Writing in 1908, Freud identified a cluster of personality traits that came to be known as the “anal triad”. Orderliness, obstinacy and parsimony.
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Australia’s labour market does a relatively good job of accommodating the preferences of the majority of workers. But that’s not to say there’s no-one who wouldn’t prefer to work more – or less.
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American psychologists Nour Kteily and Emile Bruneaushow how some politicians appeal to those who demonise marginalised groups, and how those groups respond with intensified hostility.
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The West Australian election will be held in three weeks, on 11 March. A ReachTEL poll has a 50-50 tie, a 2 point gain for the Liberals since a mid-January ReachTEL. After excluding 5.5% undecided, primary…
The staging in Melbourne of this classic of the Cultural Revolution has attracted controversy. And amid Bermuda shorts and weapons galore, this political ballet has contemporary resonances.
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Professor in Geomatics and SDI, The University of Melbourne
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Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
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Research fellow, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, The University of Melbourne
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ARC Future Fellow & Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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McKenzie Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Research assistant, Movember Institute of Men's Health, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Education Futures, The University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow, Department of Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow, Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Transport Engineering, Department of Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Complex Human Data Hub, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in History, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne