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Can a four-year-old be sexist?

  • Written by: Kimberley Norris, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Tasmania
imageChildren are exposed to gender differences and expectations from the moment they are born.from www.shutterstock.com

The Victorian government has announced it plans to teach its Respectful Relationship program to preschoolers as a way to target and prevent sexist behaviour among children aged three and four years old.

The program – which is...

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Love connection: breakthrough fights crown-of-thorns starfish with pheromones

  • Written by: Bernard Degnan, UQ Development Fellow, The University of Queensland
imageHundreds of thousands of crown-of-thorns starfish have invaded North Queensland, devastating reefs.iStock

Crown-of-thorns starfish are one of the most aggressive reef-destroyers in the world. A single female can produce up to 120 million offspring in one spawning season, and these spiny invaders eat coral, weakening entire reef systems....

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Young people's voices are all but invisible in the Don Dale royal commission's interim report

  • Written by: Thalia Anthony, Associate Professor in Law, University of Technology Sydney
imageThe royal commission has heard evidence from more than 60 witnesses, including those in youth detention in the Northern Territory.AAP/Lucy Hughes Jones

It’s been just over eight months since the screening of images of Dylan Voller shackled and hooded in a restraint chair, unprovoked bashing of children by prison guards, and young boys being...

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Terrorist or hipster – what does a beard mean?

  • Written by: Cherine Fahd, Senior Lecturer Photography, School of Design, University of Technology Sydney
imageDetail of Cherine Fahd's photography project, You Look Like a… (2016-2017).© Cherine Fahd

The way someone looks – the size of their nose or the abundance of body or facial hair – is an amusing topic of dinner discussions in my Lebanese–Australian family. The topic that has dominated lately has been the...

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  2. Diversity and inclusion are the heroes in Overwatch, a runaway commercial gaming success
  3. Beyond the gloomy headlines, this global index suggests manufacturing is in good shape
  4. People who shoot risk unhealthy levels of lead exposure
  5. Liberal director Tony Nutt quits
  6. Climate-driven species on the move are changing (almost) everything
  7. Labor gains in Newspoll to move to 53-47 lead
  8. ATNIX: Debbie misses Twitter
  9. Squeezed by gravity: how tides affect the groundwater under our feet
  10. Explainer: why the High Court ruled Bob Day's election to the Senate invalid
  11. There are many ways to treat jellyfish stings – peeing on them isn't one
  12. Print your own masterpieces and digital pens -- the brave new world of the museum
  13. Tropical Cyclone Debbie has blown a hole in the winter vegetable supply
  14. How one family used pokies and politics to extract a fortune from Tasmanians
  15. How do we restore the public's faith in transport planning?
  16. Paradoxes of probability and other statistical strangeness
  17. Whole body vibration: a genuine therapy or just another 'weight loss' fad?
  18. Gogglebox and what it tells us about English in Australia
  19. How to split the good from the bad in online reviews and ratings
  20. Turnbull delays London appointment
  21. If you haven't got the numbers, Scott, could you please just get them?
  22. Outreach - why reach out?
  23. 8 diet myths - busted!
  24. A Rock Roll Writers Festival brings a much-needed spark to Australia's literary scene
  25. Stargazing citizens and scientists share the hunger to find Planet 9
  26. Turkey on the verge of democide as referendum looms
  27. Governments are trapped in a vicious cycle of housing policies and prices
  28. Weighing the risks and benefits of CT scans in childhood
  29. Separation and single parenting: the tribulations of Henry Lawson's wife
  30. Ice age art and 'jewellery' found in an Indonesian cave reveal an ancient symbolic culture
  31. Why do schools want all students to look the same?
  32. Health-care spending has only a modest effect on lifespan and premature death
  33. Alt-unionism: why businesses may be better with the devil they know
  34. Banksy's Bethlehem hotel is an example of how tourism can be political
  35. How do we stop volunteer emergency service workers quitting?
  36. Learning to live with a nuclear North Korea?
  37. Three charts on: the incredible shrinking renewable energy job market
  38. The government's company tax cut win a triumph of politics over economics
  39. From Smart Cities 1.0 to 2.0: it's not (only) about the tech
  40. Health Check: what are 'coffee naps' and can they help you power through the day?
  41. Tackling the kraken: unique dolphin strategy delivers dangerous octopus for dinner
  42. The tragedy of Mosul: battle against Islamic State is leading to all-too-familiar consequences
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  45. What economics has to say about housing bubbles
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