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Women targeted with $109 million to promote "economic security"

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

Australia’s federal Minister for Women, Kelly O'Dwyer, has unveiled a range of modest initiatives in a four-year $109 million “women’s economic security” package.

It includes $54.8 million to boost workforce participation, $35.6 million for measures supporting economic independence, and $18.6 million to improve earning...

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Insurance is unaffordable for some, but it's middle Australia that is underinsured

  • Written by: Kate Isabel Booth, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography and Planning, University of Tasmania

House and contents underinsurance looks like a problem in need of a solution. It is estimated around half of Australians don’t have an insurance policy that fully covers their assets. Without insurance, households are unable to “bounce back” after a disaster or emergency event.

A lack of insurance has been associated with issues...

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Toppling bankers can be satisfying, but it's not enough to heal a sick culture

  • Written by: Mathew Donald, Academic - Management, Leadership and Organisational Change, Charles Sturt University
Toppling bankers can be satisfying, but it's not enough to heal a sick cultureRelying on a change in the top job to change the organisation is a recipe for future disappointment. Shutterstock

AMP’s chief executive Craig Meller, chairperson Catherine Brenner and other directors fell on their swords after the banking royal commission revealed the insurer had spent a decade charging customers for phantom services and...

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busting a common wellness myth

  • Written by: Jack Tsonis, Lecturer, Graduate Research School, Western Sydney University
busting a common wellness mythPeople often enjoy sauna as a social activity.From shutterstock.com

If you follow wellness trends, you might’ve come across the claim that an infrared sauna, which heats the body with light, is better for you than a traditional sauna, which uses radiant heat from a stove.

In short, this claim is a myth, and is not supported by any strong...

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  2. Your riding position can give you an advantage in a road cycling sprint
  3. What about a Jerusalem consulate as a Morrison escape hatch?
  4. Lowy Institute's Jonathan Pryke on APEC 2018
  5. Rock Bang is a highly charged fusion of music, theatre, and circus
  6. After APEC, US-China tensions leave 'cooperation' in the cold
  7. why women get PMS and why some are more affected
  8. How do remote controls work?
  9. One year on from Royal Commission findings on Northern Territory child detention: what has changed?
  10. that spiny tongue does more than keep a cat well groomed
  11. the scandals, sloganeering and key issues to watch
  12. Violence towards women in the video game Red Dead Redemption 2 evokes toxic masculinity
  13. Rethinking what it means to be Australian through art
  14. How to talk to your child about their school report
  15. anti-fungal creams or tablets don't always work for vaginal itch
  16. For Mobility as a Service (MaaS) to solve our transport woes, some things need to change
  17. Why predicting the weather and climate is even harder for Australia’s rainy northern neighbours
  18. The royal commission is about to grill the chiefs of the big four banks. Here's why soon they mightn't exist
  19. Confiscate their super. If it works for sports stars, it could work for bankers
  20. Shorten would need non-Green crossbench to pass bills in Senate: Australia Institute
  21. 47% say prioritise cutting power bills: Ipsos
  22. The Brexit mess could lead to a break-up of a no longer United Kingdom
  23. It's the right time to review the world's chemical weapons convention
  24. Logging must stop in Melbourne's biggest water supply catchment
  25. How digital media blur the border between Australia and China
  26. do hangover cures actually work?
  27. Evidence of aliens? What to make of research and reporting on 'Oumuamua, our visitor from space
  28. Frydenberg lashes out at Malaysia's prime minister for anti-Semitism
  29. Labor's two-step plan for a vote on becoming a republic has some precedents
  30. Will an ambitious Chinese-built rail line through the Himalayas lead to a debt trap for Nepal?
  31. Man who burnt his wife alive gets at least 27 years' jail, but not life
  32. Government to provide more funds for prosecuting bank crime
  33. Omega-3 supplements in pregnancy reduce the risk of premature birth
  34. Why you like coffee, and I choose tea – it's in the genes
  35. bad for them and the planet
  36. turning up the level of civilisation
  37. How Australia's NRA-inspired gun lobby is trying to chip away at gun control laws, state by state
  38. A tip for bankers ahead of the royal commission: be more like doctors
  39. why the Antarctic Circumpolar Current is so important for keeping Antarctica frozen
  40. Morrison government brings back memories of McMahon days
  41. Why early diagnosis of autism should lead to early intervention
  42. Derryn Hinch on a national ICAC and the Victorian election
  43. There's no need for the 'Chicago principles' in Australian universities to protect freedom of speech
  44. Yes, a WhatsApp message could be subject to FOI – but you'd have to find it first
  45. Marriage has changed dramatically throughout history, but gender inequalities remain
  46. Toilets of the future must be designed with people in mind, not technology
  47. Cambodians await crucial tribunal finding into 1970s brutal Khmer Rouge regime
  48. Rainbow pride flag's still flying, taking on new forms and meanings in our cities
  49. Australia needs to triple its social housing by 2036. This is the best way to do it
  50. there's more to regulation than prosecution

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