Adoption not necessarily the best solution for troubled child protection system
Feb 11, 2016 07:26 am UTC| Life
Victorian child protection law reforms due to come into effect next month will give parents two years from when a child is removed to demonstrate that the child should be returned to their care. Failure to do so will...
Should you be my Valentine? Research helps identify good and bad romantic relationships
Feb 11, 2016 06:59 am UTC| Life
Will you be my Valentine? People all across the country say those words in the run-up to February 14 and the Valentines Day holiday. Whether youre asking a brand new paramour or a long-term partner, the question can...
Labeling people as 'The mentally ill' increases stigma
Feb 07, 2016 15:46 pm UTC| Life Health
Consider this collection of headlines from national national media outlets over the past few weeks: Allowing the mentally ill guns is insane, or Ranks of ISIS include mentally ill, or Jail last refuge for mentally ill or...
Two extremes – how the rich and poor spend their Chinese New Year
Feb 07, 2016 15:26 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
One of the biggest annual celebrations around the world is upon us. February 8 marks the start of the Lunar New Year in China. Also known as the Spring Festival, it is the most important holiday in the Chinese calendar,...
Like AIDS before it, Zika virus exposes weakness in Catholic moral teaching
Feb 07, 2016 15:11 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
The relationship between the Zika virus and a sharp increase in the number of children born with microcephaly in Brazil seems probable but as yet unproven. However, it has resulted in various health warnings to women in...
Why are so many Americans struggling to save for retirement?
Feb 03, 2016 14:16 pm UTC| Life
This week marked the beginning of the presidential primary season, and economic fears such as jobs and wages have taken center stage on the campaign trail. Yet one of voters biggest economic problems has thus far...
FactCheck Q&A: is domestic violence on the decline?
Feb 03, 2016 00:58 am UTC| Life
Panellists discussed domestic violence on QA on February 1, 2016. QA The Conversation is fact-checking claims made on QA, broadcast Mondays on the ABC at 9:35pm. Thank you to everyone who sent us quotes for checking via...
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