We spent a month writing and reading in glass boxes. We read faster, wrote more – and inspired passersby

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Lucy Christopher, a new mother, had been trying to return to her work-in-progress for several months, but could find neither time, headspace, nor validation that writing was worth the time away from her child. Why should...

Does eating cheese before bed really give you nightmares? Here’s what the science says

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Phoenixns/Shutterstock, The Conversation, CC BY Have you heard people say eating cheese before bed will cause you to have vivid dreams or nightmares? Its a relatively common idea. And this week, a new study has landed this...

Tears, trauma and unpaid work: why men in tinnies aren’t the only heroes during a flood disaster

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Dan Peled/Getty Images When flooding strikes, our screens fill with scenes of devastated victims, and men performing heroic dinghy rescues in swollen rivers. But another story often goes untold: how women step in, and step...

The takeaway from the Venice Biennale saga: the art world faces deep and troubling structural inequality

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Creative Australias decision earlier this year to rescind the selection of artist Khaled Sabsabi and curator Michael Dagostino as Australias 2026 representatives at the Venice Biennale sent shockwaves through the arts...

10 steps governments can take now to stamp out child sexual abuse in care settings

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Recent cases of prolific alleged child sexual abuse in Melbourne and other Australian early childhood education and care settings have shocked even experienced people who work to prevent child sexual abuse. Parents are...

Too much vitamin B6 can be toxic. 3 symptoms to watch out for

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Selena3726/Shutterstock Side effects from taking too much vitamin B6 including nerve damage may be more widespread than we think, Australias medicines regulator says. In an ABC report earlier this week, a spokesperson...

Eco labels in South Africa don’t do the job: how to help customers make informed choices

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South Africans want to shop more sustainably, according to research published in the journal Sustainable Development. But most cant tell which products are environmentally friendly. Some food manufacturers have introduced...