Albanese accuses Facebook of shrugging off fakery
Anthony Albanese has also criticised the government for attacking freedom of the press and the right...
Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra07-12-2019
Chinese students top the PISA rankings, but some Shanghai parents are turning away from the school system
China is fast becoming a middle-class nation.Ewan Yap/UnsplashAustralian 15 year olds were around th...
Hannah Soong, Senior Lecturer in Teacher Education Practice, School of Education, University of South Australia07-12-2019
Working at Heights: Why the Risks of Occupational Accidents Still Fall on Builders
In most cities and towns, the construction industry is booming, and all you have to do is look aro...
Alertforce07-12-2019
VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Angus Taylor, medevac and cuts to the public service
Angus Taylor addresses the house during Question Time. AAP/Lukas CochMichelle Grattan talks with Uni...
Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra07-12-2019
China's failed gene-edited baby experiment proves we're not ready for human embryo modification
The team used CRISPR on human embryos in a bid to render them resistant to HIV infection. But instea...
Dimitri Perrin, Senior Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology07-12-2019
Remember the arts? Departments and budgets disappear as politics backs culture into a dead end
The federal decision to eliminate a department of arts came as a surprise to public servants. Jade F...
Julian Meyrick, Professor of Creative Arts, Flinders University07-12-2019
Curious Kids: how do we know if a dinosaur skeleton is from a child dinosaur or an adult dinosaur?
This T. rex is very big, but was it a grown-up?ShutterstockWhen you find dinosaur skeletons, how can...
Caitlin Syme, PhD in Vertebrate Palaeontology, The University of Queensland07-12-2019
Western Australia looks set to legalise voluntary assisted dying. Here's what's likely to happen from next week
If the bill clears its final hurdle next week, Western Australia will become the second state in Aus...
Courtney Hempton, Associate Research Fellow, Deakin University07-12-2019
Different Types of Headphones and Which Ones You Should Buy?
Headphones have been around for quite some time now. They are a boon for audiophiles and media con...
News Company06-12-2019
What are Instant Cash Loans and how to obtain them Quickly?
Feel like going on a vacation but short on money? Or Need to buy something urgently? Or maybe wa...
News Company06-12-2019
Modafinil As Study Aid: Options For Better Brain Function
Being smart or intelligent has always been a coveted gift or skill in us humans. We are already considered as an advanced species of animals due to the changes that we have introduced in the environ…
The imperative of generator servicing
The main reason as to why you have a generator in your home is for backup. That means it has to be up and running all the time so that in case there is a surge with electricity, you can use it as …
To sell travel packages partner with Holiday Centre - Advertisement
If you are a travel or accommodation provider allow the travel professionals at HolidayCentre.com market your products.. With a business name like Holiday Centre, you can be sure that they will delive…
Friday essay: living with fire and facing our fears
The smouldering ruins of a child's bike lies amongst a property lost to bushfires in the Mid North Coast region of NSW last month.Darren Pateman/AAPIt is only mid-November but we have to walk early to…
Keeping Australians safe at airports
The Morrison Government is increasing counter-terrorism measures across nine airports by boosting the Australian Federal Police’s capability to disrupt and deter high-risk-incidents. Prime Min…
Explainer: why homicide rates in Australia are declining
Latest figures reveal homocides in Australia are at historic lows. AAP/James RossAccording to the latest figures, homicides in Australia are at historic lows and compare well against international tre…
Making space: how designing hospitals for Indigenous people might benefit everyone
Sunshine Coast University Hospital uses evidence-based design to provide outside spaces with views that Indigenous people tell us they value.Architectus, Author providedWelcome to the next article in …
Vital Signs: Australia's slipping student scores will lead to greater income inequality
While no test is perfect but the Programme for International Student Assessment rankings are pretty useful for understanding the skills young people are being equipped with.www.shutterstock.comThe lat…
We're using lasers and toaster-sized satellites to beam information faster through space
The electromagnetic spectrum we can access with current technologies is completely occupied. This means experts have to think of creative ways to meet our rocketing demands for data.NASA Johnson/Flick…
Grattan on Friday: Angus Taylor's troubles go international, in brawl with Naomi Wolf
