Boys, younger children and children from relatively advantaged families and neighbourhoods – particularly in Sydney – are more likely to delay starting school, report Mark Hanly, Ben Edwards and Kathleen Falster These are some of the findings of our study on who chooses to delay sending...
Owain Emslie, Danielle Wood, and Kate Griffiths look at how we can work towards time and earnings equality between women and men in Australia. Grattan Institute research published recently shows the average 25-year-old woman who goes on to have a child can expect to earn A$2...
During COVID-19, women are opting for 'freebirthing' if homebirths aren't available. And that's a worry reports Hannah Dahlen The pandemic is prompting some Australian pregnant women to give birth at home without a midwife or registered health provider, according to a survey out this week. Another...
Tanya Notley and Michael Dezuanni report their recent findings from their new research into how young Australians consume and think about news media. Following a summer of bushfires and during the COVID-19 pandemic, young people have told us they consume news regularly. But they also say...
Sniffles, sneezing and cough? David King tells how to tell if it's a simple allergy rather than The Virus We’re told to stay home if we feel unwell during the COVID-19 pandemic. But what if your sniffles, sore throat or cough aren’t infectious? What if they’re...
Klay Lamprell finds that the biggest challenges faced by pregnant women with a disability are not physical but social. Sharon Simmons was born with shortened arms and legs as a consequence of her mother’s use of the drug thalidomide during pregnancy. She had always felt quite...
Are you looking to transform your relationship with your child, engage their curiosity, and make your home the best place for them to learn? Experienced parenting coach Eloise Rickman tells you everything you really need to know about parenting and educating your child at home with...
The hugely successful “Keep It Real Online” video aimed at getting New Zealand parents to talk to their children about pornography has gone viral and been praised around the world. But my 16-year-old son, says researcher Tracy Clelland, asked an interesting question when he looked...
As many Victorians go into the second period of lockdown with a return to remote learning for students from prep to Year 10, Clair Turner reports that working parents are bracing for another period where conflicting paid-work and care-work demands must somehow be managed. Isolation and...
COVID-19 lockdowns have led to suggestions there could be a “coronial” baby boom. But while a baby boom as a side effect of the devastating pandemic sounds kind of nice, it is probably too good to be true, writes Liz Allen, What is more likely is...
