‘No one knew what was happening’: new research shows how domestic violence harms young people’s schooling

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Every school around Australia is almost certain to have students who are victim-survivors of family and domestic violence. The 2023 Australian Child Maltreatment Study found neglect and physical, sexual and emotional abuse...

‘There are too many unpleasant things in life without creating more’: why Impressionism is the world’s favourite art movement

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Impressionism is the worlds favourite art movement. Impressionist paintings create an oasis of beauty into which a viewer can escape from a sometimes dark and troubling world, or simply from the mundane boredom of urban...

E-bikes and e-scooters are popular – but dangerous. A transport expert explains how to make them safer

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Last weekend a pedestrian in Perth tragically died after being struck by an e-scooter. This followed the death of another person in Victoria last month who was hit and killed by a modified e-bike which police alleged could...

Australia is in the firing line of Trump’s looming ‘revenge tax’. It’s a fight we’re unlikely to win

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The Australian Labor Party just won an election victory for the ages. Now, it may be forced to walk back one of the key achievements of its first term. Heres why: United States President Donald Trump is about to declare an...

Spit or swallow? What’s the best way to deal with phlegm?

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A spitting pot I consider as an essential part of the bed-room apparatus. Thats what French physician René Laennec wrote in 1821. Laennec, who invented the stethoscope, spent his days gazing at his patients...

Premature babies are given sucrose for pain relief – but new research shows it doesn’t stop long-term impacts on development

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Infants born very preterm spend weeks or even months in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) while their immature brains are still developing. During this time, they receive up to 16 painful procedures every day. The...

Defections are fairly common in Australian politics. But history shows they are rarely a good career move

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For many years now, Australian political scientists have pointed out that that established partisan allegiance is in decline. In 1967, 36% of Coalition supporters and 32% of Labor voters reported lifetime voting for their...