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Editor's note
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Although transgender athletes have been able to compete at the Olympics since the early 2000s, Australian sporting bodies are just starting to grapple with the inclusion of gender diverse athletes in this country.
And as Daryl Adair writes, this is causing some problems. The new AFL Gender Diversity Policy, he writes, is not just contradictory, it also places an unfair burden on transgender athletes to track testosterone levels and performance results over a two-year period.
While we’re talking trans, let’s consider what it means to be “cisgender”. You might have noticed the term being used more frequently in the media and elsewhere, and perhaps you’ve wondered why. Joanna McIntyre explains where it comes from and why it matters (spoiler: it’s great for helping everyone think about gender).
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Justin Bergman
Deputy Editor: Politics + Society
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Top story
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Transgender footballer Hannah Mouncey was deemed ineligible for last year’s AFLW draft under new regulations.
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Daryl Adair, University of Technology Sydney
The league's new policy for transgender footballers is contradictory and places an unfair burden on athletes to track testosterone levels and performance results over a two-year period.
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Arts + Culture
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The term ‘cisgender’ entered the Oxford English Dictionary in 2015.
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Joanna McIntyre, University of the Sunshine Coast
The prefix 'cis', meaning 'on this side of' is commonly used in chemistry and geography. More recently, it has become a way of referring to a person's gender identity.
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Business + Economy
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Giovanni Di Lieto, Monash University
There can be no middle road in the trade war between China and the United States. Soon we will have to pick sides.
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Health + Medicine
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Ric Day, UNSW; Andrew McLachlan, University of Sydney
With so many different types out there, it's hard to know what sleep medications are safe to use. Here's a guide.
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Juanita Westbury, University of Tasmania; Carmelle Peisah, University of Sydney
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Cities
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Wendy Steele, RMIT University; Lauren Rickards, RMIT University; Libby Porter, RMIT University
Australia has yet to properly acknowledge that the Sustainable Development Goals aren't just an issue for other countries. The problems that demand our attention are much closer to home.
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Environment + Energy
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Tim O'Hara, Museums Victoria
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Suzi Kerr, Victoria University of Wellington
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Science + Technology
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Joanne Orlando, Western Sydney University
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Politics + Society
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
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Yu-Wei Luke Chu, Victoria University of Wellington
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Mehmet Ozalp, Charles Sturt University
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