It's Australian to do such things because, however uncivilised they may seem, it's human to do them.

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Perhaps it's the people whose lives have taken sudden new twists - people who have...

Perhaps it's the people whose lives have taken sudden new twists - people who have...

Indeed, in the present climate of mistrust of institutions, many people who yearn for a...

Indeed, in the present climate of mistrust of institutions, many people who yearn for a...

Obviously, every child should be given the best possible opportunity to acquire literacy skills.

Obviously, every child should be given the best possible opportunity to acquire literacy skills.

Parents should be encouraged to read to their children, and teachers should be equipped with...

Parents should be encouraged to read to their children, and teachers should be equipped with...

No one welcomes chaos, but why crave stability and predictability?

No one welcomes chaos, but why crave stability and predictability?

One reason we resist making deliberate choices is that choice equals change and most of...

One reason we resist making deliberate choices is that choice equals change and most of...

Some researchers sensibly suggest that rather than worrying too much about which programs our children...

Some researchers sensibly suggest that rather than worrying too much about which programs our children...

The copycat effects of media violence, similar to those previously attributed to westerns, radio serials...

The copycat effects of media violence, similar to those previously attributed to westerns, radio serials...

Still, most of those effects occur in the context of harmless play and it is...

Still, most of those effects occur in the context of harmless play and it is...

I wish we didn't have to own up to a policy deliberately designed to inflict...

I wish we didn't have to own up to a policy deliberately designed to inflict...

I suspect the secret of personal attraction is locked up in our unique imperfections, flaws...

I suspect the secret of personal attraction is locked up in our unique imperfections, flaws...

Actually, I can't imagine anything more tedious than a perfect person, especially if it was...

Actually, I can't imagine anything more tedious than a perfect person, especially if it was...

Is it possible that literacy standards are falling because young Australians are growing up in...

Is it possible that literacy standards are falling because young Australians are growing up in...

Nothing is perfect. Life is messy. Relationships are complex. Outcomes are uncertain. People are irrational.

Nothing is perfect. Life is messy. Relationships are complex. Outcomes are uncertain. People are irrational.

It seems inevitable that the magic of the written word will fade.

It seems inevitable that the magic of the written word will fade.

The question is, will we continue to fight what may be a rearguard action to...

The question is, will we continue to fight what may be a rearguard action to...

A strangely reflective, even melancholy day. Is that because, unlike our cousins in the northern...

A strangely reflective, even melancholy day. Is that because, unlike our cousins in the northern...

But the rule seems to be that the bigger and more life-changing the decision, the...

But the rule seems to be that the bigger and more life-changing the decision, the...

Recounting their histories, people often sound like interested bystanders to their own lives.

Recounting their histories, people often sound like interested bystanders to their own lives.

The underlying message of the Lancet article is that if you want to understand aggressive...

The underlying message of the Lancet article is that if you want to understand aggressive...