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A boab tree in the Kimberley ... the region where Baz Luhrmann's movie Australia was filmed

A new, free smartphone application offers a guide to the locations and landscapes that provide the backdrop for Australia’s most loved films, novels, and plays.

16 January 2015
Yes boys are more likely to dislike school, but it’s more a matter of the social than the biological.

While research generally agrees that boys are more likely to be disengaged with school than girls, there is far less agreement as to why.

14 January 2015
If you’re a Queenslander, don’t forget to pack some ID to comply with new rules at the upcoming state election.

In a first for an Australian general election, when Queenslanders head to the polls on January 31 they’ll need more than loose change for the sausage sizzle and cake stalls – they now also need to bring proof of identity.

14 January 2015
A wave of small-scale assaults has shaken public confidence in governments’ capacity to protect citizens from terrorism.

From Ottawa to Sydney, a wave of small-scale assaults has shaken public confidence in governments’ capacity to protect citizens from terrorism.

13 January 2015
Has anything changed in the way people parent?

¹ú²ú̽»¨â€™s Triple P- Positive Parenting Program Executive Officer John Pickering discusses the growing and seemingly widespread view that parents these days aren’t doing a good job.

13 January 2015
How the unemployment figure is actually calculated can be misleading.

With monthly unemployment figures due out this week, the usual attention will be paid to fluctuations up and down. In last year’s Mid Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook Treasurer Joe Hockey predicted that unemployment could reach 6.5%, which is 0.25%...

12 January 2015
Relaxation and social activities are important in preventing excessive stress.

Stress is the physical and emotional response we all experience when faced with demanding situations.

7 January 2015
The public response to the death of two Sydney siege hostages has seen an outpouring of floral tributes.

The sea of flowers and messages of condolence in Sydney’s Martin Place is reminiscent of public mourning in the Victorian era. At that time, it was common for over a thousand people to attend a public figure’s funeral.

19 December 2014

All first year students at the University of Technology Sydney could soon be required to take a compulsory maths course.

18 December 2014
Leaders who create a shared sense of purpose and identity within their work teams can help improve employee health and wellbeing.

Researchers from The University of Queensland have found managers can increase productivity levels and prevent burnout by helping employees feel part of a group.

17 December 2014

Contemporary costume designers mostly fly below the radar of today’s audiences, but it wasn’t always so.

15 December 2014
Image: Evidence suggests that men who react adversely to romantic rejection and act violently towards women are more likely to be socially dominant (iStock).

In 2 online surveys of more than 550 men, School of Psychology researchers found that socially dominant men tended to express hostile attitudes towards women.

4 December 2014

Australia’s long-running literary flagship program – Poetica on Radio National (RN) – is slated for axing in 2015. It’s one more casualty of the cuts to the ABC budget, announced last week. For the first time since 1946, ABC Radio will be without a...

1 December 2014

Last week, The Australian reported that 49 artworks had been identified by the Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA) with gaps in their ownership history that could signal they were stolen.

1 December 2014
Students Andrew Thorpe, Bo Daly and Evangelene Dickson inside the media centre at the G20. Photo: Genevieve Worrell.

From reporting on US President Barack Obama’s landmark Brisbane address to analysing politics at the International Media Centre, University of Queensland journalism and communications students had all angles of the G20 covered.

27 November 2014