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How to avoid bankrupting your ‘hope budget’

From doomscrolling to relentless negative headlines, the 21st century is mentally tough. But hope isn’t just a feeling. It’s a resource. And like any resource, it needs budgeting

Politics & Society

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Opinion

From the ‘royal we’ to ‘me, me, me’

Making sense of Donald Trump’s self-obsessed talk through anthropological approaches to political rhetoric

Health & Medicine

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Opinion

Why 2025 is a big year in women's health

As International Women's Day highlights both progress and setbacks, 2025 is emerging as a watershed year for women's health across the globe

Business & Economics

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Analysis

Could we be entering a new era in women’s health funding?

By listening to women’s voices and investing in targeted research, Australia is taking important steps towards creating a more equitable healthcare system

Health & Medicine

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Research

All young people should get the HPV vaccine – girls and boys

Cancers caused by the human papillomavirus or HPV are entirely preventable. And now it takes just one dose to vaccinate against it

Business & Economics

Australia’s weather-related disasters are getting costlier

The number of Australian homes damaged or destroyed by weather-related disasters is now the highest in ten years, shows the annual HILDA survey

Politics & Society

Life for single-parent families in Australia is harsh

The daily routine of a single parent can be harsh due to higher child care responsibilities, housing stress, financial inequalities and poorer mental health, finds the latest HILDA Survey

Politics & Society

It’s getting easier to become a problem gambler in Australia

When it comes to gambling, Australia isn’t such a lucky country with the number of problem gamblers losing money on the rise, finds the latest HILDA survey

Health & Medicine

There may be a window of opportunity to restore hearing and potentially slow dementia

New research shows that cochlear implants can help improve cognitive function and slow dementia symptoms in older adults

Politics & Society

How is it that many men still aren’t pulling their weight at home?

While women are spending more of their time earning a wage, men aren’t doing more housework, finds the latest HILDA Survey