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Friday essay: why grown-ups still need fairy tales

  • Written by: Marguerite Johnson, Professor of Classics, University of Newcastle
imageEdmund Dulac's 1910 illustration of Sleeping BeautyWikimedia images

For as long as we have been able to stand upright and speak, we have told stories. They explained the mysteries of the world: birth, death, the seasons, day and night. They were the origins of human creativity, expressed in words but also in pictures, as evidenced by the cave...

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Conservative Christians need to stamp out clergy wife abuse - starting with ending endemic sexism

  • Written by: Robyn J. Whitaker, Bromby Lecturer in Biblical Studies, Trinity College, University of Divinity
imageAt the heart of this theology is a problematic understanding of power, particularly God’s power.Shutterstock

On Wednesday night, viewers around the nation were likely shocked by the story of clergy wives’ abuse on the ABC’s 7.30. Survivors bravely spoke out about the rape and abuse they’ve suffered at the hands of their...

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More and more older Australians will be homeless unless we act now

  • Written by: Teresa Somes, Associate Lecturer, Macquarie University
imageA homeless man sleeping rough in the city. More and more older people will be homeless on current trends.flickr, CC BY

One of the most pressing challenges older Australians face is finding secure accommodation with suitable amenities. And as the numbers of older Australians grow, the pressure to provide housing that meets their needs is increasing....

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  1. Evidence-based education needs standardised assessment
  2. The Queensland government is paying more for its debt than the average mortgage holder
  3. Vital Signs: five economic red flags to watch for in 2018
  4. We learn from our mistakes: how to make better predictions from tweets
  5. Grattan on Friday: Discovery of the cabinet leaker would present bigger problem than the leak
  6. Foreign Policy White Paper finally acknowledges world power is shifting
  7. Australia's Foreign Policy White Paper offers more wishful thinking than concrete ideas
  8. Experiments in robotics could help Amazon beat Australia's slow delivery problem
  9. No, we aren't running out of new ideas
  10. Australia is hedging its bets on China with the latest Foreign Policy White Paper
  11. Muriel's Wedding: the Musical is a deeply satisfying tribute to Australia's most-loved dag
  12. With a few smart moves, we can relieve the pressure on gas
  13. Blood on the stage: Let the Right One In is a vampire love story for our times
  14. The six-month amendment could defeat the purpose of Victoria's assisted dying bill
  15. Why we need to end impunity for sexual violence in armed conflict
  16. Ratko Mladic, the 'Butcher of Bosnia', to spend life in prison for genocide and war crimes
  17. The off-topic Conversation #142
  18. Voters see through Turnbull, but cool on Shorten: Queensland research
  19. City-wide trial shows how road use charges can reduce traffic jams
  20. Our obsession with infant growth charts may be fuelling childhood obesity
  21. New research suggests common herbicides are linked to antibiotic resistance
  22. If Beazley had become prime minister instead of Rudd, might we have had more stable government?
  23. Standardised tests limit students with disability
  24. Guide to the Classics: Suetonius's The Twelve Caesars explores vice and virtue in ancient Rome
  25. Public investment in electricity generation – a hot-button issue in Queensland?
  26. Citizenship crisis claims Nick Xenophon Team's Kakoschke-Moore
  27. Why good design alone won't attract millennials to your company
  28. Protecting religious freedoms is a matter of balance, says head of Turnbull's inquiry
  29. FactCheck: does the Safe Schools program contain 'highly explicit material'?
  30. Which square is bigger? Honeybees see visual illusions like humans do
  31. Infographic: here's exactly what Adani's Carmichael mine means for Queensland
  32. Curious Kids: Why are fern leaves shaped the way they are, and are all ferns identical?
  33. Why scientific monitoring of the effects of industry on our priceless WA rock art is inadequate
  34. Young Australians will wear the costs of Turnbull's middle income tax cut
  35. Foreign ownership of housing – how do Australia and New Zealand compare?
  36. We're drafting a legal guide to war in space. Hopefully we'll never need to use it
  37. Standardised tests are culturally biased against rural students
  38. Will microdermabrasion or skin needling give me better skin?
  39. Do we need a new offence to protect victims of family violence from psychological harm?
  40. Turnbull wants to take middle income earners' income tax both up and down
  41. Research Check: will a coffee a day really keep heart attacks at bay?
  42. What's Australia made of? Geologically, it depends on the state you're in
  43. The concept of 'western civilisation' is past its use-by date in university humanities departments
  44. New Zealand experience shows same-sex marriage could provide huge economic boost for Australia
  45. 'Finkel's new energy report' isn't new and it isn't by Finkel
  46. Facts sink glib housing supply mantra – the focus must be on affordable rental
  47. English test for international students isn't new, just more standardised
  48. There's some evidence lithium protects from dementia, but not enough to put it in drinking water
  49. What is the impact of 'impact investing'?
  50. Income tax relief on Turnbull's agenda

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