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Grattan on Friday: Sometimes, sexism gets the reward it deserves

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Four years after her famous “misogyny” speech attacking Tony Abbott, and when an extraordinary American presidential campaign is featuring gender in both a good and a bad way, Julia Gillard reflected this week on her experience as a woman at the top.

Speaking in London at a memorial for Jo Cox, the British MP murdered outside her office...

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WhatsApp: a great idea for mates but a terrible one for ministers

  • Written by: Vidyasagar Potdar, Senior Research Fellow, School of Information Systems, Curtin University
imageIt's all fun until someone gets hacked.mirtmirt/Shutterstock.com

Cyber security experts have raised concerns about Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull and senior government ministers sending private and confidential information via the messaging service WhatsApp.

WhatsApp and similar messaging apps are great for normal day-to-day communication between...

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Explainer: what is dyspraxia and how is it different to clumsiness?

  • Written by: Jacqueline Williams, Senior lecturer, Victoria University
imageDyspraxia is a neurodevelopmental disorder, meaning it affects brain function and unfolds as the person grows.somsak nitimongkolchai/Shutterstock

Most of us learn to tie our shoelaces, eat with cutlery and use a pencil with relative ease. But for children with dyspraxia (also known as developmental coordination disorder or DCD), these tasks are...

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New ways to subscribe to comment notifications

  • Written by: Cory Zanoni, Community Manager, The Conversation

We recently improved the way our system notifies you about new comments on an article.

Previously you could only get notifications about new comments on an article if you had already commented on it.

Now you can elect to get notifications about new comments on any article – irrespective of whether you’re part of the discussion –...

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  5. More shark nets for NSW: why haven't we learned from WA's cull?
  6. Scientists have found how to make people hallucinate, and how to measure what they see
  7. VET student loan changes will help gain back control of the sector
  8. Why the world needs more resilience-thinking to stem escalating crises
  9. Race to the White House – the vicious debate, the future of the GOP, and Clinton's emails
  10. No, enjoying a gin and tonic doesn't mean you're a psychopath
  11. Sad music and depression: does it help?
  12. Seaweed could hold the key to cutting methane emissions from cow burps
  13. How I discovered one of the greatest wildlife gatherings on Earth in far-north Queensland
  14. Gut instinct: how the way you're born and fed affect your immune system
  15. The US election doesn't just feed pop culture – it is pop culture
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  17. Former solicitor-general lashes George Brandis over direction
  18. Sugar tax is not nanny state, it's sound public policy
  19. Australia is vulnerable to cyber threats, so what can we do about it?
  20. ARIAs still matter to artists, but what do they say about us?
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  27. New life insurance code riddled with loopholes
  28. Evangelical politics: the rise and fall of Mike Baird
  29. Social media for tracking disease outbreaks – fad or way of the future?
  30. The world's vanishing wild places are vital for saving species
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  33. Business Briefing: why the future is workless
  34. How migrant workers are critical to the future of Australia's agricultural industry
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  40. Samsung pulls the pin on the Galaxy Note 7 but will unlikely suffer permanent damage
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  43. New South Wales overturns greyhound ban: a win for the industry, but a massive loss for the dogs
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