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Opinion: More than 6,000 women told us what they wanted for their next pregnancy and birth. Here’s what they said

Many women want a different kind of pregnancy and birth the next time around. Many want to see the same one or two midwives throughout, and want to choose where they give birth.


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Opinion: How hate speech during the Voice campaign can harm personal wellbeing, as well as democracy

Last week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Australia will vote in the Voice referendum on October 14.


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Opinion: Australia needs a ‘knowledge economy’ fuelled by scientists and arts graduates: here’s why

The federal government has been asking for “bold ideas” to “reimagine” the future of Australian higher education for decades to come.


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Opinion: Finding a live brain worm is rare. 4 ways to protect yourself from more common parasites

News reports this morning describe how shocked doctors removed a live worm from a woman’s brain in a Canberra hospital last year.


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Opinion: More than a ‘disability person’. What finishing school is like for youth with intellectual disability

Leaving school and figuring out what’s next is challenging for young people. For those with disability, it is even harder.


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Opinion: It’s Book Week but your child is too anxious to take part. 5 expert tips to save the day

Book Week is here again. Around Australia, parents of primary school-aged children are coming up with costumes, so their kids can take part in parades.


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Opinion: Curious Kids: why do babies cry when they come out of their mum?

When babies are born, they all seem to cry. We see this a lot on TV. But not all newborn babies cry straight away. Here’s what’s going on.


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Opinion: Hanson-Latham rift leaves One Nation's future in NSW uncertain

Changes to the management of Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Party in NSW reaffirm an unchanging rule of politics.



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