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Six tips to keep you and your devices secure in the gig economy

  • Written by: Mike Johnstone, Security Researcher, Senior Lecturer in Software Engineering, Edith Cowan University
imageHow secure are you?Shutterstock

The gig economy is offering Australians jobs, but it comes at a cost. These are often temporary positions, where workers are independent and have to take on more risks.

In our series Working Well in the Gig Economy we ask experts how workers can cope in this new environment.

The “gig economy”, where workers...

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Throw a veggie pattie on the barbie this Australia Day

  • Written by: Ozgur Dedehayir, Lecturer in Innovation Management, Queensland University of Technology
imageAnd not a steak in sight. Veggie BBQ image from www.shutterstock.com

Sausages, hamburger patties, lamb chops and T-bone steak. There is nothing like the traditional barbecue on Australia Day.

But like a piece of bone inconveniently lodged between our teeth, a small but growing segment of our society – vegans – question the ethical side...

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Welcome to Australia, a land of creatures out to kill you... maybe

  • Written by: Ronelle Welton, Scientist at the Australian Venom Research Unit, University of Melbourne
imageJust another of Australia's creepy crawlies... but will it kill you?Flickr/, CC BY-NC-ND

Welcome to Australia, a place that is the focus of regular reports that nearly every creature is ready and waiting to pounce. If it rains, it brings warnings of venomous snakes. If the weather is dry, then giant spiders can set up house in your power box.

But as...

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Australia Day, Invasion Day, Survival Day: a long history of celebration and contestation

  • Written by: Kate Darian-Smith, Professor of Australian Studies and History, University of Melbourne
imageThe Founding of Australia. By Capt. Arthur Phillip R.N. Sydney Cove, Jan. 26th 1788, Algernon Talmadge R.A, 1937.State Library of NSW

This is part of a series examining Australian national identity, especially around the ongoing debate about Australia Day.

Alongside the celebration, Australia Day also has a long history of commemoration and...

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  1. Parrot pie and possum curry – how colonial Australians embraced native food
  2. 'Australian' enough to be a hero?
  3. Push for a Commonwealth trading bloc further politicises free trade
  4. Heart disease: what happens when the ticker wears and tears
  5. Arthritis isn't just a condition affecting older people, it likely starts much earlier
  6. More lessons on fintech to come for Scott Morrison
  7. Australian cinema for Australia Day
  8. Explainer: the rules for shooting on film sets
  9. Do you need to worry if your baby has a flat head?
  10. Is 'clean coal' power the answer to Australia's emissions targets?
  11. Speaking with: Nicole Cook on union 'green bans', housing affordability and the Sirius building
  12. Recent death from resistant bug won't be the last
  13. Changing Australia Day is pointless – and there is much to celebrate
  14. There's no point to Australia's push to ratify the TPP
  15. More police won't necessarily lead to better outcomes on family violence – here's what we need
  16. What next for the anti-Trump protesters?
  17. The Australian history boom has busted, but there's hope it may boom again
  18. Why we lose our hearing and vision as we age
  19. The markers of everyday racism in Australia
  20. Game over: how professional athletes can have a career after sport
  21. Why older people get osteoporosis and have falls
  22. Changing climate has stalled Australian wheat yields: study
  23. 2017 will be a big year for Australia's energy system: here's what to look out for
  24. A Theory of Nothing: a novel approach to exposing how science really works
  25. Should gifted students go to a separate school?
  26. Race to the White House special – Trump's inauguration, and what's next for US foreign policy
  27. Disappearing votes: why investors should steer clear of Snapchat's dual-class shares
  28. Centrelink debt debacle is bad policy for mental health
  29. Beware The Slenderman: how users created the Boogieman of the internet
  30. Bots without borders: how anonymous accounts hijack political debate
  31. If you're serious about affordable Sydney housing, Premier, here's a must-do list
  32. Police pursuits: when does the end justify the means?
  33. Water-sensitive innovations to transform health of slums and environment
  34. The psychology of insults
  35. Talk to me: voice control is taking off, but it's not taking over yet
  36. Airbnb hosts beware – it's not just Centrelink using robo-debt systems
  37. Government's new critical infrastructure list raises more questions than it answers for investors
  38. What workspaces are the best for freelance workers?
  39. Five common myths about the ageing brain and body
  40. Aussies are getting older, and the health workforce needs training to reflect it
  41. Ringling Bros circus closure shows our changing attitudes to animals in captivity
  42. Too big, too expensive and too silly: why video game movies fail
  43. New science minister needs to maintain momentum and push the innovation agenda
  44. Was The Guardian’s WhatsApp reporting “irresponsible” or fake news?
  45. Ban on sleeping rough does nothing to fix the problems of homelessness
  46. Hong Kong’s clouded future
  47. Tomorrow's 'new collar' jobs will be quite old-fashioned, our response should be too
  48. After Bourke St, Victoria should not rush in on bail reform
  49. Smart contracts – smart or dumb?
  50. Of boldness: Some rhetorical pointers on Trump’s inauguration address

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