Centre-based childcare is big business, dominated by for-profit providers, who may not be meeting regulatory standards.
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The most common complaint among people with chronic pain is low back pain. Here’s what treatments do – and don’t – work.
A recent Four Corners episode questioned the use of surgically implanted devices called spinal cord stimulators for chronic back pain. Here’s what the evidence says.
Suppliers and customers are squeezed harder in Australia than in other countries because Coles and Woolworths control 65% of the market.
Leigh Sales’ new book shares the insights of more than 30 prominent and experienced Australian journalists, including Laurie Oakes, Samantha Maiden and Trent Dalton, about their craft.
Buttrose’s tenure as chair was tainted by being a Morrison government ‘captain’s pick’, but she nonetheless defended the ABC against tat government’s predations.
How can we ensure ethical research principles for young trans people and their families are met – especially when they might see research as one of few avenues for accessing care?
The arrest follows a joint investigation between the Office of the Special Investigator and the Australian Federal Police
If the crisis worsens, more people will ask, how did this happen? The answer will be simple: governments made good laws, but they did not enforce them.
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Sarah Ferguson on reporting from Ukraine
Michelle Grattan speaks with ABC journalist Sarah Ferguson about her experiences reporting from Ukraine, how she was able to capture this story, and her views on where the conflict is likely to go from now
Australia’s political economy was built on the primacy of (white) male labor, male power and male control, writes Julianne Schultz. Women have changed this culture - but still risk abuse when speaking out.
Alan Tudge faces the sack from the frontbench over seeking to promote his lover while they were in an undisclosed relationship, according to a Channel 10 report on Tuesday.
Victim-survivors want to have their experiences heard and the wrong against them acknowledged — sadly, the opposite often occurs.
Journalists need to have the facts to support not just what they say explicitly, but what their work implies.
Communications Minister Paul Fletcher has written to ABC chair Ita Buttrose demanding 15 questions
It is true federal parliament is an atypical work environment. But that does not make it “special” and therefore, beyond community standards.
Years 5-7 typically include the transition from primary to secondary but the reading slowdown can’t just be blamed on this, because numeracy progress has improved. So what’s going on with reading?
Yang’s detainment is set to further complicate Australia’s relationship with China.
China’s aggressive program of acquiring technology from abroad should be a cause of concern for Australian universities. Yet, our system of vetting research collaborations is clearly broken.
International and domestic students have similar pass rates at the undergraduate level, but this shouldn’t be our only concern.
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