While we should be sensitive to the privacy and dignity of intersex athletes, the issue of fairness for female athletes remains. The fact is that testosterone is so powerfully performance-enhancing that even middling male athletes will beat the very best female athletes.
Whatever one thinks of Trump, and whatever one thinks about the threat to democracy he poses, Americans are facing another, equally pressing threat to their democratic system: gerontocracy.
It’s not just the NDIS, firms in other industries must compete for the same workers by increasing their wages.
Governments regulate access to alcohol, cigarettes and pornography for children, so why not access to social media?
Many boomers alive today can be thankful that a house-building spree created the conditions for their generation to be born. It’s time now to ensure future generations have the same chance.
Many everyday Australians witnessing the explosion of anti-Semitism at home will be wondering: What has become of the Australian way of life?
Believing educational materials alone can stop violence before it happens is naive. The current strategy isn’t working, and we need to understand why.
In establishing a special topics course for Indigenous mathematics, the ANU is trying to serve two masters.
The NDIS has become a monetary monster, devouring the budget, adding to inflation, while failing to meet the needs of many in the community.
Since the 1980s, parents, teachers and other adults have increasingly attempted to insulate youth from risk. It is doing our kids no favours.
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