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There is evidence drinking alcohol during pregnancy can harm the developing foetus.
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The DrinkWise posters are designed to highlight the risks of drinking during pregnancy. To do so effectively, the message needs to be clear and direct.
Australian crime fiction author Peter Corris published 102 novels in lifetimes, including 52 centred on the private investigator Cliff Hardy.
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New research has found one in five dads has experienced symptoms of depression and/or anxiety after having children.
S.T. Gill, Kangaroo Hunting, The Death, from his Australian Sketchbook (1865). Colonial hunting clubs were established across Australia in the 1830s and 1840s.
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In the mid 19th century, kangaroo hunting was a sport. Colonial hunting clubs were established across Australia and everyone from Charles Darwin to Anthony Trollope tried their hand at shooting roos.
David Woods and Eloise Mignon in the Malthouse’s production of Blasted.
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The central journey in Blasted is not a tourist trip through extreme violence. It’s the emotional journey of a bully who learns to be grateful for small acts of kindness.
The East-West Link is only one example of myriad infrastructure projects that have caused community controversy.
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We need to consider why transport infrastructure is so controversial, and how politicians can ensure they have the public’s trust when making announcements for all transport projects.
Menjadi komuter telah menjadi bagian dari rutinitas sehari-hari hingga kita tidak sadar apa yang mungkin ditawarkannya pada kita.
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Kita melihat aktivitas menjadi komuter adalah aktivitas yang membuang waktu. Namun ada cara lain yang memahaminya sebagai sebuah pengalaman yang mengubah kita sebagai seorang manusia.
Most Australians did not want Malcolm Turnbull to be deposed as prime minister.
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Australians have never liked sitting PMs being deposed by their own parties - but the outrage over Malcolm Turnbull’s destruction is the greatest in modern history.
Mirka Mora sitting surrounded by her colourful doll and soft sculpture creations and tapestries in 1978.
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Mirka Mora survived the second world war to carve out a unique place for herself in the Australian art world. Over six decades, her creativity was legendary.
Scott Morrison visiting a Queensland farm this week.
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Sections of the media have talked up the prospects of future power outages, even though the electricity market operator predicts that Australia’s stringent reliability standards will still be met.
We can’t predict how workers will act, based on their sex.
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Gender essentialists who think “men are from Mars and women are from Venus” are more likely to accept gender discrimination and respond negatively when women seek power.
Older Australians are falling behind younger people in their capacity to access and make use of the internet.
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Analysis of the polls shows the deposing of Malcolm Turnbull made absolutely no electoral sense.
Channel Nine political editor Chris Uhlmann has accused elements of the media of ‘waging a war against the prime minister of Australia’.
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The legal travails of Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen bring the Mueller investigation into the White House.
Medical and mental health professionals and refugee rights groups are all calling for urgent care for children affected by trauma on Nauru.
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