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Between 2002 and 2018, some groups actually increased their wealth on certain measures. For young people and middle Australians, however, it’s a more sobering picture.
The festive season can evoke feelings of loss or sadness, especially when holiday messaging focuses on being together.
A series of vaccines offered during high school protect teenagers against certain diseases, and help reduce the spread of these diseases in the community.
Research shows students often start primary school feeling optimistic about maths. This can decline as students progress through school and continue into adulthood.
The media mogul has failed to have his “irrevocable” family trust changed in favour of his eldest son, Lachlan. But the family drama still has a long way to play out.
Iconic authors Joan Didion and Eve Babitz were close in 60s and 70s LA. Journalist Lili Anolik read Eve’s posthumous letters to Joan, and argues each was the closest the other had to a secret twin.
Some studies say menopause hormone therapy increases the risk of dementia, while others say it reduces it. Here’s how to make sense of the conflicting results.
While it may seem like the rebel takeover came out of nowhere, the rapid fall of the Assad regime has a long history.
Harga sarang walet hasil budidaya jauh lebih mahal dibandingkan hasil panen alami. Pemanen kecil kesulitan bersaing karena keterbatasan modal
With voters still feeling the pinch from the cost of living crisis, the government in general and the prime minister in particular are dipping in the polls.
Paradoxically, the very scale of the crisis in Gaza makes worthwhile even the tiniest gesture of solidarity.
People with disability die of conditions such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes at a much higher rate than the rest of the population.
Four in five children with ADHD are prescribed medication. The most common side-effect is lack of appetite and weight loss. Here’s how parents can manage this.
We’ve invited writers, from fields as diverse as wildlife ecology, politics and literature, to nominate their best books of 2024. And this year, the Books & Ideas team share their own picks, too.
There’s no specific ban on adding fees to an advertised price before checkout – also known as drip pricing. But the practice can fall foul of laws that prohibit misleading conduct.
The trial is testing age verification, age estimation and age inference. All three options come with problems.
It may be controversial, but the government’s social media ban for children under 16 has strong support in a new poll.
Ruth Faerber, a major innovator of printmaking in Sydney in the postwar years, was also a generous and perceptive art critic.
The evocative film charts Shen’s and his wife’s experience of life under the Mao regime – as well as communism’s influence on his work.
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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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Guest Research Fellow, School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Sociology of Law and Deviance, Università di Bologna; University of Essex; The University of Melbourne
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McKenzie Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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PhD Candidate, Creative Writing, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Associate, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Paleontologist, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Law (consumer protections and credit law), The University of Melbourne
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Emeritus Professor of Creative Writing, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in World Literature (including Australian literature), The University of Melbourne
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Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global, Culture and Engagement), The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Emeritus professor, History, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Health Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor and Head, Behavioural Neuropharmacology Laboratory, The University of Melbourne