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When granny flats go wrong – perils for parents highlight need for law reform

  • Written by: Patricia Lane, Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney
When granny flats go wrong – perils for parents highlight need for law reformGranny flats are often the result of informal arrangements between parents and children who assume it will all work out well.Markus J/Shutterstock

A “granny flat agreement” is an informal arrangement between a parent and their adult child or children. The parent (often elderly) contributes funds to create granny flat accommodation...

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how a tropical holiday led us to find the world's biggest bee

  • Written by: Simon KA Robson, Honorary Professor, University of Sydney
how a tropical holiday led us to find the world's biggest beeEli Wyman with the elusive Wallace's Giant Bee.Clay Bolt, Author provided

Many people on a tropical island getaway might take a jungle hike, or learn about the local wildlife. My colleagues and I went one better: we tracked down the world’s biggest bee species, which hadn’t been spotted for decades, while on holiday in Indonesia’s...

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it's not funny to us – an Aboriginal perspective on political correctness and humour

  • Written by: Angelina Hurley, PhD candidate, Griffith University
it's not funny to us – an Aboriginal perspective on political correctness and humourAuthor provided

I am from Queensland. Unfortunately, from personal experience I know racism well. An early recollection of this was at six years old, my first sporting event at a new school.

I beat the local, white school hero in my opening sprint race. My win wasn’t met with congratulation, but instead with shock and tongue-in-cheek...

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Bishop's boots were made for walking

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

As a parliament that will be unmourned winds down to the election, this fortnight has been the season for goodbyes from those departing (voluntarily).

The most dramatic was Thursday’s announcement by Julie Bishop that she isn’t running again.

Bishop’s claim she’d reconsidered her plans on the basis she believed the government...

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  2. We've been hacked – so will the data be weaponised to influence election 2019? Here’s what to look for
  3. As pharmaceutical use continues to rise, side effects are becoming a costly health issue
  4. Five insights that could move tourism closer towards sustainability
  5. Don't have time to exercise? Here's a regime everyone can squeeze in
  6. What are we teaching in business schools? The royal commission's challenge to amoral theory
  7. Australian governments should follow the ACT's lead in building communities, not prisons
  8. Honest brokers. Why mortgage broker commissions aren't the problem
  9. how does a vasectomy work and can it be reversed?
  10. As Australia's soft power in the Pacific fades, China's voice gets louder
  11. Super-recognisers accurately pick out a face in a crowd – but can this skill be taught?
  12. Maria Sibylla Merian, 17th-century entomologist and scientific adventurer
  13. this is what residents have to say about life on the urban fringe
  14. Huawei or the highway? The rising costs of New Zealand's relationship with China
  15. Why schools desperately need a royal commission into the abuse of disabled people
  16. Regional Australia is calling the shots now more than ever
  17. We don't yet fully understand what mindfulness is, but this is what it's not
  18. Heaven and Earth in Chinese Art is an exercise in spectacle
  19. are robots smarter than humans?
  20. Choosing a career? These jobs won't go out of style
  21. why the 2 million target is on scientifically shaky ground
  22. Why falling house prices do less to improve affordability than you might think
  23. Everyone can be an effective advocate for vaccination: here's how
  24. Amazon's Dash Buttons, now banned in Germany, might be pushing legal limits in Australia
  25. Why international law is failing to keep pace with technology in preventing cyber attacks
  26. Desert River Sea is a vibrant, compelling tour of the Kimberley
  27. Minister who watches the nation's credit card overlooks his own
  28. six tips to get the balance right
  29. Research shows students are as good as professors in tutorial teaching
  30. The 'recycling crisis' may be here to stay
  31. Rock art shows early contact with US whalers on Australia's remote north west coast
  32. From refugees to social media to pill testing, church signs are getting political
  33. In Kwongkan, Indian and Australian performers convey an urgent climate change message
  34. New report shines light on who commits animal cruelty and how they are punished
  35. the surprisingly swift end to evolution's big bang
  36. How domestic violence affects women's mental health
  37. What we risk as humans if we allow gene-edited babies: a philosopher's view
  38. Best Picture at the Oscars? Why it has to be The Favourite out of a weak bunch
  39. This time it's Labor and the Greens standing in the way of cheaper super
  40. How big ideas for regional Australia were given short shrift
  41. How Australia made poisoning animals normal
  42. A state actor has targeted Australian political parties – but that shouldn't surprise us
  43. How climate change can make catastrophic weather systems linger for longer
  44. 'State actor' makes cyber attack on Australian political parties
  45. will eating nuts make you gain weight?
  46. what makes a shooting star fall?
  47. Labor's lead narrows to just 51-49 in Ipsos, but is it an outlier?
  48. 'is it normal to get sore down there after sex?'
  49. It's time to change our drug dog policies to catch dealers, not low-level users at public events
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