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Editor's note
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It's a question many parents wrestle with: should we have a second (or third?) child, or should we stick with one? Many will opt for a second, reasoning that it can't be that much more onerous than caring for one and anyway, we've done it all before so it will be less stressful this time. But new research by Leah Rupppanner and colleagues suggests that thinking may be mistaken. Using data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey, they found that a second child doubles the time pressure on parents, and for mothers in particular, this can have a significant impact on their mental health.
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Amanda Dunn
Section Editor: Politics + Society
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Top story
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While the first child improves parents’ mental health, a second child does not.
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Leah Ruppanner, University of Melbourne; Francisco Perales, The University of Queensland; Janeen Baxter, The University of Queensland
Many parents decide to have a second child in the expectation that two can't be more work that one – but new research shows that idea to be mistaken.
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If your child is staying home or allowed to go out without supervision while on school holidays, it’s a good idea to set some ground rules for their safety.
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Natalie Gately, Edith Cowan University
Here's some advice for concerned working parents with kids at home during school holidays, based on our research on home security, burglaries and young offenders.
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Paper not plastic.
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Manuela Taboada, Queensland University of Technology; Glenda Amayo Caldwell, Queensland University of Technology; Hope Johnson, Queensland University of Technology; Leonie Barner, Queensland University of Technology; Rowena Maguire, Queensland University of Technology
Christmas is hectic, and it can be easy just to go with the flow and vow to cut your plastic use in the new year. But here are some easy steps you can take now to make your Christmas plastic-free.
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Politics + Society
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
The government is worried about a conference which is a highly managed affair where divisions are being contained and participants have their eyes firmly on the prize of Labor winning power next year.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Prime Minister Scott Morrison timed his news conference in Canberra with the governor-general designate to coincide with Bill Shorten's opening address at the ALP national conference in Adelaide.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
In his Sunday announcement, Shorten says that the ALP’s ten-year plan to build 250,000 houses and units would be Australia’s “biggest ever investment in affordable housing”.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Morrison announced a compromise position that recognises West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital but does not move Australia’s embassy there until a peace settlement determines Jerusalem’s final status.
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Lisa Heap, Australian Catholic University
Women facing harassment in the workplace don't feel anyone would listen if they complained about the behaviour - so very often they put up with it, or leave the job.
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Nina Hall, Johns Hopkins University; Max Harris, University of Oxford
NZ's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern stands out internationally as she talks about doing politics differently. Yet, domestically, there's little discussion about priorities in foreign policy.
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Environment + Energy
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Labor would create a new Australian Environment Act and establish a federal Environment Protection Agency in its first term.
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Gregg Müller, La Trobe University
Native cherries are everywhere, but we know surprisingly little about them.
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George Roff, The University of Queensland; Christopher Brown, Griffith University
Some media have reported shark numbers at 'plague proportions' in Australian waters. But a new analysis suggests the opposite: species such as hammerheads and white sharks have plummeted in number.
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Health + Medicine
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Julia Stafford, Curtin University; Hannah Pierce, Curtin University
The alcohol industry introduced rules to self-regulate placement of alcohol ads in November 2017. We reviewed the first six months of regulation and it was unlikely to protect young people.
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Tim Carey, Flinders University
A diagnosis of mental illness is only one in a number of risk factors for suicide. And for Indigenous Australians, a history of dispossession and disempowerment plays a much bigger role.
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Arts + Culture
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Bruce Isaacs, University of Sydney
Back to the Future is one of the most loved films from the 1980s, and galvanised audiences across every demographic. In this episode of Close-Up, Bruce Isaacs looks at the politics underpinning the film.
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Science + Technology
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Marcus Carter, University of Sydney; Ben Egliston, University of Sydney
Fortnite was the most outstanding and unexpected success of 2018, hitting 78.3 million players in August, and bumping developer Epic Games to a US$15 billion dollar valuation.
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Stephen Woodcock, University of Technology Sydney
Whether it's a toss of the coin or a flip of the bat, can any method to decide who plays first in cricket be unbiased?
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Cities
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Laura Harper, Monash University; Alysia Bennett, Monash University; Ross Brewin, Monash University
The industrial patterns of mining shaped many Australian towns, which found varied uses for disused mine sites. The mining boom ensures the challenges these sites present will be with us a long time.
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Business + Economy
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Warren Hogan, University of Technology Sydney
History suggests the government will spend most of the extra $10 billion per year that the MYEFO will reveal on Monday. The only problem is, those riches won't last.
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