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Editor's note
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We know life can get a little crazy and there’s rarely time to have a hot cuppa and delve deep into the countless articles you’d love to read - that’s why we’ve launched our first longreads newsletter, Hold That Thought.
On the third Saturday of every month we’ll be dropping some of the best and most beautiful writing from Australian researchers into your inbox. These pieces have been meticulously written with a lot of love and handpicked by our editors here at The Conversation just for you.
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Molly Glassey
Newsletter Editor
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Top story
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Gambling via mobile devices or mobile games has remained largely unregulated in Australia.
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Joshua Krook, University of Adelaide
The spread of video games from desktop PCs to the pockets of young people everywhere has brought new hazards – in the form of online social gambling.
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Education
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Nan Bahr, Southern Cross University; Donna Pendergast, Griffith University
Getting rid of NAPLAN would allow teachers more time to respond to and address the needs of their students, rather than teaching to the test.
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Politics + Society
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Joshua Roose, Australian Catholic University
Preventing attacks in Indonesia by militants returning from the front lines in the Middle East may take more coordination with Australia.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Outlining the fiscal parameters the opposition will take to the election, Bowen will repeat that the ALP would achieve budget balance in the same year as the government – 2019-20.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Money no doubt will be useful, but it won't be enough to significantly boost the number of Liberal women in federal parliament.
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Adrian Beaumont, University of Melbourne
Polls also have good news for the government, with the two-party preferred gap narrowing and the budget well-received.
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Dr Shannon Brandt Ford, Curtin University
Framing cyberspace as a national security concern can quickly erode fundamental human rights.
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Arts + Culture
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Scott Davie, University of Sydney
Music streaming services have stopped promoting R. Kelly as part of a crackdown on musician's alleged conduct. But we should separate the art from the artist.
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Robyn J. Whitaker, University of Divinity
A new book explores the complex and nuanced place the Bible has held in Australian culture since hundreds of copies arrived with the First Fleet in 1787.
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Cities
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Alice Chik, Macquarie University; Philip Benson, Macquarie University
Australia has no policy designating English as the official language, but an explicit 'English first' policy for shop signs would treat speakers of every other language as second-class citizens.
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Health + Medicine
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Caroline Smith, Western Sydney University; Robert Norman, University of Adelaide
A new study has countered old reports acupuncture can improve your chances of having a baby when going through IVF.
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Jayashri Kulkarni, Monash University; Caroline Gurvich, Monash University
We usually focus on the physical health effects of the pill, yet the most common reason women stop or change the pill is mental health side effects.
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Environment + Energy
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Nadya Sotnychuk, University of New England
People used to think that boy lions had big shaggy manes to protect their necks from being bitten or scratched during fights. But scientists soon realised this idea didn't make much sense.
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Jamie Freestone, The University of Queensland
Facts will only get you so far when it comes to climate change. To get conservatives on side, climate communicators must focus on the values conservatives hold dear, such as preserving the status quo.
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Science + Technology
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Darren Holden, University of Notre Dame Australia
Australian scientist Mark Oliphant helped push the development of nuclear weapons during World War II but later riled at US attempts to keep the UK and others out of the nuclear arms race.
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Andrew Dempster, UNSW
New jobs and investment for Australia's growing space industry are promised with the backing of the new space agency. It's hoped that all states and territories will benefit from a national approach.
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