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Childhood shyness: when is it normal and when is it cause for concern?

  • Written by: Heidi Gazelle, Senior Lecturer in Developmental Psychology, University of Melbourne
imageIf the child is shy with other kids their age, or doesn't warm up to strangers after a time, this may be a concern.Bronte Lockwood/Flickr, CC BY-SA

This is part of our series on kids' health. Read the other articles in our series here.


When parents observe shyness in their child, they may wonder if it is normal or cause for concern. For instance, in...

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How far off is a blood test for Alzheimer’s disease?

  • Written by: Anne Poljak, Senior Scientist, Proteomics Team Leader, Lecturer (conjoint), UNSW Australia
imageA blood test for dementia would be great, but there are limitations as to what blood can tell us about our brains.from www.shutterstock.com.au

Anyone who has ever visited a doctor’s office is familiar with the use of blood tests for the diagnosis of various diseases. Because blood comes in contact with all organs of the body, it carries...

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School is not always a safe place for students with disability – this has to change

  • Written by: Sally Robinson, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Children and Young People, Southern Cross University
imageIn a study, children with disability reported being insulted and physically abused while at school.from www.shutterstock.com

The United Nations has been asked to investigate dozens of incidents in which children with disabilities were allegedly assaulted, locked in dark rooms and restrained in Australian schools.

Although there is no research as to...

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As surveillance gets smart, hackers get smarter

  • Written by: Monique Mann, Lecturer, School of Justice, Faculty of Law, Crime and Justice Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology
imageIt's a cat and mouse game that could put our online privacy and security at risk.Shutterstock/welcomia

There is an escalating technological arms race underway between governments and hacktivists. As governments step up their surveillance, the hacktivists find new ways to subvert it.

This cat and mouse game has been described as a crypto war and...

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  2. Cabinet battle over Rudd a test for Foreign Minister Bishop
  3. Tasmanian Senate result: 5 Labor, 4 Liberals, 2 Greens, 1 Lambie
  4. Dopey policy: is the IOC fit for purpose?
  5. Pokécology: people will never put down their phones, but games can get them focused on nature
  6. Why we're making no progress tackling the exploitation of migrant workers
  7. Weekly Dose: fentanyl, the anaesthetic that may have been used as a chemical weapon on Chechen rebels
  8. The backlash against open plan offices: segmented space
  9. Data gaps mean Indigenous incarceration rates may be even worse than we thought
  10. Asia’s ineffective diplomacy makes life difficult for Australia
  11. CCTV: who can watch whom under the law?
  12. How do you know you're not living in a computer simulation?
  13. When terror goes viral it's up to us to prevent chaos
  14. Ten facts you need to know about the chicken and eggs on your table
  15. Is the tropical Indian Ocean to blame for southern Australia's wet winter?
  16. More scrutiny needed on commissions paid to life insurance advisers
  17. Business Briefing: what to do about low incomes
  18. What it means when kids walk on their toes
  19. Speaking with: Hannah Dahlen on pregnancy care
  20. Redetermining paradigmatic norms: is there any hope for academic writing?
  21. Evidence of NT detention centre abuse was there for all to see
  22. Backstories, Intimacies and the Ghostbusters Dilemma
  23. Is it back to the future for human origins science or just a case of science media misleading us again?
  24. Four Corners: why did the two previous investigations have no impact on changing this abuse?
  25. In a glass clearly: Singapore and Australia compared
  26. Morrison flags opposition to nominating Rudd for UN post
  27. Land carbon storage swelled in the Little Ice Age, which bodes ill for the future
  28. Can a corpulent Woolies discard its history and fight off Aldi?
  29. Violent video games and real violence: there's a link but it's not so simple
  30. Turkey coup: why have teachers and academics been targeted?
  31. Did sex drive mammal evolution? How one species can become two
  32. Reading French literature in a time of terror
  33. Four Corners: is using restraints akin to torture?
  34. Save or salvage: the real role administrators play in troubled businesses
  35. Will post-sentence detention of convicted terrorists make Australia any safer?
  36. The power of rewards and why we seek them out
  37. Australia is missing out on tax revenue from gas projects
  38. Is hip dysplasia in my newborn something to worry about?
  39. Who should be responsible for brain injuries in sport?
  40. Academics do want to engage with business, but need more support
  41. Suspended reality: the ins and outs of Rio's Olympic bubble
  42. Should artists pay their taxes in art?
  43. Has Netflix's campaign to block VPN resulted in slower subscriber growth?
  44. Ditching Logan's public-private regeneration sets Queensland back on social and affordable housing
  45. A new twist on an old fairytale as a daughter dances away from the patriarchy
  46. Should Russian athletes really be banned from competing in the Rio Olympics?
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