InvestigationYou're with small kids at the mall, browsing the DVD displays for a family movie. A loophole in classification regulations means the toddlers may well get an education you didn't bargain on. Maria Abbatangelo investigates.
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MoneyAs long as humans have been trading stuff, we've been inventing currencies to seal the deal. Now along comes Bitcoin. Is it really the digital dollar for the digital age? Elliot Munn takes a deep dive into the mysteries of cryptocurrencies.
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TechnologyMalls are the front line in a largely invisible $1.6 billion consumer technology arms race. High-tech biometric surveillance and tracking is being turned onto consumers by retailers. This isn't about security - it's about selling.
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HealthMore and more young women are seeking genital cosmetic surgery because they don’t feel “normal”. Is the vagina-talk taboo to blame? Danielle O'Neal reports.
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ChinaAustralian and international experts urge rethink of a world-first deal embedding Confucius Institute classrooms inside the New South Wales education department. Report by Louisa Lim and Anders Furze.
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InvestigationShe was still his student, just finishing her VCE exams, the first time teacher Gregory Gorton asked Jane McNaughton out for a drink. She didn't take him up on it. He wasn't deterred, just turned his sights elsewhere.
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CultureUpdate Monday 20 November: Richard Wolstencroft announced this morning that he is stepping down from his post as the director of the Melbourne Underground Film Festival. He made the announcement in a post apologising for his comments.
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IndigenousThe Aboriginal activist and academic says the otherwise progressive The Saturday Paper, Quarterly Essay and The Monthly are "masquerading as friends" of Indigenous Australia.
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MediaThe annual New News journalism conference has kicked off in Melbourne, with a headline session of leading Australian journalists reflecting on the highs and lows of 2017. Nicholas Nakos reports.
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TransportBrunswick is the first home-away-from-home for many students and young professionals. Ayeesha Cain is one of them. But the postcodes she once loved are losing their allure. Can they ever get back on track?
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HealthPerinatal anxiety and depression can be deeply damaging - even fatal. A new email resource provides pregnant women and new mums with expert emotional support throughout the rollercoaster of the maternal journey.
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FutureContinuing our Citizen series investigating the future of work. Anders Furze seeks out answers to your questions about jobs, opportunities and challenges in the fast-changing workplace.
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FutureWelcome to our new Citizen series on the future of work. Anders Furze seeks out answers to your questions about jobs, opportunities and challenges in the fast-changing workplace.
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EnergyEXPLAINER: The long, cold winter may be retreating in memory, but the pain of epic gas bills lingers for households, businesses and industry. Why the blowout?
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SocietyLast month, Citizen journalist Anders Furze wrote of how the same sex marriage survey had radicalised him. Today, he partied.
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SocietyAnders Furze was gay before the same sex marriage survey kicked off. But now, he's positively queer.
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FilmThis year's Melbourne International Film Festival is screening over 350 movies. Anders Furze gets to grips with the program.
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Citizen TV"As you do it more and more, the persona just drops away, and you realise you are really just being yourself." - Leasa Mann, drag queen and phone sales team leader.
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Citizen TV"Music to me is a form of escapism, escape from the challenges we've got day to day, a way to escape some of the hassles we've got with life." - John Koumurou, quadriplegic, flugelhorn player, composer.
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Citizen TV"Pole (dancing) has made me stronger - physically, and mentally. There's a lot of moves that require fighting your natural instinct." - Nikki, teacher and pole dancer.
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Citizen TVTian Xing Wang: Captain of the Cube Society
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