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It's time to put the 15-hour work week back on the agenda

  • Written by: Anthony Veal, Adjunct Professor, Business School, University of Technology Sydney
It's time to put the 15-hour work week back on the agendaIn 1930, John Maynard Keynes predicted a 15-hour work week – working three hours a day – within a few generations. Shutterstock

A strange thing happened on the way to the leisure society.

It was once widely anticipated that the process which saw the standard working week fall from 60 to 40 hours in wealthy nations over the first half of...

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How parents can help their young children develop healthy social skills

  • Written by: Laurien Beane, Course Coordinator, Queensland Undergraduate Early Childhood, Australian Catholic University
How parents can help their young children develop healthy social skillsAt two to three years, children should be able to play alongside other children with the same toys.www.shutterstock.com

As the new year dawns, parents likely turn their thoughts to their child and new beginnings they may experience as they enter an early childhood education and care centre or preschool. Naturally, it’s a time of reflection on...

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The Army has a public perception problem. Here's how it can regain trust with society

  • Written by: Marigold Black, AARC Research Fellow, Australian National University
The Army has a public perception problem. Here's how it can regain trust with societyIn recent years, the purpose of the Army has diverged from the priorities of broader Australian society.Dan Peled/AAP

“Do something for yourself, join the Army Reserve.”

This was one of the Army’s most iconic campaigns, broadcast on Australian television throughout the 1980s and 1990s. The advertisements were set to...

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  3. from witchy hits to a superhero miss
  4. why does the world store nuclear waste and not just shoot it into the Sun or deep space?
  5. Hooked on a book, podcast or TV show? Here's how the story changes you
  6. how ethical consumption got so selective
  7. the arrival of a sweet baby boy – or a political power to change the world
  8. When a fair trial could be at risk, suppression is the order of the day
  9. the best of Curious Kids in 2018
  10. Australia and the Apollo 8 mission that sent a Christmas message from the Moon
  11. Earthrise, a photo that changed the world
  12. If someone hurt you this year, forgiving them may improve your health (as long as you're safe, too)
  13. How 'access journalism' is threatening investigative journalism
  14. Take the tram into a more playable city
  15. identity politics and the case for shared values
  16. reflecting on the big events and the new developments
  17. There aren't plenty of fish in the sea, so let's eat all that we catch
  18. 2018, the year of governing badly
  19. Ten feelgood environment stories you may have missed in 2018
  20. The off-topic Conversation #172
  21. Why you shouldn’t force the kids to hug Granny at Christmas
  22. What Australian soldiers ate for Christmas in WWI
  23. DNA from ancient Aboriginal Australian remains enables their return to Country
  24. Serial killers' fates are in politicians' hands. Here's why that's a worry
  25. Christmas versus kilojoules – how to focus more on celebration and less on the food
  26. Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO
  27. Yes, retailers exploit Christmas, but their decorations still evoke religious spirit
  28. Building in ways that meet the needs of Australia’s remote regions
  29. What the folk? Whatever happened to Australia's national folklife centre?
  30. Doing away with essays won't necessarily stop students cheating
  31. NZ mental health inquiry calls for fundamental change
  32. Unpacking the history of how Earth feeds life, and life changes Earth
  33. why are people colour blind?
  34. replace company tax with cashflow tax
  35. Inquiry into LGBTIQ hate crime could improve how police and communities respond
  36. Dramatic advances in forensics expose the need for genetic data legislation
  37. Exploring Australia's 'other reefs' south of Tasmania
  38. Theatre is Lying is a welcome response to fake news and alternative facts
  39. how to deal with dying during the holidays
  40. Michael McCormack fails leadership test in handling of Broad scandal
  41. Tanya Plibersek on a united Labor
  42. Labor widens lead in Ipsos; US Democrats gained 40 House seats at midterms
  43. Labor's housing pledge is welcome, but direct investment in social housing would improve it
  44. Tidelands struggles to stay afloat in its first series
  45. Rudd says Murdoch media is a "political party"
  46. We finally have the rulebook for the Paris Agreement, but global climate action is still inadequate
  47. New guidelines for responding to cyber attacks don't go far enough
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