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Social media provides valued community spaces for autistic young people

Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition which influences how people communicate and process information. A significant proportion of autistic children do not speak, or only speak a few words. Many find it difficult to communicate face to face, especially when interaction is fast moving or dependent on interpreting bodily cues.

The Conversation · Oct 8

Andrew Garfield plays a ploughman in The Uprising – but the real medieval rebels weren’t all peasants

The Uprising is the first film inspired by the peasants’ revolt of the summer of 1381 – the largest popular rebellion in medieval England.

The Conversation · Oct 8

Andrew Charlton flags requiring AI companies to run tough ‘risk management’ systems

Assistant Minister for Science, Technology and the Digital Economy, Andrew Charlton, has flagged the government is looking to regulate AI companies by forcing them to run rigorous “risk management” processes.

The Conversation · Oct 8

Apple’s new age verification is a game-changer for kids’ safety online. We need the rest of big tech to follow

Australians who use Apple devices can once again access the world’s most popular adult content site, Pornhub.

The Conversation · Oct 8

Queensland is leading Australia’s fight against illicit tobacco. Should other states follow suit?

Not a week goes by without a news story about illicit tobacco in Australia, which is now a serious problem across the country.

The Conversation · Oct 8

Politics with Michelle Grattan: why Victoria’s unpredictable election matters nationally

There are just seven weeks to go before the Victorian election on November 28. Labor is trying to beat the odds to do something it’s never achieved in the state before: after 12 years in power, it’s trying to win its fourth straight term.

The Conversation · Oct 8

IceCube is built on decades of research into tiny ‘ghost particles’ – but it was the first to find neutrinos coming from deep space

All visible matter in the universe – stars, planets, you, me – is made up of some combination of 12 fundamental particles. The lightest and most abundant of these are neutrinos. They are also the least visible. With every tick of the clock, more than 100 billion of these “little…

The Conversation · Oct 8

Australia’s top court puts fossil fuel developers on notice

Australia’s highest court has just delivered its first-ever decision in a climate case. And it could sour the economic argument for developing new coal and gas projects in New South Wales, and possibly Australia.

The Conversation · Oct 8

New comedy horror series Gnomes understands just how delightfully daggy good Aussie TV should be

There’s a rich tradition of daggy humour in Australian film and television, running from Alvin Purple (1973) to Muriel’s Wedding (1994) to the inimitable ABC series Dog’s Head Bay (1999). These works embrace the cultural cringe of Australianness in a way that’s thoroughly disarming.

The Conversation · Oct 8

Thinking of taking melatonin to help you sleep? Here’s what you need to know

Whether you’re struggling with jet lag, are a shift worker who sleeps during the day, or someone with more severe insomnia, you might have wondered if melatonin can help you get a better sleep.

The Conversation · Oct 8