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Gender makes a world of difference for safety on public transport

  • Written by: Nicole Kalms, Director of XYX Lab + Senior Lecturer in the Department of Architecture at Monash University, Monash University
imageMen and women have starkly different experiences of public transport as they travel around the cityRaul Lieberwirth/flickr , CC BY-NC-ND

Urban environments are not gender-neutral. Architects and urban designers are increasingly seeking to understand how gender-sensitive design can combat the spatial inequities faced by those who identify as women...

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Strapped, packed and taking the stage: Australia's new drag kings

  • Written by: Dr Kerryn Drysdale, Research associate, UNSW
imageSome drag kings draw on facial hair to perform masculinity. Photo by Sneakers

Those with only a passing interest in gay culture will no doubt have heard of drag queens, aided by the meteoric rise of US reality TV show RuPaul’s Drag Race, which recently finished its ninth season. But perhaps fewer have heard of their corollary, drag kings.

imageDrag...

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Mosul is taken back, but Islamic State is not finished yet

  • Written by: Mehmet Ozalp, Associate Professor in Islamic Studies, Director of The Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation and Executive Member of Public and Contextual Theology, Charles Sturt University
imageIraqis celebrate the recapture of Mosul from Islamic State.Reuters/Wissm Al-Okili

The predictable recapture of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul from Islamic State (IS) marks a new milestone in the tumultuous events of the Middle East. It has important ramifications for Iraq, IS and the West.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi wasted no time claimin...

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How common are superbugs in Australia, and what do we do when the antibiotics don't work?

  • Written by: Frank Bowden, Professor at ANU Medical School; Senior Staff Specialist Infectious Diseases; General Physician, Australian National University
imageWe're increasingly seeing bugs in Australia resistant to many antibiotics. We're yet to see one resistant to ALL antibiotics. from www.shutterstock.com.au

Hospitals in Australia are increasingly seeing patients with infections that are resistant to all but a handful of antibiotics. Last year an infection caused by bacteria that were resistant to all...

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  2. A brief history of GnuPG: vital to online security but free and underfunded
  3. Greens should press Jordon Steele-John to stay in Senate seat he is set to get
  4. The future of artificial intelligence: two experts disagree
  5. Finally, the first female Doctor Who
  6. Pristine paradise to rubbish dump: the same Pacific island, 23 years apart
  7. We need more than just laws to ensure responsible alcohol service
  8. Speaking with: Julian Savulescu on the ethics of genetic modification in humans
  9. Getting rid of plastic bags: a windfall for supermarkets but it won't do much for the environment
  10. The Great Galactic Recession
  11. Taxing empty homes: a step towards affordable housing, but much more can be done
  12. Smart or dumb? The real impact of India's proposal to build 100 smart cities
  13. From Elizabeth I to high fashion, the tales behind Game of Thrones' costumes
  14. Australia doesn't have a constitutional right protecting freedom of the person – it needs one
  15. The blockchain could have better security than the banks
  16. The brain and the gut talk to each other: how fixing one could help the other
  17. How building your child's spoken word bank can boost their capacity to read
  18. Mozzies are evolving to beat insecticides – except in Australia
  19. Explainer: What is 'fair dealing' and when can you copy without permission?
  20. Boost for military's role in combatting domestic terrorism
  21. Australia's planned decryption law would weaken cybersecurity
  22. Greens senator Scott Ludlam forced to quit because of dual citizenship
  23. Weekly Quiz: what was the theme of this year's NAIDOC week?
  24. Why the ecocity needs to be a just city
  25. Early images of the closest look at Jupiter's Great Red Spot
  26. Explainer: what is pre-pregnancy carrier screening and should potential parents consider it?
  27. The National Electricity Market has served its purpose – it's time to move on
  28. Blaming migrants won't solve Western Sydney's growing pains
  29. A brief history of Al Gore's climate missions to Australia
  30. Got pre-diabetes? Here's five things to eat or avoid to prevent type 2 diabetes
  31. Memo to COAG: Australia is already awash with gas
  32. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Turnbull and the 'sensible centre'
  33. Business Briefing: are our standards dropping in the workplace?
  34. Explainer: what are 'creepshots' and what can we do about them?
  35. Four outdated assumptions prevent progress on affordable housing – to everyone's cost
  36. Student employment and inflexible university policies drive online drop out
  37. Publish and don’t perish – how to keep rare species' data away from poachers
  38. Step by step, we're tackling gender equity in Australian astronomy
  39. Friday essay: painting 'The Last Victorian Aborigines'
  40. The unlikely 21st century reboot of an ancient philosophy
  41. Grattan on Friday: Hanson's 'outsider' politics a challenge for Turnbull as he sits in 'sensible centre'
  42. Gilead and the billion-dollar odyssey
  43. Platform co-ops offer urban communities a bigger say in their lives
  44. The Conversation attends Global Fact 4, with fact-checkers from around the world
  45. How a special forces 'band of brothers' culture leads to civilian deaths in war
  46. Are Australia's native pigeons sitting ducks?
  47. The off-topic Conversation #128
  48. How people can best make the transition to cool future cities
  49. How to maintain the balance between boundaries and freedom in secondary school parenting
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