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This laundry is changing the vicious cycle of unemployment and mental illness

  • Written by: Aurora Elmes, PhD Candidate, Swinburne University of Technology

Margaret was depressed, jobless, broke and behind on her rent when the single mother of two heard about Vanguard Laundry Services, in Toowoomba, Queensland.

“I was desperate for work, any work,” she recalls. She started working at the laundry the day before she was due to be evicted.

Given her situation, Margaret was lucky to hear about...

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Abusing a robot won't hurt it, but it could make you a crueller person

  • Written by: Simon Coghlan, Research fellow, School of Computing and Information Systems, University of Melbourne
Abusing a robot won't hurt it, but it could make you a crueller personRobots like AIBO can provide companionship to humans, and in some instances humans may even develop a strong emotional attachment to them. SHUTTERSTOCK

Set in a dystopian 2019, the sci-fi classic Blade Runner explores how artificial humans could impact our humanity. Harrison Ford’s character experiences powerful emotional and moral effects...

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Thirty years after the Berlin Wall came down, Germany is still working to meet east with west

  • Written by: Matt Fitzpatrick, Associate Professor in International History, Flinders University
Thirty years after the Berlin Wall came down, Germany is still working to meet east with westGermans celebrate the opening of the Berlin Wall in November 1989.AAP/EPA/STR

Thirty years after protesters pulled down the Berlin Wall, the city has knitted itself back together. It has emerged not only as the new capital of reunified Germany (during the split, West Germany’s capital was Bonn), but also as the political and cultural centre...

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Australian unis' financial strife in three charts

  • Written by: Andrew Norton, Honorary fellow, University of Melbourne
Australian unis' financial strife in three chartsMacquarie University is hit harder than others, but domestic enrolments across Australia aren't increasing like they used to.from shutterstock.com

Sydney’s Macquarie University announced budget cuts in recent days, due to “zero growth” in enrolments next year.

Vice-Chancellor Bruce Dowton reportedly wrote a letter to staff...

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  1. Scientists looked at sea levels 125,000 years in the past. The results are terrifying
  2. men with sexist ideas of masculinity are more likely to abuse women
  3. How to deal with smartphone stress
  4. Government sets up concessional loan scheme for drought-hit small businesses
  5. Trump could win again despite losing popular vote, as Biden retakes lead in Democratic polls
  6. Tweaking prescribing rules won't fix chemical restraint in aged care
  7. I teach and play gospel music and I think Kanye's Jesus is King is a remarkable gospel album
  8. Australia could fall apart under climate change. But there's a way to avoid it
  9. Churches have legal rights in Australia. Why not sacred trees?
  10. Australia is spending less on diplomacy than ever before – and its influence is suffering as a result
  11. the ghostly photos taken by the Stasi's hidden cameras
  12. climate change isn't just about temperature
  13. How do solar panels work?
  14. why Mars is cold despite an atmosphere of mostly carbon dioxide
  15. Australia wants to host the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. Equal pay for the Matildas will help our chances
  16. Should you worry about Boeing 737s? Only if you run an airline
  17. India's not joining the latest free-trade deal which limits Australia's market access
  18. just 15 years' worth of emissions will raise sea level in 2300
  19. Dogs really can chase away loneliness
  20. Running may help you live longer but more isn't necessarily better
  21. Recycling plastic bottles is good, but reusing them is better
  22. Olivia Colman shines as an older, frumpier Elizabeth
  23. Scott Morrison wants to outlaw boycott campaigns. But the mining industry doesn't need protection
  24. What is ‘ecological economics’ and why do we need to talk about it?
  25. No Australian city has a long-term vision for living sustainably. We can't go on like this
  26. Asylum seekers left 'desperate' and 'helpless' when they try to find work in Australia
  27. India’s social media content removal order is a nail in the coffin of the internet as we know it
  28. how to teach science and maths so students actually care
  29. Why is Japan's Olympic marathon shifting cities to avoid the heat? A sports physiologist explains
  30. Attorney-General Christian Porter targets Market Forces in push against environment groups
  31. a small, gentle, important film that reveals the vulnerability of men
  32. Curious Kids: how do fish sleep?
  33. A new bill keeping 10 year olds out of jail is a good start, but it needs to go further
  34. Is the Morrison government 'authoritarian populist' with a punitive bent?
  35. We asked 13 economists how to fix things. All back the RBA governor over the treasurer
  36. automatic cameras will spot mobile-using motorists, but at what cost?
  37. Strippers on film: battlers, showgirls and hustlers
  38. Opioid dependence treatment saves lives. So why don't more people use it?
  39. the secrets of the Kerguelen Plateau
  40. 'I cheated on a school exam and I feel terrible. How can I get past this?'
  41. How we feel about our cars means the road to a driverless future may not be smooth
  42. Twitter is banning political ads – but the real battle for democracy is with Facebook and Google
  43. Nearly all your devices run on lithium batteries. Here's a Nobel Prizewinner on his part in their invention – and their future
  44. Government to announce more home care packages for aged before Christmas
  45. Involving kids in making schools sustainable spreads the message beyond the classroom
  46. The aged care royal commission's 3 areas of immediate action are worthy, but won't fix a broken system
  47. Australia's hidden opportunity to cut carbon emissions, and make money in the process
  48. Michelle Grattan on the aged care royal commission report
  49. Are the Wallabies' struggles a sign of rugby union's decline in Australia?
  50. There's mounting evidence against cashless debit cards, but the government is ploughing on regardless

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