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Ever wondered what our curriculum teaches kids about climate change? The answer is 'not much'

  • Written by: Hilary Whitehouse, Associate Professor, James Cook University
Ever wondered what our curriculum teaches kids about climate change? The answer is 'not much'Australian schools are pretty much left to their own devices when it comes to teaching students about the climate emergency.Shutterstock/Suphakit Wararatphong

This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story.

Climate change is one of the most pressing issues...

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Why would anyone shiver their timbers? Here’s how pirate words arrr preserving old language

  • Written by: Kate Burridge, Professor of Linguistics, Monash University
Why would anyone shiver their timbers? Here’s how pirate words arrr preserving old languageThe signature pirate voice is from the West Country in south-west of England. But why West Country? IMDb

There’s no shortage of special days throughout the year. Some — like International Literacy Day — speak to important issues in society. Others speak to our inner dag.

Today marks one of the daggier days, International Talk Like...

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family loss and sorry business that invokes laughter and tears

  • Written by: Angelina Hurley, PhD candidate, Griffith University
family loss and sorry business that invokes laughter and tearsThe play is a window into the living room of an Indigenous family. Image by Stephen HenryStephen Henry/Brisbane Festival

From Darkness, directed by Isaac Drandic, La Boite Theatre

From Darkness is the story about the aftermath of sorry business – Aboriginal rituals that are observed during a period of mourning. It looks at how, on the first...

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Now the senators are taking on John Setka

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Now the senators are taking on John SetkaJohn Setka is battling attacks from all sides after union meeting recording leaks. AAP Image/Julian Smith

Rogue construction union boss John Setka is already in fights with the Labor party and the ACTU leadership. Now he faces a battle with parliament.

Centre Alliance senator Rex Patrick is moving to refer an alleged Setka threat against...

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  1. How do you know if your child has hay fever and how should you treat it?
  2. How big is the International Space Station?
  3. sporting statues can enshrine players and also capture pivotal cultural moments
  4. Why attending a climate strike can change minds (most importantly your own)
  5. why we won't be heading into an ice age any time soon
  6. our anxiety over China's influence is hurting Chinese-Australians
  7. the nations leading and failing on climate action
  8. Jacqui Lambie mixes battler politics with populism to make her swing vote count
  9. Could managers BE any more authentic? 3 ways you can improve your leadership skills by watching Friends
  10. Robo-debt is only one way government stigmatises claimants. There's only so much a class action can do
  11. How other countries get parents to vaccinate their kids (and what Australia can learn)
  12. PayID data breaches show Australia's banks need to be more vigilant to hacking
  13. Albanese defends social activism by businesses
  14. Why our response to climate change needs to be a just and careful revolution that limits pushback
  15. If you want to cut bullying in schools, look at the 'invisible violence' in our society
  16. Superblocks are transforming Barcelona. They might work in Australian cities too
  17. Robo-debt class action could deliver justice for tens of thousands of Australians instead of mere hundreds
  18. Media polarisation dangerous for democracy and for science: Sinodinos
  19. Arthur Sinodinos with some reflections and advice
  20. embodied performance about working in a Brisbane porno shop
  21. Apple Arcade and Google Stadia aim to offer frictionless game streaming, if your NBN plan can handle it
  22. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian avoids a spill but remains in troubled waters
  23. climate change affects our mental health, too
  24. As pressure on Iran mounts, there is little room for quiet diplomacy to free detained Australians
  25. 'An insult' – politicians sing the praises of the cashless welfare card, but those forced to use it disagree
  26. Why it's time for New Zealanders to learn more about their own country's history
  27. Keeping the city cool isn't just about tree cover – it calls for a commons-based climate response
  28. The Way We Live Now – powerful, troubling photographs of a crowded planet and uncertain future
  29. 'predatory' climate deniers are a threat to our children
  30. Suddenly, the world's biggest trade agreement won't allow corporations to sue governments
  31. why are some twins identical and some not?
  32. Greens' challenge aptly described by Paddy Manning, but with no solutions in sight
  33. what happens when magnetic north and true north align?
  34. Jim Chalmers on the need to change economic course
  35. Reality slippages and narcissistic stereotyping
  36. You can help track 4 billion bogong moths with your smartphone – and save pygmy possums from extinction
  37. Is vigorous exercise safe during the third trimester of pregnancy?
  38. Climate change is the defining issue of our time – we're giving it the attention it deserves
  39. when communities must move because of climate change
  40. Australia to attend climate summit empty-handed despite UN pleas to ‘come with a plan'
  41. how supermarket pharmacies could change the way we shop
  42. Apple's iPhone 11 Pro wants to take your laptop's job (and price tag)
  43. As Scott Morrison heads to Washington, the US-Australia alliance is unlikely to change
  44. we need to teach kids activities they'll go on to enjoy
  45. Morrison's right hand man dispenses with niceties in lecturing big business
  46. New musical has enough warmth, witty lines and catchy tunes to win its own fangirls
  47. Polycystic kidney disease, the most common genetic kidney disorder you've probably never heard of
  48. Michelle Grattan on Gladys Liu and the government's plan to drug-test welfare recipients
  49. Bupa's nursing home scandal is more evidence of a deep crisis in regulation
  50. Actually, it's okay to disagree. Here are 5 ways we can argue better

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