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The Conversation Australiaby Dr Vivienne Lewis, Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Canberra20 Aug 2026
Book Week, costume parties and other dress-up days can be great fun for children. Parents and carers may picture their child wearing their favourite superhero or princess costume, enthusiastically...
The Conversation Australiaby Shikha Malviya, Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, University of Southern Queensland20 Aug 2026
Like many women raised in traditional cultures and religious contexts, I was taught that a “good” woman holds the family together.
The Conversation Australiaby Kim Goodwin, Lecturer in Arts Management and Human Resources, The University of Melbourne20 Aug 2026
On Friday, the Fair Work Commission made a provisional decision to include the arts in the modern award system, by adding the word “arts” to its Amusement, Recreation, Events and Arts Award (AREA)...
The Conversation Australiaby Tania Penovic, Associate Professor of Law, Deakin Law School, Deakin University20 Aug 2026
Earlier this week, Queensland Nationals MP Llew O’Brien introduced a so-called “born alive” bill into the House of Representatives.
The Conversation Australiaby Aruna Sathanapally, Chief Executive, Grattan Institute20 Aug 2026
It has been a year since the federal government convened its economic reform roundtable – the culmination of a process that flung the doors open on the reforms needed to drive a more prosperous...
The Conversation Australiaby Joanna Hikaka, Senior Lecturer in Māori Health, Co-Director Centre for Co-Created Ageing Research, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau20 Aug 2026
The government has just received a raft of suggestions to overhaul its under-pressure aged-care system.
The Conversation Australiaby Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra20 Aug 2026
If you’re not from Western Australia, the byelection in the state seat of Secret Harbour is unlikely to have been on your radar.
The Conversation Australiaby Shannon Bosch, Associate Professor (Law), Edith Cowan University20 Aug 2026
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says it’s an “outrage” the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have decided not to open a criminal investigation into the Israeli strikes that killed an...
The Conversation Australiaby Lisa M. Given, Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University20 Aug 2026
Online gaming platform Roblox has given a court-enforceable undertaking to Australia’s online safety regulator to do more “to protect children from grooming, sexual exploitation and abuse”.
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