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Migration continues to reshape Australia
Open Forum | May 1, 2018Population growth and distribution affect most areas of public policy and a new Treasury paper examines the benefits that skilled migration brings to Australia, while also accepting its challenges.
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Gonski review calls for a fresh approach to improve Australia’s schools
Michelle Grattan | May 1, 2018The newly published Gonski review attacks the quality of current Australian schooling and urges a more dynamic and individualised teaching approach to ensure our children reach their full potential.
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Australia embraces organic food
Open Forum | May 1, 2018New findings released by Australian Organic, the organic industry’s leading body, show an uptake in household food shopping allocated to organic produce and goods, with now more than 6 in 10 Australian households claiming to buy organic in any given year.
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Why doctors can struggle to understand pain
Karen Sibert | April 30, 2018Everyone experiences pain in a different way, from both an emotional as well as a physical perspective. This reality means that physicians should evaluate patients on an individual basis to find the best way to treat their pain symptoms.
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‘Anna Karenina’ and modern marriage
Richard Gunderman | April 30, 2018Each character approaches marriage with a different set of expectations in Leo Tolstoy’s ‘Anna Karenina’ and many succumb to disappointment. As the Royal Wedding approaches, what can one of the world’s greatest novels teach us about marriage today?
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Understanding university drop-out rates
Open Forum | April 30, 2018More than 50,000 students who started university in Australia this year will drop out, according to a new Grattan Institute report. However not every incomplete degree should be seen as a waste of time and money.
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When muscles trump morals: The politics of ‘manliness’
Stephanie Lawson | April 29, 2018Donald Trump openly boasts about his power over women and his political opponents, but what role does this ‘macho’ approach leave for morality in leadership?
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A locked closet – LGTBI rights around the world
Dennis Altman | April 29, 2018In the euphoria that greeted the legalisation of same sex marriage in Australia last year, it was easy to forget that for most gay people in the world it remains an unobtainable dream.
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Designing ‘compassionate’ cities
Jenny Donovan | April 29, 2018The Dutch concept of ‘woonerfs’ – ‘living yards’ designed to invite walking, playing, socialising and cycling while curbing motor vehicles – has spread around the world and should be embraced by Australia.
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Press censorship clouds the Asia-Pacific
Open Forum | April 28, 2018The Chinese model of state-controlled news and suppression of free speech and information is being copied in other countries in Asia and the Pacific, threatening democracy and civil society.
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Alcohol adverts may breach the advertising code
Lucy Carroll | April 28, 2018The effectiveness of current advertising codes in protecting the health of teenagers is questioned in a new study led by researchers at UNSW Sydney, Monash and Curtin University.
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Lessons for the WPS agenda in the Solomon Islands
Amelia Meurant-Tompkinson | April 28, 2018Women’s rights in the Solomon Islands remain poor, despite Australia’s efforts to promote the UN ‘Women, Peace and Security’ agenda in the region.