Indigenous people in the Australian state of New South Wales make up just 3% of the population, but Indigenous children make up 36.9% of children in out-of-home care. Indigenous communities fear controversial new childcare protection reforms are paving the way for another Stolen Generation.
And in the UK, a land-mark study involving nearly 700,000 people has confirmed two long-standing theories about autism: that people with autism struggle with recognising what others are feeling, and they may trend towards “male” profiles. This does not, however, mean those people lack empathy, or are “hyper-male”.
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The most commonly criticised feature of the bill is the arbitrary maximum period of two years within which a decision about permanent placement has to be made.
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Alison Whittaker, University of Technology Sydney; Terri Libesman, University of Technology Sydney
One of the state's most significant powers is the ability to remove children from their families. Potential reforms in NSW could expand this already racialised power in frightening ways.
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Simon Baron-Cohen, University of Cambridge; Carrie Alison, University of Cambridge; David M. Greenberg, University of Cambridge; Varun Warrier, University of Cambridge
Two theories on autism and sex differences are confirmed in half a million people.
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Arts + Culture
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Ariadna Matamoros-Fernández, Queensland University of Technology
Emoji can be used on social media to spread racism in ways that make it seem normal, mundane and acceptable.
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Anton Harber, University of the Witwatersrand
A new book celebrates the long and rich history of investigative reporting in southern Africa, and highlights some hidden and forgotten gems.
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Environment + Energy
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Holly East, Northumbria University, Newcastle
The Maldives may end up with perfect conditions for reef island building, but no new coral to build islands with.
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Politics + Society
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Brendan F.D. Barrett, Osaka University; Larissa Hjorth, RMIT University
The city where the Kyoto Protocol was signed resolved some years ago to move away from cars and towards low-emission alternatives for getting around. And it's making real progress towards that goal.
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Jasper Heinzen, Institut d'études avancées de Paris (IEA) – RFIEA
During First World War, the rhetoric of chivalry counteracted the inhumanity of the conflict in sometimes surprising ways.
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Asmiati Malik, University of Birmingham; Scott Edwards, University of Birmingham
The influence of Saudi money and ideology may be too big to dismantle in Malaysia and Indonesia.
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