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Too many students have ‘reading anxiety’. New research suggests it is triggered by problems in primary school
17+ hour, 15+ min ago (774+ words) Western Australian author Hamish Kelly has struggled with reading for almost two decades. In his first of two books, he describes his experience of learning to read: What Hamish is describing is reading anxiety. This involves excessive worries and apprehensions…...
How Gloria Steinem shaped — and sometimes over-shadowed — global feminism
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (1100+ words) Ten years ago, I had the honour of meeting Gloria Steinem. It was International Women’s Day 2016: Donald Trump was a joke that would supposedly never happen and #MeToo was still two years away. Yet, the clouds were gathering. Being in…...
How to talk to your kids about edgy or violent porn in an age-appropriate way
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (1069+ words) Recent reports of a 16-year-old Sydney girl’s tragic death by “sexual choking” have understandably been met by calls for increased safety education for young people. International research shows parents play a vital role in educating young people about sex, sexuality…...
‘It’s a strange time to be a man’: in The Castle, Jon Ronson investigates the plight of unanchored men
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (1324+ words) Jon Ronson’s new book on the masculinity crisis was sparked by his son’s strange journey to a castle in upstate New York and a series of late-night text messages....
The Coalition wants to make flag burning a crime. It’s a revival of a decades-old battle
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (544+ words) Flag politics and Australia Day debates are shaping up to be key themes in conservative political discourse in the months ahead....
People with Tourette syndrome, like Billie Eilish, use everything in their power to suppress tics – this exhausting process is key to treatment
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (987+ words) Imagine trying not to blink, resisting the urge to sneeze or refusing to scratch an intense itch. For a short time, you can probably succeed, but the effort becomes increasingly untenable until the urge eventually wins. People with Tourette syndrome…...
What Patriot Platform tells us about how the far right in the UK is changing its tactics
5+ day, 37+ min ago (742+ words) Anti-migrant protests in Dover and Portsmouth may look like another manifestation of a familiar phenomenon. In recent years, the UK has seen repeated demonstrations and rioting over asylum hotels, small-boat crossings and immigration. This time though, the gatherings consisted of…...
Blanche d'Alpuget leaves a lasting imprint on Australian literature – and politics
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (1044+ words) Writer Blanche d'Alpuget has died aged 82, leaving a lasting imprint on Australian literature, and having influenced the course of political history with her pathbreaking 1982 book on the then prime ministerial aspirant, Bob Hawke. Now deeply fused in the public mind…...
Paul Keating’s AUKUS hostility reflects his passion for hard-nosed realism over subservience
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (1015+ words) There have been two topics on which former Australian prime minister Paul Keating has been a persistent, passionate commentator in the three decades since his retirement. One was intensely local: Sydney urban planning. The other was as wide as the…...
Why the government’s debt is growing – current public spending pressures explained
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (746+ words) Pressure to make cuts in public spending has intensified in recent weeks, with increased calls on Prime Minister Andy Burnham to find savings urgently. The need to reduce expenditure has become more pressing as the cost of loans used to…...