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‘Fry now pay later’: tracing a century of skin cancer messaging in Australia

In 1981, a jingle played out across Australia, encouraging us to “Slip, Slop, Slap!”

The Conversation · Mar 4

A 1980s cost-of-living crisis gave Australia a thriving arts program – could we do it again?

The cost-of-living crisis is hitting the arts hard. Artists struggle to survive on poverty wages and audiences are getting priced out.

The Conversation · May 26, 2025

X has been used to represent love and kisses for centuries. But how did it start?

“1,000 Letters and 15,000 Kisses” screamed the headline in an 1898 edition of the English newspaper, the Halifax Evening Courier.

The Conversation · Feb 13, 2025

From badges to ball gowns: how fashion took centre-stage in the 1967 and 2023 referendums

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names and images of deceased people. This story also contains examples of outdated language

The Conversation · Sep 5, 2023

Medicare has been under pressure for years. So is it broken and can it be fixed?

These experts say Medicare is at breaking point and it's time for major reform.

ABC News · Apr 19, 2023

Model of suffragette’s 1909 rooftop protest donated to library where it happened

American women’s rights activist Alice Paul, then aged 24, took action in Glasgow that August.

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2022

What's there to do in Scotland this week? Here's seven things for seven days

1 THE fabulous Val McDermid is appearing at Glasgow’s Mitchell Library this week talking about her new book and heroine Allie Burns – as well as…

The National (Scotland) · May 15, 2022

Scottish book festival kicks off with packed line-up

GLASGOW’S Aye Write book festival launches today with a star-studded weekend kicking off the programme, set to run across the next three weekends.

The National (Scotland) · May 6, 2022

'A human being, not just mum': the women's liberationists who fought for the rights of mothers and children

Mother’s Day has long been exploited for commercial and political gain. This year, again, my inbox is filled with gift ideas to “make mum smile”. With the federal election looming, we can expect candidates to make the most of this weekend to demonstrate their pro-family credentials.

The Conversation · May 6, 2022

A tale of subterfuge, rivalry, Napoleon and snakes: how the NSW State Library came to own the map of Abel Tasman's voyages

Every year, tens of thousands of New South Wales State Library patrons walk past a stunning mosaic replica of the Tasman Map on the floor of the Mitchell library vestibule. The original Tasman map, recently restored, charts the two voyages of the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman in 1642 and 1644.

The Conversation · Mar 2, 2022