Psychology
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Rape as a weapon: huge scale of sexual violence endured in Ukraine emerges
Women across Ukraine are grappling with the threat of rape as a weapon of war as growing evidence of sexual violence emerges…
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Calls for people with mental impairment to get more protections in Victoria’s justice system
Social justice advocates are urging the Victorian government to prioritise a bill that would modernise legislation for dealing with an…
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Question Time showed that you can’t counter anti-vax myths with cold reason alone
How do you react when someone politely but firmly tells you that you’re talking nonsense about something that’s important to…
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Refugee who escaped the Taliban and self-immolated on Nauru speaks from Melbourne’s Park Hotel
But he said it was Australia’s ongoing and indefinite detention that had left him permanently scarred. Erin Handley ABC The refugee,…
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Qandi’s father sold her for $1300 to feed the family. Her mother is fighting to buy her back
Aziz Gul’s husband sold the 10-year-old girl into marriage without telling his wife, taking a down-payment so he could feed…
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People feel lonelier in crowded cities – but green spaces can help
In the UK, around 45% of people report experiencing loneliness – with 5% of people experiencing severe loneliness. Andrea Mechelli The Conversation…
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Lawyers at risk of ‘burnout, breakdown, or leaving profession’
More than seven out of ten people working in the legal sector claim their job has had a negative impact…
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How to understand your grief through writing
Losing a family member at such a time can bring with it an added level of grief. Catherine Cole The…
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Becoming a new parent is challenging – and fathers need support too
And more and more, we’re hearing about the mental health impact this can have on men, with some research suggesting…
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Here’s why people might discriminate against foreign accents – new research
You might even adopt one spontaneously if quoting from The Godfather. Shiri Lev-Ari The Conversation On the face of it,…
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Adele 30: the psychology of why sad songs make us feel good
Last month, hundreds of millions of us streamed its first single, Easy On Me. Simon McCarthy-Jones The Conversation This song evokes…
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The big idea: are we really so polarised?
But emotion, not policies, may be what actually divides us. Dominic Packer and Jay Van Bavel The Guardian In 2020,…
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Principals and teachers are vital to success for refugee families
As the American withdrawal from Afghanistan culminated in the tragic scenes at the Kabul airport in late August, Australians were…
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Outside theatre: why it mustn’t stop after the pandemic
Despite audiences being inscrutable in masks, I’ve seen two packed shows and begun to believe that theatres are finally recovering…
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The last great mystery of the mind: meet the people who have unusual – or non-existent – inner voices
Claudia*, a sailor from Lichfield in her late 30s, is not Italian. Sirin Kale The Guardian She has never been…
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Suicides among Japanese children at record high during pandemic, Japan education ministry’s survey shows
As the Covid-19 pandemic prompted school closings and disrupted classrooms last year, 415 children from elementary to high school age…
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