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Arts & Culture | Analysis

What Adolescence gets right (and wrong) about the manosphere

The Netflix series Adolescence raises the important issue of online radicalisation and the manosphere – but there’s no easy solution

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Politics & Society | Opinion

We’re living through an age of technical, cultural and political disruption

Feeling unsettled? We’re living through the consequences of a culture of disruption that’s been centuries in the making

President Donald Trump, greets supporters during a campaign rally

Politics & Society | Opinion

Trump is no Caesar, but the republic is collapsing

There’s a parallel between ancient Rome and America’s modern republic and it doesn’t bode well for the future of the US

Politics & Society | Opinion

My mixed emotions on Transgender Day of Visibility

Sciences & Technology | Research

What’s behind gluten sensitivity when coeliac tests are negative?

Sciences & Technology | Research

After a bushfire, people need new housing fast. This might be the answer

Education | Research

Maybe the problem isn’t critical thinking, but how we assess it

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In Pursuit of Knowledge

Explore ‘In Pursuit of Knowledge’, our series that brings together experts to examine and illuminate the critical issues of our time

Health & Medicine

Research

We don’t yet know what causes chronic fatigue syndrome, but we’re improving diagnosis

Using health factors and blood markers, researchers can now distinguish Chronic Fatigue Syndrome from other conditions for the first time – a giant step closer to formal diagnosis

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Politics & Society

What are 21st century parents concerned about?

Slowing wage growth, the increasing cost of education and the fast pace of social change make it difficult for parents to prepare their children for uncertain futures

Environment

Our kids have questions about climate change. We are giving them answers

A new video series called ‘Climate Kids’ has been launched to help kids (and their parents) combat climate anxiety and feel equipped to take positive action

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Arts & Culture

How to be less of an ‘unc’ and more of a ‘sigma’: Your guide to translating your teenager

Teenagers are our best linguistic innovators, but sometimes it can be hard to understand what they’re talking about

Education

Research

White, male, British authors still dominate school reading lists

Is Australia's literature curriculum still beholden to its colonial past? New research says it is, with a focus on class and privilege

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