By Lisa Meehan, Director, NZ Policy Research Institute, Auckland University of Technology
Ayesha Scott, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Business School, Auckland University of Technology and Senior Lecturer in Finance & Financial Planning, Griffith University
Denise Wilson, Professor in Māori Health, Auckland University of Technology
New research shows abuse of older people takes many forms, from threats to harmful actions and neglect, and it often involves family members.
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By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
With the New Zealand election two-and-a-half weeks away, the latest 1News Verian poll has the right extending its lead over the left, meaning the right may be able to win a majority without relying on the Opportunity Party (if it enters parliament).
Other recently released polls also have the right continuing to lead.
The Verian polls for 1News have been released every week since late September. The latest was conducted October 15–19 from a sample of 1,003:…
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Tuesday, October 20, 2026
At 14, Bushra faced being married off – until community leaders at a UNICEF-supported child protection hub worked with her father to prevent her from being given away against her will.
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By Jorge Gracia Ibáñez, Profesor e Investigador Grado en Criminología y Grado en Derecho., Universidad San Jorge
In 1997, Ana Orantes appeared on an Andalusian television programme to recount a lifetime of abuse at the hands of her husband. Just a few days after her harrowing testimony, she was brutally murdered by her abuser. Her case prompted a widespread reckoning on gender-based violence in Spain, which led to significant legislative reforms.
Ana Orantes died at the age of 60 as an elderly woman who had suffered violence and abuse for 40 years.…
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By Farid Bashiri, PhD student, Education, Queen's University, Ontario
It’s important to be aware of the need to discuss disappointing results honestly and constructively without making it personal or turning it into a label.
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By Clare Collins, Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
GLP-1s are very effective at managing diabetes, obesity and weight-related conditions. But they can come with side effects, including nutritional deficiencies.
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By Sanjit K. Roy, Professor of Marketing and Service Science, Edith Cowan University
Ali Nazari Tehrani, Lecturer, Edith Cowan University
S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh, Professor of Sustainable Tourism , Edith Cowan University
Imagine planning a holiday across India’s Golden Triangle: Delhi, Agra and Jaipur. You could compare dozens of websites, scroll through reviews and ask friends for recommendations.
Or you could give ChatGPT or Gemini your dates, budget and interests and receive an itinerary in seconds.
You are not alone. Many Australians are already doing this. According to a recent…
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By Ina Smith, Senior Research Scientist, Team Leader Rabbit Biocontrol, CSIRO
Elena Smertina, Molecular Virologist, CSIRO
In 1920, an estimated ten billion rabbits roamed Australia. Biological controls have reduced their numbers – but rabbits remain a big problem
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By Alison Fogarty, Research Fellow, Lifespan Institute and School of Psychology, Deakin University, Deakin University
Grace McMahon, Clinical Psychologist and Research Officer in the Intergenerational Health Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Monique Seymour, Senior Lecturer, Clinical Psychologist, Psychology, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Federation University Australia; Deakin University
We’re often told parenting is one of the most rewarding things we’ll ever do. But as many parents will attest, it is also full of very difficult moments. And sometimes these moments seem almost constant.
While it can feel taboo to say it out loud (“I’m not enjoying being a parent”), a glance at online parenting forums will show you, parents can feel it at many different times in their child’s lives. From the sleeplessness of newborns, to toddler tantrums, disobedient…
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By Jamie Q. Roberts, Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Sydney
On the back of my copy of Stendhal’s The Red and the Black (1830), novelist Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for literature, says: “I was in my twenties when I found The Red and the Black – and a friend.”
It was the same for me – and I still think of the novel as a friend. It’s not because anything much good happens in it. The Red and the Black is a story of almost unrelenting hypocrisy and corruption. Rather, the friendship is with Stendhal himself – or at least his wry persona.
Stendhal…
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