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Roses are red, violets are blue, I'll stay forever if you scrub out the loo

  • Written by: Leah Ruppanner, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Melbourne
imageResearch shows that giving credit for a partner's housework strengthens the relationship.Shutterstock

Forget the red roses and teddy bears this Valentine’s Day – the best way for men to shore up their relationships is to run the vacuum over.

Recent research backs this up. A Swedish study found heterosexual couples were more likely to...

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'Ice Wars' message is overblown and unhelpful

  • Written by: Nicole Lee, Professor at the National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University
imageIce Wars invokes fear and stigma - both of which are very unhelpful in battling drug dependence.Screen Shot/ABC website

Without doubt, crystal methamphetamine, or ice, is capable of causing immense harm. That’s true for many drugs, including alcohol. But when facts are distorted to create fear and stigma it helps no one. Not the people who...

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Why housing supply shouldn't be the only policy tool politicians cling to

  • Written by: Peter Phibbs, Chair of Urban Planning and Policy, University of Sydney

The most popular government policy at the moment for solving housing affordability continues to be increasing housing supply. After a visit to the UK to look at this very problem, Treasurer Scott Morrison said:

The issue here fundamentally is about supply.

And it’s little wonder the government dwells so much on this argument. Rising house...

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To the mattresses: a defence of romance fiction

  • Written by: Elizabeth Reid Boyd, Senior Lecturer School of Arts and Humanities, Edith Cowan University
imageFor all its millions of female readers, romance fiction has been dismissed as sappy, trashy and dangerous to read.Pixeljoy/shutterstock

Taking up a sheet of paper, he propped it against the easel. With a stick of charcoal in his hand, he flexed his muscled arm, and began to make strong, bold strokes, glancing back and forth at her all the while....

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  1. We need a comprehensive housing approach to deal with heatwaves
  2. There are six styles of love. Which one best describes you?
  3. Rudd warns against a 'second Stolen Generation' by default
  4. There is a difference between a strong contest of views on energy policy and counter-productive hyper-partisanship
  5. FactCheck Q A: is violent crime getting worse in Victoria and do people feel less safe than ever?
  6. Australian banks go back to ACCC to further delay customers from getting Apple Pay
  7. A hologram of light and love
  8. The IMF is showing some hypocrisy on inequality
  9. Australia's looming e-cigarette ban robs smokers of a chance to quit
  10. Why big data may be having a big effect on how our politics plays out
  11. Fifty shades of erotica: how sex in literature went mainstream
  12. Mainstream schools need to take back responsibility for educating disengaged students
  13. Baby galaxies light up the universe
  14. Health Check: do cold showers cool you down?
  15. Royal commission hearings show Catholic Church faces a massive reform task
  16. The anatomy of an energy crisis - a pictorial guide, Part 1
  17. Why it's time for Australia to launch its own space agency
  18. Alcohol leads to more violence than other drugs, but you'd never know from the headlines
  19. New research shows how petrol retailers pushed prices up in Perth
  20. The faulty child welfare system is the real issue behind our youth justice crisis
  21. FactCheck: is Australia below the international average when it comes to school funding?
  22. Is there a crisis in public education?
  23. Guide to the classics: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
  24. How drones can help fight the war on shark attacks
  25. Plea to politicians on energy: stop the brawling
  26. One Nation has now been 'normalised' in the Liberals’ firmament of political players
  27. Queensland Galaxy: One Nation surges to 23%
  28. Fed up with bad relationships? Then why not marry yourself?
  29. Is NBN Co's CEO right that Australians aren't interested in ultra-fast broadband?
  30. Increased private health insurance premiums don't mean increased value
  31. Black holes are even stranger than you can imagine
  32. Australia Post salary scandal highlights our nation's growing wage inequality
  33. Why did energy regulators deliberately turn out the lights in South Australia?
  34. New deal on torture a step in the right direction for Australia's human rights law
  35. Abbott hasn't convinced own electors on Senate curb
  36. South Australia's gambling tax highlights the regulatory mess of online betting
  37. Flattering emails will get you everywhere, except when they're from junk journals
  38. Shared ownership can help make housing affordable for people with disability
  39. Friday essay: Putin, memory wars and the 100th anniversary of the Russian revolution
  40. Drugs don't cure everything – doctors can be helped to prescribe other options
  41. Delving through settlers' diaries can reveal Australia's colonial-era climate
  42. How to find success as a woman in science
  43. Vital Signs: the case of the missing investment
  44. Back to school – understanding challenges faced by Indigenous children
  45. FactCheck: are bulk-billing rates falling, or at record levels?
  46. Grattan on Friday: Liberals get high on bubbles and billionaires
  47. Watch the bright star Regulus hide behind the Full Moon
  48. Full responses from Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten
  49. Fifty Shades Darker: an abusive fairy tale that robs women of sexual freedom
  50. Australia's innovation report card shows the nation can do better, and hints at how

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