New Australian research suggests customers, not just colleagues or managers, can shape whether LGBTQIA+ employees feel safe being themselves at work. Dr David Matthews discusses the hidden impact of customer...

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After suffering burns to 46% of her body in a devastating BBQ accident, Shelley Dunne faced months of treatment and a recovery that continued long after she left the hospital....

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Internationally acclaimed Australian-American lyric soprano Danielle de Niese reflects on a remarkable career that began on Australian television and has taken her to the Metropolitan Opera, Covent Garden, Broadway and...

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Elite athletes make extraordinary movements look effortless, but what is really happening inside their muscles and brains? Associate Professor Theresa Larkin explains fast- and slow-twitch muscle fibres, how repeated movements...

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Queens of the Greens III – The Sounds of History Repeating is bringing together generations of Melbourne’s LGBTQIA+ community for a celebration of drag, friendship and shared history. Sharon Starr...

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New research suggests our teeth may have overtaken our eyes as the first feature people notice when judging attractiveness. Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne explores why smiles carry such powerful social...

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‘From All Sides’ puts a multicultural, bisexual Australian family at the centre of a story about relationships, identity and sexuality, but does important representation automatically make compelling cinema? Suzy Wrong...

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Wear It Purple Day is about showing LGBTQIA+ young people they are supported exactly as they are, but what happens when that support is missing at home? Bec Dahl looks...

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