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Australia doesn't protect free speech, but it could

  • Written by: Misha Ketchell, Editor & Executive Director, The Conversation

Because we are so saturated in American culture, very few Australians realise that free speech in this country isn’t really a thing. It is not merely not protected – it’s far worse than that. If you read any of the vast array of laws that protect government secrets, disclosure in the public interest is discouraged, criminalised,...

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Teachers are more depressed and anxious than the average Australian

  • Written by: Peta Stapleton, Associate Professor in Psychology, Bond University
Teachers are more depressed and anxious than the average AustralianNearly one-fifth of the teachers we surveyed had symptoms of depression.Photo by Ben White on Unsplash

Over half of Australian teachers suffer from anxiety and nearly one-fifth are depressed. These are the findings of our soon-to-be-published study assessing teachers’ well-being.

We examined the health and well-being of 166 Australian school...

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Vital Signs. If we fall into a recession (and we might) we'll have ourselves to blame

  • Written by: Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW
Vital Signs. If we fall into a recession (and we might) we'll have ourselves to blameThe Reserve Bank and government have the means to keep us from recession. They'll need the will. Shutterstock

The facts are not in dispute.

Annual GDP growth has fallen to 1.8%. On a per-capita basis we have had three consecutive quarters of negative growth. The last time that happened was during the drought and recession of 1982, almost four...

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  6. Media freedom joins the current 'freedoms' agenda
  7. We don't know all the details of how voluntary assisted dying will work yet – but the system is ready
  8. Whichever way you spin it, Australia's greenhouse emissions have been climbing since 2015
  9. The end is nigh for Apple's iTunes as the tech giant targets separate audio and video markets
  10. How The Conversation makes an impact by doing things differently
  11. What next after 100 Resilient Cities funding ends?
  12. Media raids raise questions about AFP's power and weak protection for journalists and whistleblowers
  13. Expect weak economic growth for quite some time. What Wednesday's national accounts tell us
  14. Kids are more vulnerable to the flu – here's what to look out for this winter
  15. Is my child being too clingy and how can I help?
  16. Isabel Flick, the tenacious campaigner who fought segregation in Australia
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  18. How we're helping the western ground parrot survive climate change
  19. Why the raids on Australian media present a clear threat to democracy
  20. Electronic monitoring bracelets are only crime deterrence tools, they can't 'fix' offenders
  21. Australia should give victims a voice in tackling environmental crimes
  22. mapping out a stronger Australian media landscape
  23. It's perfectly legal for doctors to charge huge amounts for surgery, but should it be allowed?
  24. The gene therapy revolution is here. Medicine is scrambling to keep pace
  25. We taught bees a simple number language – and they got it
  26. What does a koala's nose know? A bit about food, and a lot about making friends
  27. Chilly house? Mouldy rooms? Here's how to improve low-income renters’ access to decent housing
  28. Climate sceptic or climate denier? It's not that simple and here's why
  29. Indigenous Australians shouldn't have to sing it
  30. Budget lessons in the politics of Indigenous self-determination
  31. How we tracked down the only known sculpture of a WWI Indigenous soldier
  32. How to know if your child is addicted to video games and what to do about it
  33. Investigative reporter Louise Milligan on Cardinal Pell and redactions in the Royal Commission's report
  34. The Reserve Bank will cut rates again and again, until we lift spending and push up prices
  35. 19 years of personal data was stolen from ANU. It could show up on the dark web
  36. Why reducing unemployment should have been a focus for NZ's well-being budget
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  38. Was there an 'ethnic vote' in the 2019 election and did it make a difference?
  39. who's who in Labor's shadow ministry
  40. Thirty years on, China is still trying to whitewash the Tiananmen crackdown from its history
  41. A deadly fungus threatens to wipe out 100 frog species – here's how it can be stopped
  42. Preschool benefits all children, but not all children get it. Here's what the government can do about that
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  45. The search for an alternative to GDP to measure a nation's progress – the New Zealand experience
  46. The Blues have to battle the numbers if they're to make it two-in-a-row in State of Origin
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