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a new book aims to 'verbally smash the patriarchy', but its argument is imprecise

  • Written by: Roslyn Petelin, Course coordinator, The University of Queensland
a new book aims to 'verbally smash the patriarchy', but its argument is impreciseIn Wordslut, Amanda Montell deconstructs gendered language.Shutterstock

In her book Wordslut, Amanda Montell argues that patriarchal assumptions deny women an active role in society, claiming that, “In our culture, men run the show”.

With a degree in creative writing and linguistics, having studied “how language works in the real...

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a good way to increase women's dependence on men

  • Written by: Helen Hodgson, Professor, Curtin Law School and Curtin Business School, Curtin University
a good way to increase women's dependence on menHaving more money now means less money, and more dependence, later.Shutterstock

Making super contributions voluntary for people earning less than A$50,000 a year, as proposed by Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg, would be a backward step for women.

It would predominantly be used by women, because more women earn less than A$50,000 than men. In 2016-17, 3...

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An app to prevent pregnancy? Don't count on it

  • Written by: Deborah Bateson, Clinical Associate Professor, Discipline of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology, University of Sydney
An app to prevent pregnancy? Don't count on itFertility awareness apps assist women to track when they are at their most fertile each month.From shutterstock.com

Fertility awareness apps are being championed as a new approach to contraception. In reality, while the technology may be new, women have been predicting the fertile days in their menstrual cycles to prevent pregnancy for a very long...

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Government pulls out all stops to prevent inquiry into Angus Taylor

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Government pulls out all stops to prevent inquiry into Angus TaylorEnergy Minister Angus Taylor is under pressure over a potential Senate enquiry.AAP/Mick Tsikas

The government has lobbied crossbenchers with fresh material in a last minute effort to head off a Senate inquiry into Angus Taylor’s intervention on endangered grassland.

It is expected to produce the material publicly on Monday before the Senate...

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  2. Consumer watchdog calls for new measures to combat Facebook and Google's digital dominance
  3. The Albany pitcher plant will straight up eat you (if you're an ant)
  4. Mueller testimony does not produce smoking gun, but the issues it raised are far from resolved
  5. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the opposition's tactics in question time
  6. Extreme weather caused by climate change has damaged 45% of Australia's coastal habitat
  7. Our cities need more trees, but some commonly planted ones won't survive climate change
  8. Twitter isn’t just for political hashtag warriors. Many still use the social network to just hang out
  9. A wet cough for four weeks means it's time to get it checked out
  10. Pat Larter, pioneering 'femail' artist who gave men the Playboy treatment
  11. The new banking code looks impressive, but what will it achieve?
  12. Morrison finds some cats defy herding
  13. An asteroid just buzzed past Earth, and we barely noticed in time
  14. Snubbing Chinese swimmer Sun Yang ignores the flaws in the anti-doping system
  15. What is listeria and how does it spread in smoked salmon?
  16. Fudged research results erode people's trust in experts
  17. have scientists found the cause of endometriosis?
  18. Morrison brings his own man in to head the Prime Minister's department
  19. is whitening bad for teeth?
  20. From Star Wars to Apocalypse Now, director’s cuts are all the rage. But do they make the films any better?
  21. Media watchdog's report into Christchurch shootings goes soft on showing violent footage
  22. why heavy metal is a valid and vital PhD subject
  23. Training my dog taught me that it's people who really need training
  24. 2,000 years of records show it's getting hotter, faster
  25. what’s best for our growing cities?
  26. a role model for generations of Australian food writers
  27. No, Peter Dutton. Most deported Kiwis aren’t paedophiles and you’re hurting our relationship with NZ
  28. Dissociative disorders are nearly as common as depression. So why haven't we heard about them?
  29. Migrants who adapt to Australian culture say they're happier than those who don't
  30. Despite China's defences, its treatment of the Uyghurs should be called what it is: cultural genocide
  31. Paul Oosting responds to GetUp's critics
  32. New demand-response energy rules sound good, but the devil is in the (hugely complicated) details
  33. Fall-out from Setka affair could give Coalition easier passage of union bill
  34. Are most people on the Newstart unemployment benefit for a short or long time?
  35. Sexually objectifying women leads women to objectify themselves, and harms emotional well-being
  36. does the Sun spin as well as the planets?
  37. Flos Grieg, Australia’s first female lawyer and early innovator
  38. What can our cities do about sprawl, congestion and pollution? Tip: scrap car parking
  39. how much Australia spends on all levels of education
  40. NZ considers changes to copyright law as part of promise to help end global 'book famine'
  41. There's a simple way to drought-proof a town – build more water storage
  42. View from The Hill: Morrison cracks the whip
  43. Boris Johnson, 'political Vegemite', becomes the UK prime minister. Let the games begin
  44. Centre Alliance's Stirling Griff on Newstart
  45. Why 'Democracy peddler' Yang Hengjun has been detained in China and why he must be released
  46. Everything but China is on the table during PNG prime minister's visit
  47. why do some people worry more than others?
  48. FaceApp's fine print means you effectively can't sue them, unless you send a letter to their Russian office within 30 days
  49. 40 years ago, scientists predicted climate change. And hey, they were right
  50. Preventing foreign fighters from returning home could be dangerous to national security

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