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If you want to get involved in shady business, find someone who’s loyal − but not ethical.
Development is claiming so many of our old suburban homes that tell the story of Australia.
The Avars dominated southeastern central Europe for hundreds of years, leaving one of the richest archaeological heritages in Europe. Now scientists are using DNA to reveal details of their societies.
Journalists regularly publish photos of victims after a tragedy, but this practice has the capacity to traumatise families for years.
Families of some victims of the Bondi tragedy have asked for privacy, but do journalists have an obligation to pause, or halt, their newsgathering?
Infill development is patchy across Australian cities, as is its quality. Bigger and better projects are needed to hit planning targets and reduce urban sprawl.
Even in states that don’t have daylight saving, most people favour it. However, support is strongest in the country’s south, where the difference between summer and winter daylight hours is greater.
What do popular TV shows say about the modern gentleman – and how can this inform our understanding of (healthy) masculinity?
Corruption imposes mental health costs on individuals.
Online extremism is a unique challenge – terrorists use methods that can’t be captured by standard content moderation. So, what can we do about it?
Low-income customers who qualify for subsidised rates are five times more likely to use shared e-scooters and e-bikes for daily travel. People with disabilities also value them.
From conscientious objectors to hippies and seniors, intentional communities offer refuge and purpose for people seeking a different way of life.
People wait years for social housing. In before-and-after interviews, the fortunate ones who were placed in secure, affordable housing describe the profound difference it has made in their lives.
As a partner on the International Public Policy Observatory, The Conversation is making an impact.
Relationship anarchists argue that we should relate to one another as equals and accept that intimacy can take many forms.
The new TV series, Feud: Capote vs the Swans tells the story behind Answered Prayers, the never-finished gossip novel that made its author a social pariah. But what was in the book – and was it any good?
Most of the problems confronting the world come down to population growth. But where women are given the choice, they limit the number of children they have.
The shift from family migration towards skilled migrants changed settlement patterns in the first two decades of this century. But these skilled migrants still get paid less than non-migrants.
A nine-year study shows local projects to tackle inequality can themselves cause inequalities among the people who get involved.
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Professor of Economics, Tasmanian Behavioural Lab, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Family and Sexual Violence, RMIT University
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Professor (Practice), Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Director of Monash Indigenous Studies Centre, Chief Investigator for the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence against Women (CEVAW), School of Philosophical, Historical & International Studies, School of Social Sciences (SOSS), Monash University
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Senior Research Fellow, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW
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Emeritus Professor of Housing, UNSW
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Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Policy Institute, King's College London
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Sociology, School of Justice, Queensland University of Technology
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Emeritus Professor in Social Policy, University of Bradford
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Lecturer in Law & Justice, UNSW
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Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer, Psychology, University of Ghana
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Leeds Beckett University