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Major gift to study challenges of modern parenting
Roberta Holmes at the launch of the Judith Lumley Centre: a vitally important yet undervalued role. La Trobe University has received a philanthropic gift of $3.2 million dollars over five years to fund...
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New method for detecting early signs of autism goes global
Dr Barbaro at work: accurate set of ‘red flag’ markers for autism In a breakthrough technique embraced across the world, La Trobe psychologist Dr Josephine Barbaro has determined a way to diagnose...
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A pre-Christmas spiritual snapshot of Australia
‘A radically secular culture, so materialist, that to talk about the transcendent is almost un-Australian.’ Australians find it hard to talk about spiritual matters because ‘they fear being stigmatised...
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Award-winning images of developing world’s rubbish
All images copyright of Daniel Quinlan Rarely will an assignment described as A Load of Rubbish by the person who submits it go on to win accolades in a national competition. Yet a photo essay by Trobe...
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Born to breastfeed – but why is it still so painful?
Fewer than three per cent of infants reach the optimal breastfeeding goal of two years. There has been little progress for women initiating breast-feeding during the past six decades, a new study by La...
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Homophobia: when sport is not a level playing field
Dr Fletcher: many sports clubs are not inherently inclusive. With Australians’ love of all things sport, it’s an activity that can be a great leveller or agent for social change. But this is not always...
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Farewell to early mature-age student and benefactor
Iris Manton at the University last year with, from left, Vice-Chancellor Dewar, grandson Lucas Wheeler, inaugural Manton scholarship winner Ms Alamare, daughter Joe Manton and son-in-law, Michael...
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Call for new approach to combat animal hoarding
Pets galore: study recommends multidisciplinary task force, including mental health agencies, to combat animal hoarding. Image: iStock Animal hoarding in Australia is a tragedy for the animals...
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Centenary book: stories from a hundred war memorials
The many faces of Australia’s war memorials: fine sculpture in the Melbourne suburb of Malvern and a cairn built by school children high in South Australia’s Flinders Rangers. Images by Chris Atkins,...
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New Hallmark Program and Indigenous Studies initiatives
La Trobe University has launched its unique ‘Hallmark Program’ for high achieving students – with the foundation cohort of 23 arriving on campus in February – as well as a special on-line...
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