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Outspoken conservative political commentator Freya Leach marries NSW Young Liberals secretary Cooper Gannon in Sydney - days after unleashing on Anthony Albanese
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Outspoken conservative political commentator Freya Leach marries NSW Young Liberals secretary Cooper Gannon in Sydney - days after unleashing on Anthony Albanese

Daily Mail  

An outspoken political commentator had reasons to celebrate on Sunday. Freya Leach, 21, well known for her critical views, walked down the aisle at a Sydney church this weekend with new groom, NSW Young Liberals secretary Cooper Gannon. An outspoken political commentator had reasons to celebrate on Sunday Freya Leach, 21, well known for her critical views, walked down the …

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Columbia University calls in police to end pro-Palestinian protest as campus encampment movement reaches Australia
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Columbia University calls in police to end pro-Palestinian protest as campus encampment movement reaches Australia

ABC  

Australian students have joined a pro-Palestinian campus encampment protest that has swept through universities in the United States, where it has led to nearly 1,000 arrests, dozens of suspensions and cancelled classes. Columbia University president Nemat Minouche Shafik authorised New York Police to clear the student encampment "out of an abundance of concern" for safety on campus. "All of us …

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Amid visa fraud concerns, Australian universities ban students from certain Indian states
1 year, 6 months ago

Amid visa fraud concerns, Australian universities ban students from certain Indian states

Firstpost  

An increase in fraudulent visa applications has prompted two other Australian institutions to prohibit recruiting students from certain Indian states, according to a media report. “The university has observed a significant increase in the proportion of visa applications being refused from some Indian regions by the Department of Home Affairs,” the Federation University’s letter to agents said. Australian universities, including …

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Sydney University rips up law exam paper after student Freya Leach claimed her name was used
2 years, 1 month ago

Sydney University rips up law exam paper after student Freya Leach claimed her name was used

Daily Mail  

Sydney University has torn up a law exam after a furious student claimed her name had been used deliberately to portray a fictional HIV-positive killer. Freya Leach, 19, a second year student at the University of Sydney, said she was horrified to discover a right-wing woman also named Freya in her law assignment. Ms Leach felt targeted when a character …

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Academic papers from the 1960s reveal how a CIA-funded 'mind control' program came to Australia
3 years, 4 months ago

Academic papers from the 1960s reveal how a CIA-funded 'mind control' program came to Australia

ABC  

In the winter of 1960, Martin Orne, remembered as one of the 20th century's greatest psychologists, touched down in Sydney. "The environment at Sydney was electrically alive with intellectual stimulation," says psychologist Dr Peter Sheehan, who was completing his honours in psychology at the faculty during Professor Orne's visit. Alternative explanations The aim of Professor Orne's experiments in Sydney was …

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Child ADHD is on the rise, but many of these diagnoses may be unnecessary or harmful
3 years, 8 months ago

Child ADHD is on the rise, but many of these diagnoses may be unnecessary or harmful

ABC  

During my daughter's challenging first year of school, we discovered how much effort it took her to sit and learn. However, my newly published study in JAMA Network Open finds these increases in ADHD diagnoses may be largely due to children like my daughter, whose behaviours fall within a normal range. In the US, for example, almost half of all …

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