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'No, I don't wanna... wahhhh!' A parent's guide to managing tantrums

  • Written by: Monique Robinson, Early Career Fellow, Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia
imageNine in ten children will have occasional tantrums.ElenaDECAEN/Shutterstock

The first almighty toddler tantrum is a milestone in every child’s development that will never make the baby book. Epic meltdowns, especially those in public, can throw even the most confident parent off their game.

Between the ages of one and four, nearly 90% of...

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Shadow minister Katy Gallagher was British when she nominated for 2016 election

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

Labor frontbencher Katy Gallagher can expect to be referred to the High Court after the release of senators’ citizenship declarations on Monday confirmed the ACT senator was a British citizen when she nominated for the 2016 election.

But she says she will not refer herself to the court because her legal advice was that she had taken all the...

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Newspoll and Ipsos give Labor a 53-47 lead as Barnaby Joyce wins convincingly in New England

  • Written by: Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne
imageBarnaby Joyce's big win in the New England byelection had little to do with recent political developments.AAP/Tracey Nearmy

This week’s Newspoll, conducted between November 30 and December 3 from a sample of 1,560, gave Labor a 53-47 lead, a two-point gain for the Coalition from three weeks ago. Primary votes were 37% Labor (down one), 36%...

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Young people still find it hard to get a job, despite using the same tactics as older job seekers

  • Written by: Dina Bowman, Principal Research Fellow, Research & Policy Centre, Brotherhood of St Laurence and Honorary Senior Fellow, University of Melbourne
imageYoung job seekers are more likely to be registered with Centrelink than older job seekers, while those aged 25 and over tended to rely more on social networks and employment agencies when looking for workAmtec Staffing/Flickr, CC BY-SA

Young people use tactics not dissimilar to those used by older people to get a job, new research finds. But youth...

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  1. How social enterprises are building a more inclusive Australian economy
  2. Blocks are still the best present you can buy children for Christmas
  3. Explainer: what is inflammation and how does it cause disease?
  4. Sustainable Shopping: the eco-friendly guide to online Christmas shopping
  5. Radical rethink of Closing the Gap required, despite some progress
  6. Australia isn't dominated by big businesses that gouge customers: Grattan report
  7. It's not just women at the top who are paid less than men
  8. With the right tools, we can mine cities
  9. Social media, the 'bikini bridge' and the viral contagion of body ideals
  10. It's time to talk about who can access your digital genomic data
  11. STEM education in primary schools will fall flat unless serious issues are addressed
  12. Viagra to be supplied without prescription in the UK: should Australia do the same?
  13. Coalition behind in two new polls as triumphant Joyce heads back to Canberra
  14. Barnaby Joyce storms home in New England byelection victory
  15. Proposed poultry standards leave Australia trailing behind other industrialised countries
  16. People with disability have a lot to offer employers
  17. Go now: NSW Nationals leader John Barilaro's blunt message to Turnbull
  18. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Turnbull's backflip on the banking royal commission
  19. How the same-sex marriage vote will impact on human rights and democracy
  20. Transgender youth can now access hormone treatment without court approval
  21. Labor likely to win Queensland election majority, and regional voters behind same-sex marriage
  22. Video explainer: How cricket captains make good decisions
  23. Should Colin Barnett leave the WA parliament? Definitely, maybe, not at all
  24. Broad mandate for financial services royal commission takes the heat off banks
  25. Sydney the most expensive capital in Australia, Perth comes in fifth: new report
  26. Friday essay: the art of the pinch - popular music and appropriation
  27. New Royal Commission into water theft may be just the tip of iceberg for the Murray Darling Basin
  28. Penguins under threat from drowning in fishing nets
  29. Marrying across Australia's Catholic-Protestant divide
  30. The way your children watch YouTube is not that surprising - but it is a concern. Here are some tips
  31. Using university language tests for migration and professional registration is problematic
  32. Never had a Pap smear? Now there's a DIY option for you
  33. Inner-city neighbourhood shows the way in protecting heritage of centuries past
  34. Grattan on Friday: Nationals force reluctant Turnbull to dress in Shorten's banking clothes
  35. Politics Podcast: Matt Canavan on divorce in the LNP and discipline in the Coalition
  36. Dastyari saga shows the need for donations reform, and for politicians to take more care
  37. Why the big four asked for a parliamentary inquiry into banking
  38. Is the future for artists in crowdfunding?
  39. Bali's Agung – using 'volcano forensics' to map the past, and predict the future
  40. Do different drinks make you different drunk?
  41. It's 30 years since scientists first warned of climate threats to Australia
  42. Six things New Zealand's new government needs to do to make climate refugee visas work
  43. Dastyari demoted again – but government demands he leave parliament
  44. Banking royal commission will expose the real cost of bad behaviour
  45. Supporting part-time and online learners is key to reducing university dropout rates
  46. Tourists are stuck at the airport, but erupting Mt Agung has a deeper significance for the Balinese
  47. Queensland Liberals and Nationals have long had an uneasy cohabitation, and now should consider divorce
  48. How school has been used to control sovereignty and self-determination for Indigenous peoples
  49. Permission to laugh? Humour without risk of danger and offence would be an emaciated thing
  50. Blind in the mind: why some people can't see pictures in their imagination

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How to Rent a Car for Uber in Melbourne: What Every New Driver Needs to Know

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