Morrison would rather live with a problem minister in a key post than give a scalp to Labor.Mick Tsikas/AAPScott Morrison said it with a straight face, and repetition for emphasis. “I’m ve…
Media and Capital Partners spins out new agency arm Mojo Media
Media and Capital Partners, one of Australia’s leading investor relations and media relations consultancies, has spun out a new, fully integrated consumer, finance and technology PR agency called …
Early medical abortion is legal across Australia but rural women often don't have access to it
Australian women can have an early medical termination – which involves taking two oral medications – up to the ninth week of pregnancy.Jonatán Becerra/UnsplashAround one in si…
All hail apostrophes - the heavy lifters who 'point a sentence in the right direction'
Doing away with the apostrophe is not just the beginning of the end ... it's the end. www.shutterstock.comReports this week about the demise of the Apostrophe Protection Society may have been greatly …
It's the 10-year anniversary of our climate policy abyss. But don't blame the Greens
In 2009, a Bob Brown-led Greens party voted against an emissions trading scheme – but they can't be blamed for what came after.Mick Tsikas/AAPFederal Labor this week commemorated a dubious anniv…
Morrison cuts a swathe through the public service, with five departmental heads gone
Scott Morrison has announced a dramatic overhaul of the federal public service, cutting the number of departments and creating several new mega ones, while removing five secretaries.The departments w…
Aussie mum and dads dumping traditional shares to invest in equity crowfunding
Australia is experiencing somewhat of an investment revolution with a growing number of Aussies choosing not to invest in traditional wealth creation such as shares and property - and instead opting…
Tick, tock... how stress speeds up your chromosomes' ageing clock
At a molecular level, stresses and strains can make your body clock break into a sprint.Lightspring/ShutterstockAgeing is an inevitability for all living organisms, and although we still don’t k…
The government wants to privatise visa processing. Who will be held accountable when something goes wrong?
The Department of Home Affairs has begun taking steps to outsource its visa processing to private service providers. This move has sparked an important national debate on transparency, accountability …
10 Tips to buy a used car
When you want to replace your car, the simple pleasure of "getting a new car" sometimes obscures some basic criteria of choice. And the euphoria of departure may give way to disappointment after a…
Left-leaning Australians may look to New Zealand with envy, but Ardern still has much work to do
Jacinda Ardern created an indefinable aura of promise – but just as people fall in love, some have fallen out of love, too.AAP/Mick TsikasIn October 2017, 37-year-old Jacinda Ardern became prime…
Scientists fear insect populations are shrinking. Here are six ways to help
Scientists need your help to protect Australia's insects and track their numbers.Joe Castro/AAPAre you planning a big garden clean-up this summer, or stocking up on fly spray to keep bugs at bay? Befo…
Aquariums, meerkats and gaming screens: how hospital design supports children, young people and their families
This aquarium at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne helps reframe hospitals as exciting hubs of activity with things to do and friends to meet.Shannon McGrath/Advanced Aquarium TechnologiessWe…
To stop a tech apocalypse we need ethics and the arts
If recent television shows are anything to go by, we’re a little concerned about the consequences of technological development. Dystopian narratives abound. Black Mirror projects the negative co…
To restore public confidence in apartments, rewrite Australia's building codes
Compliance with the National Construction Code provides no guarantee that an apartment won't leak.ShutterstockA prestige apartment building in Sydney built by a well-known developer is undergoing a s…
Explainer: the ideas of Kant
The moody landscapes of Caspar David Friedrich were inspired by Kant's ideas of the sublime.Wikimedia CommonsIt was claimed Immanuel Kant’s routine was so predictable his neighbours could set th…
GDP update: spending dips and saving soars as we stash rather than spend our tax cuts
Australians saved rather than spent most of the budget tax cuts, almost doubling the proportion of household income saved, leaving spending languishing.The September quarter national accounts show tha…
Fingerprint login should be a secure defence for our data, but most of us don't use it properly
Even though passcode options include swipe patterns and long passwords, many users still use easy 4-digit PINs. This is because people are often lulled into a false sense of security when they use fin…
The Two Popes: a mixed bag theologically and politically, with bravura performances
Anthony Hopkins (left) as Benedict and Jonathan Pryce as Francis in The Two Popes (2019).NetflixNetflix’s The Two Popes may be best described, borrowing a turn of phrase from Fredric Jameson, as…
