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Work-life balance for older workers
Candice Harris | December 27, 2023There is no one-size-fits-all solution to work-life balance, especially for older workers, and a new survey from New Zealand offers insights which Australian workforce planners should take on board.
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Getting through the holidays
Megan Flamer | December 26, 2023The holiday period over Christmas and New Year can be as busy as a working week, so here are a few tips to calm down, chill out and make the most of the downtime.
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Bully for you
Open Forum | December 5, 2023In a unique case study, UniSA researchers have explored the lived experiences of a self-identified persistent bully – a voice that is scarce in literature – to gain a deeper understanding of the factors that may contribute to this anti-social aggressive behaviour.
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Vale, Ted Hopkins
Max Thomas | November 23, 2023Open Forum regular Max Thomas bids farewell to a former Australian Rules team-mate who graced the field for Carlton before pursuing a varied career in business, publishing and writing. He also founded Champion Data, a pioneering AFL statistics platform which continues to thrive today.
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Combating cyber-bullying
Open Forum | October 31, 2023University of South Australia researchers are helping parents protect children and teens from the effects of cyberbullying by encouraging social connection, healthy friendships and belonging.
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We want to believe
Alan Stevenson | October 30, 2023Driving some of humanities greatest achievements and worst atrocities, belief is a genuinely curious and perplexing phenomenon, showing many different faces to the world.
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Are friends electric?
Hamid Laga | October 30, 2023Technology firms have been insisting that virtual reality is the next big thing for a decade with little success, so could targeting the technology at lonely older people succeed where it has so conspicuously failed with gamers, workers and younger generations?
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Rough and tumble
Emily Freeman | October 26, 2023Children – like the young of most mammals – like to play fight sometimes and rather than worrying, parents should let them enjoy it.
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The magnificent seven
Tim van Gelder | October 23, 2023Understanding the seven decision types sports coaches make and appreciating their strengths and pitfalls can help us all make better choices in things which actually matter.
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Mr Angry
Olivia Metcalf | October 12, 2023Modern life in crowded, alienated cities can leave people in a permanent state of simmering anger, but anger can also have a positive side, motivating us into action to defend ourselves, protect others and overcome obstacles.
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Mindfulness helps anxious teens
Open Forum | October 11, 2023MRI scans are showing that practising mindfulness can help rewire the brain connectivity of pre-teens with anxiety and attention issues.
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Changing the conversation on ageing and aged care
Lee Fay Low | October 9, 2023A change in how Australians view ageing could help the nation embrace the opportunities that can come with getting older alongside a franker conversation about the inevitable rise in costs of aged care.