By Judy Ingham, Newsletter Producer, The Conversation
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Monday September 15
Reef SOS
“Yesterday we read in the Geraldton local newspaper of Premier Roger Cook’s welcome announcement of increasing the area of Marine Park dedicated to protecting Ningaloo’s waters and increasing funding for studying the problems associated with rising…
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By Dennis Wesselbaum, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Otago
Going hungry sometimes or often has become increasingly common for many New Zealanders. Solutions need to be targeted to individual or household circumstances.
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By Brad Elphinstone, Lecturer in psychology, Swinburne University of Technology
Wealth inequality is a growing problem, with the richest 20% of Australians owning more than 60% of our wealth. But for true happiness, more money is rarely enough.
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By Sally Larsen, Senior Lecturer in Education, University of New England
Caroline Cohrssen, Professor in Early Childhood Education, University of New England
An Australian study suggests early education is not making as much of a difference as it should when it comes to young children’s development and learning.
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By Rebecca Bentley, Professor of Social Epidemiology and Director of the Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Housing at the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
Kate Mason, Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
We spend a lot of time and money treating chronic health conditions. But we could prevent some of them in the first place if we improved housing.
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By Janet Hoek, Professor in Public Health, University of Otago
Andrew Waa, Associate Professor in Public Health, University of Otago
Lani Teddy, Research Fellow in Public Health, University of Otago
Philip Gendall, Senior Research Fellow in Marketing, University of Otago
Early versions of graphic warnings on smoked tobacco products aimed to arouse fear. But addressing feelings of regret and shame may be more motivating to quit.
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By Brad Underhill, Research fellow, Deakin University
Helen Gardner, Associate Professor of History, Deakin University
PNG’s founding leaders didn’t just inherit Australian institutions – they reimagined how they could best suit the country’s belief systems and traditional culture.
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By Geoff Keating, Lecturer, UnISQ College, University of Southern Queensland
Fifty years ago this week, Papua New Guinea became independent from Australia. This anniversary gives both nations cause to reflect on our shared histories, as both colony and coloniser.
Once separate territories under Australian administration, Papua and New Guinea became Papua New Guinea in 1971. The land and its people have had a profound influence on Australian history and Australians’ lives.
PNG has also played an important role in some of our nation’s most significant military experiences, as well as in Federation in 1901.
An annexation and a federation…
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By Jennifer Power, Principal Research Fellow, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
Alexandra James, Research Fellow, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
Thomas Norman, Research Fellow, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
Parents play an important role in teaching their children about sex and relationships. But our new report shows many parents – fathers in particular – find it mortifying.
Our national survey of 1,918 parents shows they are most likely to be very confident talking with children about body image (45%) and puberty (38%) and least confident talking about masturbation (12%) or sexual satisfaction (13%).
Mothers are more likely than fathers…
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By Ehsan Nabavi, Senior Lecturer in Technology and Society, Responsible Innovation Lab, Australian National University
“This is a game changer”.
That’s how Paul Scully, New South Wales Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, described the state government’s launch of a tender for an artificial intelligence (AI) solution to the housing crisis earlier this month.
The system, which is aimed at cutting red tape and getting more homes built fast, is expected…
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