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Explainer: what is exposure therapy and how can it treat social anxiety?

  • Written by: Michelle H Lim, Lecturer and Clinical Psychologist, Swinburne University of Technology
imageSocial anxiety is considered a disorder when people have an excessive fear of negative evaluation or judgement triggered by social or performance situations.Camila Paez/Shutterstock

Most of us experience a level of social anxiety at some point in our lives. We worry about what people think of us, about being excluded, about being judged or...

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Early childhood educators rely on families to prop up low income, research finds

  • Written by: Paula McDonald, Professor of Work and Organisation, ARC Future Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
imageEarly childhood educators are paid below the national average.from www.shutterstock.com

Early childhood educators struggling in low-paid jobs often have to prop up their income through family members and/or partners, new research shows.

Wages for qualified early childhood teachers have improved over time. However, incomes of those with vocational...

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Race to the bottom on company tax cuts won't stop tax avoidance

  • Written by: Antony Ting, Associate Professor, University of Sydney

US President-elect Donald Trump made an election promise to cut the US federal corporate tax rate from the current 35% to 15%. A somewhat more modest proposal is under way in Australia. The plan outlined in the 2016-17 budget is to cut the standard company tax rate progressively over 10 years from the current 30% to 25% in 2026-27.

But there are...

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ARIA there yet? Causes galore and some poop talk at the music industry awards

  • Written by: Catherine Strong, Lecturer, Music Industry, RMIT University

It was the 30th ARIA awards last night in Sydney, an anniversary that saw some reminiscing on past glories included throughout the show. The event was top and tailed by some dead-set Aussie legends (mate), with Barnsie (alongside Jessica Mauboy) starting the show, and none other than Farnsie himself finishing the show with a stirring (as always)...

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  1. Now we can edit life itself, we need to ask how we should use such technology
  2. Arrests and uncertainty overseas show why Australia must legalise compensated surrogacy
  3. Sydney needs higher affordable housing targets
  4. The key to future food supply is sitting on our cities' doorsteps
  5. There are 14 wild orange-bellied parrots left – this summer is our last chance to save them
  6. Reinventing density: co-living, the second domestic revolution
  7. Is it OK for medical students to practise on themselves?
  8. Long before Europeans, traders came here from the north and art tells the story
  9. Facebook's accidental 'death' of users reminds us to plan for digital death
  10. Three important wins for addressing obesity
  11. One Nation chaos causes government to lose departure tax vote
  12. What can obesity control learn from tobacco control’s success?
  13. Noel Pearson and White Masochism
  14. Echo Chamber? What Echo Chamber?
  15. There's hope for Tasmania in the post-mining boom era
  16. Schoolies risking health with alcohol and energy drink mix: report
  17. Could 'whale poo diplomacy' help bring an end to whaling?
  18. Trump, the unspeakable and democracy in America
  19. Politics podcast: Barnaby Joyce on the state of the National Party
  20. The price of culture: some thoughts from the Adelaide Festival of Ideas
  21. Why Trump is right, and wrong, about killing off the TPP
  22. Lessons from ancient Athens: the art of exiling your enemies
  23. Cryonics: hype, hope or hell?
  24. Dutton's attack on Fraser shows how low our politicians are willing to go on refugees
  25. How Western Australia is handling the end of the mining boom
  26. A flawed system delivered Trump victory – and now we brace ourselves for what's next
  27. Labor maintains steady 53-47 Newspoll lead, but Turnbull's ratings improve
  28. Can billions of litres of coal seam gas water be safely reinjected into the ground?
  29. Is Fukushima still safe after the latest earthquake?
  30. 'Fake news' is poison for the body politic – can it be stopped?
  31. Business Briefing: fixing culture in banking and finance
  32. What is critical thinking? And do universities really teach it?
  33. A sugary drinks tax could recoup some of the costs of obesity while preventing it
  34. Star Wars goes Rogue – but will this risky move backfire?
  35. Asking users to tag fake news isn't going to work if they don't know what it is
  36. Men who want power over women likely to have poorer mental health: study
  37. Japan's latest tsunami reaction shows lessons learned from previous disasters
  38. Why China and Europe should form the world's most powerful 'climate bloc'
  39. Less secrecy could help astronomy stop the bullying and harassment within its ranks
  40. Fixing an ailing Obamacare: four ways to address rising costs and less choice
  41. China's two-child policy isn't the answer to its ageing population problem
  42. Reinventing density: how baugruppen are pioneering the self-made city
  43. Will we soon be growing our own vegan leather at home?
  44. Trump’s immigration policy would push legal US workers down the occupational ladder
  45. Politics complicate blasphemy investigations in Indonesia and around the world
  46. Mindfulness in cancer treatment: time to stop and think
  47. Marrakech climate talks produced defiance towards Trump, but little else
  48. Australians more alarmed about state of politics than impact of migration and minorities, survey finds
  49. Higher property prices linked to income inequality: study
  50. How do you talk to kids about racism?

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