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My baby is crying. Is it colic? How can I help?

  • Written by: Kirsten Thompson, Senior clinical lecturer, University of Western Australia
imageThere are lots of theories about why babies cry excessively, but many of the over-the-counter remedies are ineffective. from www.shutterstock.com.au

Colic is a term used to describe a baby who is well, but who cries an excessive amount of the time.

Formal definitions describe it as a well-fed and otherwise well infant less than three months old who...

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Australia's rich give little – and a culture of secrecy surrounds their philanthropy

  • Written by: Bronwen Dalton, Senior Lecturer, School of Management, University of Technology Sydney
imageAustralia is becoming more unequal. And Australia's wealthiest people don't seem to want to do anything about it.AAP/Joel Carrett

Wealth in Australia is becoming heavily concentrated among a tiny, super-wealthy elite. Manifestations of this inequality include signs of obscene wealth and extreme poverty.

Governments are struggling to tackle this...

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A Trump presidency would spell disaster for the Paris climate agreement

  • Written by: Luke Kemp, Lecturer in International Relations and Environmental Policy, Australian National University

The upcoming US presidential election could make or break the Paris climate agreement.

Unlike the previous Kyoto Protocol, the entire Paris Agreement (which is yet to enter into force) was shaped to allow the US to legally join through a presidential-executive agreement. The lack of binding targets for emissions cuts or financing means that the...

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Are Sunday penalty rates a job killer? A real-world experiment refutes employers' claim

  • Written by: Serena Yu, Senior Research Fellow, University of Technology Sydney
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Two big claims underpin attempts to cut penalty rates for Sunday workers in the retail and hospitality sectors: that they are no longer needed or relevant, and that they cost jobs.

These claims are at the centre of a review by the Fair Work Commission of awards in those industries. The review began in late 2014. Employers have applied to have...

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  2. What makes a successful marathon runner?
  3. How The Bachelor turns women into misogynists
  4. Can photos on social media lead to mistaken identity in court cases?
  5. Turnbull demands answers on protest over asylum seekers
  6. Final House results and a polling critique
  7. Weekly Dose: teriparatide, the osteoporisis drug that forms new bone
  8. The electorate has spoken, but Turnbull's speech shows he hasn't listened
  9. Why being a sporting role model isn't as simple as most people think
  10. Research Check: is it true only half your friends actually like you?
  11. A moving trainwreck? Why the CLP will be swept from office in the Northern Territory
  12. Forget the Census undercount, what matters is bias
  13. TV's top ten ear worms, from a television tragic
  14. Australia's AAA rating affirmed by Moody's
  15. Neonicotinoids linked to wild bee and butterfly declines in Europe and US
  16. The Nauru files: why don't we believe victims of sexual abuse?
  17. Good corporate governance is good for banks’ bottom line
  18. Business Briefing: a better way to design an office
  19. Doctors need to be taught how to discuss their patients' excess weight
  20. The longer a woman has been overweight or obese, the higher her cancer risk: study
  21. Back to the future: has the AFL lost its community?
  22. The rise of citizen science is great news for our native wildlife
  23. What makes a winning water polo shot?
  24. The Sydney Opera House upgrade deserves a single guiding vision
  25. Whale of a problem: why do humpback whales protect other species from attack?
  26. Politics podcast: Linda Burney on the 50th anniversary of the Wave Hill walk-off
  27. As census failure blame points at IBM, why we shouldn't be surprised by its failings
  28. Turnbull to Labor: pass our $6 billion savings bill
  29. The banking story has a way to run for Malcolm Turnbull
  30. So what do we really know about entrepreneurship?
  31. Pitching and writing training for academics: a one-day masterclass with The Conversation
  32. What's the best way to go to the toilet – squatting or sitting?
  33. Solar households to lose subsidies, but it's a bright future for the industry
  34. What the nap apps can really tell you about your sleep
  35. Our planet is heating - the empirical evidence
  36. Cast adrift: Australia risks its international standing over asylum-seeker policies
  37. Violence is normal is Brazil, as visitors to Rio 2016 are finding out
  38. Do film adaptations boost Australian movies at the box office?
  39. Rethinking how we represent transgender children in the media
  40. Could Section 18C protect 'angry white males' like David Leyonhjelm?
  41. As pet owners suffer rental insecurity, perhaps landlords should think again
  42. Fishing, not oil, is at the heart of the South China Sea dispute
  43. Businesses need to get smarter when investing in tech
  44. Ideas from abroad: reforming the Australian university admissions system
  45. In the mind of an elite athlete: what do sportspeople think when they excel?
  46. Type 2 diabetes increasingly affects the young and slim; here's what we should do about it
  47. Magnetic memoir: a love letter to VHS from the archives
  48. It's all in the atmosphere: exploring planets orbiting distant stars
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