Labor guarantees 3 days of childcare and 160 new centres. What does this mean for families?
The Albanese government has pledged two major changes to early childhood education and care in the run up to next year’s ...
Deliberate disinformation campaigns are a public health risk – but NZ has no effective strategy to deal with it
Studies have repeatedly shown false claims spread on social media and influence public perceptions, to the detriment of ...
‘Is this all there is?’ Retirement can be a painful transition if we don’t adjust our thinking
Retirement is not just an event, it’s a process of transition that can have a huge impact psychologically, not just ...
Don’t understand your child’s report? Ask their teacher these questions instead
Ask the teacher if – in their view – your child is making an expected or acceptable level of progress, and what evidence ...
Why Australian politicians are flocking to ‘Little Red Book’ to engage with Chinese voters
Red, as the platform is known for short, offers a more open space than WeChat for competing ideas to be heard.
Many Australians are recording their visits to the doctor – some without permission
Most people who record their medical appointments do so to help them understand and remember medical information.
MAiD and the law: B.C. case shows how courts offer crucial oversight when lives are at stake
A B.C. judge’s injunction blocking a MAiD case has been denounced by supporters of broad access to medical assistance in ...
Alberta’s lifting of restrictions on wolverine trapping could spell disaster for a declining population
Alberta’s move to lift restrictions on trapping activities is scientifically unsound and will hasten population decline ...
Assad’s fall in Syria will further weaken Hezbollah and curtails Tehran’s ‘Iranization’ of region
Lebanon – home to thousands of Syrian refugees – has long suffered at the hands of the Assad family’s 54-year rule.
How Israel’s regional war contributed to the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria
The fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria has struck a serious blow to Iran’s Axis of Resistance. But weak governments in Lebanon ...
‘A virtual seat at the family table’: why older people are among the biggest users of social media
More than 70% of Australians aged 65 and older use social media to some degree. Improving digital literacy and online safety ...
Penis envy, the Oedipus complex and authentic paths to meaning: 25 writers, from Siri Hustvedt to Colm Toibin, reflect on Freud’s legacy
Some of Sigmund Freud’s ideas are now ridiculed. Others are on shaky scientific ground. But psychoanalytic theory can help us ...