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Opinion: Stand back and avoid saying ‘be careful!’: how to help your child take risks at the park

There is ongoing concern about the impact of “helicopter parenting” on children’s growth and development.


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Opinion: Nearly 500,000 Australian kids go to after school care – it needs to be more than a babysitting service

Outside school hours care – also known as “school-aged care”, “OOSH” or “afters” – is booming.


Western Sydney University bushfire experts available as the weather warms up

As the weather warms up this week Western Sydney University experts are available to comment on matters relating to the upcoming bushfire season, including environmental impacts, tourism, fire management and more.


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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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