By Daniel Foster, Policy Researcher, Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development, University of Toronto
Kerry McCuaig, Fellow in Early Childhood Policy, Atkinson Centre, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
Vouchers shift responsibility from public systems to individual families, leaving access to child care in the hands of private companies.
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By Greg Treadwell, Senior Lecturer in Journalism, Auckland University of Technology
Merja Myllylahti, Senior Lecturer, Co-Director Research Centre for Journalism, Media & Democracy, Auckland University of Technology
Research suggests falling trust in news is not directly related to falling trust in other public institutions. We need to address the news problem on its own terms.
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By Jake Goldenfein, Senior Lecturer, The University of Melbourne
Fan Yang, Research fellow at Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
Interviews with senior government bureaucrats show AI is no magic fix for productivity – and may bring new problems all its own.
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By Yanan Hu, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Health Services Management, University of Technology Sydney
Emily Callander, Professor of Women's Health Economics, University of Technology Sydney
How much? This proposal could help take the stress and financial guesswork out of having a baby. But not everyone agrees.
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By Jan Lanicek, Associate Professor in Modern European History and Jewish History, UNSW Sydney
Everyone knows her photo. For some it shows the cheeky smile of a young girl, “Miss Quack Quack”. For others, the image represents an enigmatic veil of mystery, similar to Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.
Millions have read her diary, watched various renditions in theatres and on the screen, or visited exhibitions devoted to her story. Thousands queue in front of the house in Amsterdam, where she spent 760 days in the secret annex, hiding from the Gestapo and their Dutch collaborators.
People quote…
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By Crystal Legacy, Associate Professor of Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne
Anna Hurlimann, Associate Professor in Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne
Eric Keys, PhD Candidate, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
Expanding freeway networks undermines climate action. It points to a deep-seated flaw in Australia’s urban planning systems which must be solved.
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By Anoma Darshani Pieris, Professor of Architecture, The University of Melbourne
Athanasios Tsakonas, Sessional Tutor in Architecture, The University of Melbourne
After the Great War, Australians made pilgrimages to distant battlefields of Gallipoli and northern France. They paid their respects to the fallen soldiers who shaped our national identity.
After the second world war, new places emerged such as the Kokoda Track, Papua New Guinea; Changi, Singapore; and the Thai-Burma…
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By Lara B Aknin, Distinguished Professor of Social Psychology, Simon Fraser University
Anurada Amarasekera, Master's Student, Clinical Psychology, Toronto Metropolitan University
Kristina Castaneto, Master's Student, Psychology, Simon Fraser University
Tiara A Cash, PhD Candidate in Social Psychology, Simon Fraser University
Gratitude statements like “Thanks! You are so kind!” and “Thank you! What you did was really helpful,” are common when someone receives assistance from another person. Such expressions of gratitude and appreciation have long been thought to encourage the helper to do kind things again in the future. But do they?
In contrast to past research, our new findings published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology suggest that gratitude does not always…
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By Jul Parke, PhD Candidate in Media, Technology & Culture, University of Toronto
Grok 4’s new AI companions raise concerns about virtual friends disrupting real social relationships, anti-feminist rhetoric and the exploitation of personal data.
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By Wouter Poortinga, Professor of Environmental Psychology, Cardiff University
Despite growing concern about climate change, many countries have seen backlashes against certain environmental policies, often because they are seen as costly, restrictive or unfair.
In France, an attempt to introduce a fuel tax was shelved after the yellow vests protests. In Germany, a proposed gas boiler ban was watered down after…
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