Haeder, Pennsylvania State University; Deven Carlson, University of Oklahoma, and Joe Ripberger, University of Oklahoma Americans love their pets, spending more than [...]

Your body as a weapon: the rise of the ‘revenge body’ online

July 17, 2019 // 0 Comments

Mair Underwood, The University of Queensland Months after a public breakup with her husband, the politician Barnaby Joyce, Natalie Joyce made news when she displayed her [...]

The USA has a self perpetuating violent love affair with guns – media coverage leads to increase gun sales

April 8, 2019 // 0 Comments

The United States is in a dangerous, self perpetuating violent love affair with guns. The sad fact is, Gun violence in the United States constitutes a serious public health [...]

7.3 million migrants call Australia home

April 3, 2019 // 0 Comments

While there are many who wish to fight the diversity in Australia, who wish to fan hate and encourage violence against ethnic minorities, the reality is Australia truly is a [...]

The real problem with toxic masculinity is that it assumes there is only one way of being a man

February 9, 2019 // 0 Comments

Ashley Morgan, Cardiff Metropolitan University For centuries, male violence and acts of aggression were often the way that power was understood and patriarchy upheld. In [...]

The real problem with posting about your kids online

February 5, 2019 // 0 Comments

Priya C. Kumar, University of Maryland In a recent essay published in The Washington Post, a mother explained her decision to continue writing essays and blog posts about her [...]