What makes Islamic State different to traditional Islam isn’t necessarily the religious texts the group uses.
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Most young people rely on music to make them feel better, and have had multiple experiences of this working. But if someone you know is struggling with mental health problems it’s worth having a chat.
Three out of four women going through menopause suffer hot flushes, and suffer they do. But research shows the way society views ageing and menopause can reduce the severity of symptoms.
There are many recent cases of women being abused or harassed online. But technology can also play a role in preventing violence against women.
Many have long forgotten the simple fact that Kanye West is one of the greatest producers of hip-hop in its history. A decade-long six-album streak of critically acclaimed albums rivals the greatest icons of pop.
The Christmas Day fires that struck the Victorian town of Wye River are an example of how to get emergency responses right.
Rather than being microcosms of the community, schools are increasingly divided by class and ethnicity.
Parents in three Australian states are being given misleading advice about the dangers of lead to babies and small children – including failing to warn pregnant women about miscarriage risks.
There’s a simple reason why Australia isn’t the most lethal nation in the world.
You may have heard about the male gaze, but what is it? And is there such as thing as the female gaze?
A good summer picnic, bushwalk or barbecue with friends and family can all be ruined by those annoying flies that never leave you alone. So what are they after?
Despite its vital role in the development of Australia’s economy, the future of coal looks grim in a world aiming to limit warming to below 2°C.
More than 3,000 Aboriginal heritage sites in Western Australia have lost registration status as part of sweeping changes in classifications in the Aboriginal Heritage Register. That needs to change.
Managing the impacts of rising seas for some communities is being made more difficult by the actions of governments, homeowners – and even some well-intentioned climate adaptation experts.
Pets have been shown to have positive effects for physical health for some time, so why don’t we take them more seriously?
Does yoga in the West constitute cultural appropriation? We talk culture, pride and 50 years of Light on Yoga.
The government has agreed to the Harper competition review recommendation on parallel imports on books, but there’s still a long way to go on IP reform.
General relativity challenges our intuitive conception of how space and time work, which might explain why it’s such a popular target for crank theorists.
The Western Australian Minister for Environment and Heritage, Albert Jacob, has recently released the draft plan for conservation management in and around the Kimberley’s Horizontal Falls region. This…
Revelations of a “black labour market” operating in Australia has underlined the need for further investigation into the plight of insecure workers, says the chairman of a new Inquiry.
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