All women — not just mothers — could benefit from more workplace flexibility

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Despite progress toward gender equity, many women continue to take on the majority of unpaid labour within their households, including housework and child care. On average, women spend twice as much time as men per week on...

Telling stories: the 4 ways micro-influencers build and keep their loyal audiences

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The rise of social media was quickly followed by the advent of the influencer an online content creator who builds credibility within a specific niche, giving them the power to shape opinions and purchasing decisions....

As Trump has pulled back from the highest tariffs, this chart shows the economic shock has eased

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Its tariff season again, with the next deadline looming on Friday, August 1. Since the beginning of July, the United States has issued another flurry of tariff announcements, revising the sweeping plan announced on April...

As US climate data-gathering is gutted, Australian forecasting is now at real risk

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This year, Australia has experienced record-breaking floods, tropical cyclones, heatwaves on land and in the ocean, drought, coral bleaching, coastal erosion and devastating algal blooms. Over the past five years, insured...

‘I was very fearful of my parents’: new research shows how parents can use coercive control on their children

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In Australia, there is growing recognition that children and young people are not just witnesses to domestic, family and sexual violence, but victim-survivors in their own right. While we are getting better at...

‘No filter can fix that face’: how online body shaming harms teenage girls

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Youre so ugly it hurts. Maybe if you lost some weight, someone would actually like you. No filter can fix that face. These are the sorts of comments teenage girls see online daily, via social media, group chats, or...

My child is always losing and forgetting things. How can I help – without making it worse?

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As school returns, parents and teachers might each be faced with the familiar chorus of I cant find my school jumper and I left my hat at home. For parents of older kids, the stakes may be even higher: lost mobile phones...