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Friday essay: double standards and derision – tracing our attitudes to older women and beauty

  • Written by: Michelle Smith, Research fellow in English Literature, Deakin University
imageMadonna and fashion designer Jeremy Scott arrive at this year's Met Gala in New York.Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Brigitte Macron, wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, is a rare example of an older woman in the public eye who has attracted praise for her appearance. At 64, Macron is 24 years older than her husband, but her healthy figure and youthful...

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Migrants are healthier than the average Australian, so they can't be a burden on the health system

  • Written by: Santosh Jatrana, Associate Professor and Principal Research Fellow, Centre for Social Impact Swinburne, Swinburne University of Technology
imageIncreasing numbers of migrants will inevitably have an impact on Australia's health system.from shutterstock.com

Population growth has profound impacts on Australian life, and sorting myths from facts can be difficult. This article is part of our series, Is Australia Full?, which aims to help inform a wide-ranging and often emotive debate.

Developed...

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A busy week on the dark web highlight darknet markets' increasing role in crime

  • Written by: David Glance, Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, University of Western Australia
imageDarknet marketsJ0hnTV/Shutterstock

There has been a flurry of activity on the dark web this week. A hacker, claiming to be the author of the recent ransomware NotPetya has surfaced on the dark web to offer the “master key” to decrypt all files that have been encrypted by the ransomeware in exchange for 100 bitcoins (around US $250,000)....

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Grattan on Friday: Everything's going Bill Shorten's way

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageThe fight over penalty rates is an issue made for Bill Shorten's skill set.Paul Miller/AAP

Bill Shorten has been on holidays this week. Probably just as well. The “energizer bunny” would have felt the need to be out every day, as usual. His absence left more room for the fractured Liberals.

Shorten’s extraordinary political luck...

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  1. Labor motion on Palestinian recognition could put the Jewish vote in play at the next election
  2. Australia's dry June is a sign of what's to come
  3. Why the climate is more sensitive to carbon dioxide than weather records suggest
  4. Explainer: what is ballistic missile defence – and would it stop a missile from North Korea?
  5. Speaking with: Professor Peter Koopman on CRISPR and the power of genome editing
  6. Vivacious and unapologetic, The Rover's 17th-century feminism is painfully pertinent
  7. The G20’s economic leadership deficit
  8. Wayne Rooney for Everton
  9. What income inequality looks like across Australia
  10. Don't worry about the huge Antarctic iceberg – worry about the glaciers behind it
  11. How Angela Merkel has become – and remains – one of the world's most successful political leaders
  12. The Australian palaeodiet: which native animals should we eat?
  13. Satellites reveal melting of rocks under volcanic zone, deep in Earth's mantle
  14. Brisbane's Cross River Rail will feed the centre at the expense of people in the suburbs
  15. The great movie scenes: Steven Spielberg's Jaws
  16. Viewpoints: should euthanasia be available for people with existential suffering?
  17. After the Medicare breach, we should be cautious about moving our health records online
  18. E-cigarettes are some young people's training wheels for smoking. Here's the evidence
  19. Leaky Liberals spill the beans again
  20. Axing the Walkley for international reporting: another nail in the coffin
  21. Suburbs 'swamped' by Asians and Muslims? The data show a different story
  22. Three charts on: the changing face of Australian union members
  23. The West's hyperbole on North Korea will only fuel Kim Jong-un's propaganda
  24. Doctors and nurses can't always tell if someone's drunk or on drugs, and misdiagnosis can be dangerous
  25. Spider-Man: Homecoming spins a web of fact and fantasy
  26. Curious Kids: why do some people find some foods yummy but others find the same foods yucky?
  27. What the rise of daily fantasy sports will mean for problem gambling
  28. City planning suffers growth pains of Australia's population boom
  29. How to tell when the housing market is slowing
  30. Read, listen, understand: why non-Indigenous Australians should read First Nations writing
  31. Jukurrpa-kurlu Yapa-kurlangu-kurlu
  32. Surgery to make intersex children 'normal' should be banned
  33. Land clearing isn't just about trees – it's an animal welfare issue too
  34. SA Galaxy: 50-50 tie. Labor, Greens gain in Essential
  35. Government behavioural economics 'nudge unit' needs a shove in a new direction
  36. Do we claim 'bullying' too often?
  37. Doing away with the annual performance review? More feedback isn't necessarily better
  38. No, nanoparticles in baby formula will not harm your baby
  39. 'Cyber revolution' in Australian Defence Force demands rethink of staff, training and policy
  40. New maps reveal cancer levels across Australia, and across the social strata
  41. How to reduce sexism in screenplays
  42. Bloom and boom: how babies and migrants have contributed to Australia's population growth
  43. Higher education fees are rising – so is it still worthwhile enrolling?
  44. Gig economy businesses like Uber and Airtasker need to evolve to survive
  45. Want a better camera? Just copy bees and their extra light-sensing eyes
  46. Essays on health: microbes aren't the enemy, they're a big part of who we are
  47. Community sector offers a solid platform for fair social housing
  48. Liberal party reform becomes the next proxy battle in Abbott versus Turnbull
  49. The media dangerously misuses the word 'trolling'
  50. Why exploitation and corruption continue to dog Australia's VET sector

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