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Editor's note
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Data released this week shows 54% of Australian men aged 18 to 55 report experiencing at least one sexual difficulty over the past 12 months. But it’s important to question the assumptions that underlie this data, explains Jennifer Power, and the role of traditional masculinity in setting expectations of men’s bodies.
The race for the US presidential election has already begun. Since Trump is disliked by the majority of Americans, Democrats think they have a chance to regain the White House. Dennis Altman surveys the field of Democratic contenders, and outlines their best strategies for a win.
Many Muslims in New Zealand will return to their mosques for Friday prayer today, a week after the terror attack in Christchurch. Fatima Junaid shares her research on how employers and organisations can support people after a traumatic experience to help them regain control over some parts of their lives.
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Fron Jackson-Webb
Deputy Editor/Senior Health + Medicine Editor
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Top story
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Many men were concerned about climaxing too quickly or lacking interest in sex.
Krista Mangulsone
Jennifer Power, La Trobe University
Research suggests that men who are exposed to cultural images of traditional masculinity have a greater vulnerability to sexual dysfunction than those who aren't.
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The Democrats have moved further to the political left since the last presidential election.
TANNEN MAURY/EPA
Dennis Altman, La Trobe University
The Democrats have 24 potential presidential candidates but, like Donald Trump, their two front runners are both men in their seventies: Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden.
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A worshipper lights candles at a makeshift memorial at the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch.
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Fatima Junaid, Massey University
As Muslims across New Zealand return to mosques and to work, employers and organisations can support their grieving process.
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Politics + Society
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Any sign of hubris must be avoided, but a prudent opposition – especially with polls suggesting it's soon likely to be the executive - needs to be well prepared for the first days of power.
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Rick Sarre, University of South Australia
Evidence from Australia shows the Ardern government's moves to eliminate certain firearms from New Zealand will improve community safety.
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Andrew Dodd, University of Melbourne
On the day George Pell was sentenced, several experts with wide-ranging experiences of suppression orders discussed how they affect the public’s right to know and whether the laws should be reformed.
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Jane Kotzmann, Deakin University
The new laws are an improvement, but still allow for continued cruelty to animals in the name of testing, and need to be more stringent.
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Edwina Pio, Auckland University of Technology
Islam is often seen as a monolithic religion, but this ignores the diversity of the people and their ethnicity and culture.
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Education
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Tim Moore, University of South Australia
Children are constantly hearing about threats to their safety. Sometimes they find it hard to know if a danger is real, and they need help processing their fears. Here's what they need you to know.
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Science + Technology
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Robyn Arianrhod, Monash University
The early days of science writing was largely authored to men, with women treated to texts labelled "for the ladies". How things have changed, but more needs to be done.
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Andrea Rassell, RMIT University
Sometimes photographic images are not able to capture and accurately represent science – especially at very tiny scales. This is where scientific visualisation comes in.
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Environment + Energy
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Pauline Lenancker, James Cook University; Lori Lach, James Cook University
Invasive tropical fire ants spread by eating their fat useless sons.
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Don Driscoll, Deakin University
Feral horses are a clear point of division between parties in this weekend's election. Labor has pledged to repeal the Coalition government's bill to preserve large numbers of brumbies.
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Geoffrey Wescott, Deakin University
Victoria's environment is taking a pounding, but an ambitious report offers a way forward – not just for that state, but for the whole of Australia.
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Business + Economy
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Joo-Cheong Tham, University of Melbourne
As many as half of all temporary migrant workers are being underpaid. After a two-year inquiry, the Migrant Workers’ Taskforce has provided a blueprint to do something about it.
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Barbara Pocock, University of South Australia
We've the lowest unemployment rate in eight years, but little to celebrate.
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Mark Crosby, Monash University
The odds of winning are no better than even, and the costs of losing are enormous. We ought to limit forex to traders who can demonstrate their expertise.
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Cities
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Amanda Tattersall, University of Sydney
Parkland, Florida, where 17 people died in a school shooting on Valentine's Day 2018, was already a place of highly secure, gated communities, so the survivors instead united against guns and hate.
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Arts + Culture
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Cherine Fahd, University of Technology Sydney
Rarely seen in the family album are photographs of funerals, burials and the suffering of those who are left to mourn.
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Tim McCreanor, Massey University; Frances Hancock, University of Auckland
New Zealand is the last major landmass to be settled. One of the sites of earliest occupation is under threat from development, despite its cultural significance for Māori.
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Health + Medicine
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Fron Jackson-Webb, The Conversation; Emil Jeyaratnam, The Conversation
This week the aged care royal commission heard evidence of long waits for home care, poorly trained staff and high fees. These 10 charts explain how the system works and why it's under such pressure.
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