By Adam Guastella, Professor and Clinical Psychologist, Michael Crouch Chair in Child and Youth Mental Health, University of Sydney
Kelsie Boulton, Senior Research Fellow in Child Neurodevelopment, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney
Natalie Silove, Neurodevelopmental Paediatrician and Associate Professor, University of Sydney
A new strengths checklist aims to help parents, carers and clinicians more easily identify a child’s skills, talents and positive qualities.
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By Nikki-Anne Wilson, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA), UNSW Sydney
The theory that an increased use of phones and computers has weakened our overall cognitive ability has been around since 2012. But is it true?
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By Brenton Griffin, Casual Lecturer and Tutor in History, Indigenous Studies, and Politics, Flinders University
Followers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints make up a small minority of the Australian public. Historically, new temples haven’t been well-received.
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By Cornelia Sattler, Research Fellow in Ecology & Videographer, Macquarie University
Théotime Colin, Post-doctoral Researcher in Bee Ecology, Macquarie University
Varroa mites and small hive beetles are threatening Australian honey producers. Here’s how backyard beekeepers, and everyday honey lovers, can help.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Beirut Lebanon, November 16, 2015. © 2015 Bilal Hussein/AP Photo (Beirut) – Lebanese journalists, media organizations, and civil society groups are facing the repeated use of criminal defamation charges and other vague legal provisions in response to their work alleging corruption and financial mismanagement in the country, Human Rights Watch said today. On April 10, Lebanon’s public prosecution summoned journalists from Daraj and Megaphone, two Lebanese media organizations, and the executive director of Kulluna Irada, an advocacy group,…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image The Inglewood Oil Field in Los Angeles, California, March 9, 2020. © 2020 Lionel Hahn/Abaca/Sipa USA via AP Photo The California state government in the United States should better regulate plastics, says the south Los Angeles-based reproductive justice organization Black Women for Wellness. The organization, which interviewed local community members for its new report on plastics, calls on California to legislate a US$5 billion plastic mitigation fund, paid for in part by polluters, to support the communities most impacted by plastics.Plastics are mostly…
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Monday, April 14, 2025
As Sudan’s devastating war enters its third year, UN rights investigators are warning that its “darkest chapters” may still lie ahead, following the massacre of more than 100 people at displacement camps in Darfur over the weekend.
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By Amnesty International
21 March marks both the beginning of spring and Mother’s Day in Palestine. A day of celebration, of hope, but it is hard for us to think of hope now. My 12-year-old son apologized to me because he could not buy me a present on Mother’s Day, I hugged him and said that their survival […] The post Testimony from Gaza: ‘To be a mother during genocide is to fight, every minute, every second’ appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
Lebanese authorities must immediately dismiss a criminal complaint filed against independent media outlets Daraj Media and Megaphone News, Amnesty International said today, following news that the two independent digital media outlets have been summoned for interrogation by the Cassation Public Prosecution Office on Tuesday 15 April in connection with the complaint. The complaint came shortly […] The post Lebanon: Authorities must immediately dismiss complaint against independent media outlets appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Patrick M. Shober, Postdoctoral Fellow in Planetary Sciences, NASA
Water-rich meteorites contain key ingredients for life, yet they barely appear in meteorite collections. Recent research using shooting stars may explain why.
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