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Screen Australia celebrates its work in gender equality but things are far from equal

  • Written by: Cathy Henkel, Edith Cowan University
Screen Australia celebrates its work in gender equality but things are far from equalJocelyn Moorhouse's The Dressmaker, is the fifth highest grossing Australian film this decade – more women should be given the support to make big feature films.Broad Green Pictures

In August this year, Screen Australia celebrated what it described as a “significant landmark” for the Australian screen industry. Its Gender Matters...

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Most native bird species are losing their homes, even the ones you see every day

  • Written by: Jeremy Simmonds, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Conservation Science, The University of Queensland
Most native bird species are losing their homes, even the ones you see every dayEastern-yellow robin. Some 60 per cent of the native birds of south-east mainland Australia have lost more than half of their natural habitat.Graham Winterflood/Wikimedia Commons

Across parts of Australia, vast areas of native vegetation have been cleared and replaced by our cities, farms and infrastructure. When native vegetation is removed, the...

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Working conditions in aged care homes are awful, largely because the work is done by women

  • Written by: Sarah Kaine, Associate Professor UTS Centre for Business and Social Innovation, University of Technology Sydney
Working conditions in aged care homes are awful, largely because the work is done by womenVulnerable Australians are in the hands of workers who don't have time to properly care for them.Shutterstock

The aged care royal commission is the just the latest in an avalanche of reviews and inquires over three decades that have found the same things: abuse and neglect and, lying behind them, appalling work conditions.

Our analysis of the 6,631 s...

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why everyone alive today can call northern Botswana home

  • Written by: Vanessa Hayes, Professor, Garvan Institute of Medical Research and, University of Sydney
why everyone alive today can call northern Botswana homeResearcher Vanessa Hayes with the Ju/’hoansi people in the ancestral homeland of humanity.Chris Bennett/Evolving Picture

Where was the evolutionary birthplace of modern humans? The East African Great Rift Valley has long been the favoured contender – until today.

Our new research has used DNA to trace humanity’s earliest footsteps...

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  1. The destruction of Sydney's cultural spaces is creating a city of ghosts
  2. Miscarriages affect 1 in 6 pregnancies. We need better investigations and treatments
  3. birds in cooler climates lay darker eggs to keep their embryos warm
  4. Low carbon economy can spur Australian "manufacturing boom": Albanese
  5. Baghdadi's death is a huge blow to Islamic State, but history suggests it won't guarantee a safer world
  6. Victorian police have 'shoot to kill' powers when cars are used as weapons: here's why this matters
  7. Whales and dolphins found in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch for the first time
  8. The family court does need reform, but not the way Pauline Hanson thinks
  9. what the best boy does on a film set
  10. report shows illegal practices against students with disabilities in Australian schools
  11. The hidden traffic impacts of private schooling
  12. On the trust divide in politics
  13. For Indigenous women, the #MeToo movement is a deeper fight against racism, power and oppression
  14. Beds in car parks don't solve Australia's rough sleeping problem
  15. What is 'attachment' and how does it affect our relationships?
  16. Should I let my kid climb trees? We asked five experts
  17. when gum trees are cut down, where do the koalas go?
  18. A small New Zealand songbird that hides food for later use provides insights into cognitive evolution
  19. stitched together stories of friendship and family seen for the first time
  20. The ethics of the 4 day work week. It's not just about the hours
  21. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Hanson dairy deal
  22. Libra isn't dead yet -- the killer blow will come from governments issuing their own digital currencies
  23. It's not just about your feelings, OK? The best end for a racehorse might be the knackery
  24. What is rheumatoid arthritis, the condition tennis champion Caroline Wozniacki lives with?
  25. a bold reimagining through circus and opera
  26. Here's why memories come flooding back when you visit places from your past
  27. Why the government's proposed facial recognition database is causing such alarm
  28. No, Mr Dutton, DNA testing ISIS brides won't tell you who's an Australian citizen
  29. writing without rules lets kids find their voice, just like professional authors
  30. You can't boost Australia's north to 5 million people without a proper plan
  31. The Coalition's approach to religious discrimination risks being an inconclusive, wasteful exercise
  32. Predicting research results can mean better science and better advice
  33. talk of a US wealth tax is about symbolism as much as it is about economics
  34. What if we measured the thing that matters most: "carbon productivity"
  35. Friday essay: thrills, booze and athleisure gear
  36. 80% of household water goes to waste – we need to get it back
  37. Grattan on Friday – Anthony Albanese needs some meat in his first 'vision statement' next week
  38. We have a vaccine for hepatitis B but here's why we still need a cure
  39. landmark ruling could trigger other workers' compensation claims from reality TV stars
  40. Let's not be cynical about #righttoknow, it's a bright spot on the media horizon
  41. advertisers must rethink their plastic waste message
  42. Australia's greenhouse gas emissions are set to fall
  43. student results are (mostly) out of their hands
  44. how our 'macho' construction culture is killing tradies
  45. US retreat from Syria could see Islamic State roar back to life
  46. Heather Rose's new book has a sense of place yet taps into global unease
  47. how does an optical illusion work?
  48. Over-the-top policing of bike helmet laws targets vulnerable riders
  49. many employers don't want new migrants
  50. John Setka resigns from ALP, attacks Albanese

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