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Share houses and women's liberation: a forgotten history

  • Written by: Molly Mckew, PhD candidate, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, University of Melbourne
imageShare houses of the late 1960s and 1970s provided women with a new way of living, independent of families and husbands.Shutterstock

The 1970s was a decade of political agitation, when activism won women a range of legal and cultural freedoms, from no-fault divorce to work rights to escaping the “ladies’ lounge” in pubs. One...

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Why craft beer is going corporate

  • Written by: Gary Mortimer, Associate Professor, Queensland University of Technology
imageCraft brewing is a small segment but growing incredibly fast.Shutterstock

Australians may be drinking beer at 65-year lows, but one segment is bucking the trend - craft beer. According to a recent report, Australian craft breweries generate almost A$500 million in yearly revenue, and this is growing at 10% a year.

But while you may imagine your...

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Newspoll 54-46 to Labor as Turnbull's ratings slump. Qld Newspoll 52-48 to Labor

  • Written by: Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne

This week’s Newspoll, conducted 12-15 October from a sample of 1580, gave Labor a 54-46 lead, unchanged from three weeks ago. Primary votes were 37% Labor (down 1), 36% Coalition (steady), 10% Greens (up 1) and 9% One Nation (up 1). This is Turnbull’s 21st consecutive Newspoll loss as PM.

32% were satisfied with Turnbull’s...

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Household savings figures in Turnbull's energy policy look rubbery

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

The big questions about Malcolm Turnbull’s energy policy will be, for consumers, what it would mean for their bills and, for business, how confident it can be that the approach would hold if Bill Shorten were elected.

The government needs to convince people they’ll get some price relief, but even as Turnbull unveiled the policy the...

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  1. Let’s get this straight, habitat loss is the number-one threat to Australia's species
  2. Infographic: the National Energy Guarantee at a glance
  3. Strengthened Xi and Abe could help moves toward peace in our troubled region
  4. How the National Energy Guarantee could work better than a clean energy target
  5. Keeping mature-age workers on the job
  6. Come hide with us – bean counters raid big law firms
  7. Do computers make better bank managers than humans?
  8. Gerhard Richter: The Life of Images is an unmissable show
  9. How childhood trauma changes our hormones, and thus our mental health, into adulthood
  10. Wi-Fi can be KRACK-ed. Here's what to do next
  11. Australia's Human Rights Council election comes with a challenge to improve its domestic record
  12. Tropical thunderstorms are set to grow stronger as the world warms
  13. Why the end of auto manufacturing won't be as apocalyptic as previous mass layoffs
  14. In Trump we trust: why continual disasters fail to shake the president's loyalists
  15. We all have to die of something, so why bother being healthy?
  16. Three strategies to help students navigate dodgy online content
  17. City-by-city analysis shows our capitals aren’t liveable for many residents
  18. Decoding the music masterpieces: Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances
  19. At last, we've found gravitational waves from a collapsing pair of neutron stars
  20. After the alert: radio 'eyes' hunt the source of the gravitational waves
  21. We beat a cyber attack to see the 'kilonova' glow from a collapsing pair of neutron stars
  22. Subsidies for renewables will go under Malcolm Turnbull's power plan
  23. Middle-income earners probably won't be paying as much tax as the government expects
  24. Good data/bad data: ethically designed databases can help police without reducing privacy
  25. Is it too cheap to visit the 'priceless' Great Barrier Reef?
  26. We just Black matter: Australia's indifference to Aboriginal lives and land
  27. Taking the pulse of a city: Melbourne's Vital Signs
  28. Health Check: why are some people afraid of heights?
  29. Here’s how Australia can act to target racist behaviour online
  30. Filters: a cigarette engineering hoax that harms both smokers and the environment
  31. How marketers use algorithms to (try to) read your mind
  32. Expect a shakeup of China’s military elite at the 19th Party Congress
  33. How Melbourne's west was greened
  34. Noble horses and 'black monsters': the politics of colonial compassion
  35. More sightings of an endangered species don't always mean it's recovering
  36. Translation technology is useful, but should not replace learning languages
  37. Turnbull's ratings fall in another bad Newspoll
  38. Power bills can fall – but the main attention must be on affordability: ACCC
  39. Why Trump's decertification of the Iran nuclear deal may prove a costly mistake
  40. NSW ReachTEL: Coalition leads 52-48 as One Nation slumps. Xenophon tied or ahead in SA's Hartley
  41. Shorten promises $1 billion fund to finance manufacturing enterprises
  42. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the government reneging on a clean energy target
  43. #LstTxt Tstmnt: an unsent text message can count as a will, in the right circumstances
  44. Research suggests Tony Abbott's climate views are welcome in the Hunter Valley
  45. As the Clean Energy Target fizzles, what might replace it?
  46. Changes to lure young people into private health insurance won't slow increase in premiums
  47. What the Harvey Weinstein case tells us about sexual assault disclosure
  48. Satellites are giving us a commanding view of Earth's carbon cycle
  49. A matter of trust: the checks and balances schools must have to ensure fair funding for disability
  50. Psychology holds key to getting people out before disaster strikes

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How Chatswood Tutoring Can Fit Into a Student’s Weekly Routine

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The Rise of Digital Marketplaces in the Australian Trade Sector

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How Immigration Lawyers Can Help

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Practical Ways a Whiteboard Can Improve Workplace Communication

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Designing Eco-Friendly Custom Water Bottles for Your Next Event

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Why Choosing a Professional Florist Melbourne Makes Flower Delivery Impactful

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Rats and mice do not need an open door to get inside a home. They can squeeze through small openings...

Why a Safety Certified I/O Module Matters in Machine Design

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Transforming Your Backyard for a Sophisticated Milestone Celebration

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