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Space tourists will need someone to show them around. This is just one of several jobs that currently don’t exist but are expected to be a reality with in a decade.
Peter Dutton always sounds put upon. This week he was bleating about Guardian Australia and the ABC ‘defaming’ him.
Some Olympic moments are a timely reminder of the human capacity to bounce back in the face of challenge or failure. But why do some people wilt, while others seem to do over or go again?
Both Australia and Vietnam have claimed the Battle of Long Tan as a victory. The argument from Australian veterans that their 50th anniversary commemorations are apolitical falls flat.
Messages on social media reportedly fuelled the burning of Buddhist temples in Indonesia last month. Laws against hate speech are widely ignored and weakly policed.
The term APD describes several disorders that result in a breakdown in the listening process. It is most common in primary school, affecting more than 5% of children.
Badminton is one of the most popular sports in the world (especially across Asia, Denmark and the United Kingdom), with over 200 million people playing worldwide.
When parliament returns later this month, Labor's Anne Aly will become the first Muslim woman to take a seat in the lower house.
Energy markets are increasingly global, with growing security issues. Disengaging is not the answer.
The way we consume sport is changing, and that’s having massive ramifications on the way sport and broadcast television are funded.
It has taken more than three months for the Australian and PNG governments to jointly announce the Manus Island detention centre will close. But the detainees’ fate is now even more uncertain.
Babies cry. A lot. But when does crying become colic, and what can we do about it?
There is a view that philanthropy from super-wealthy individuals, rather than government policy, will be the force that changes the world for the better. But this seems unlikely in Australia.
US involvement in the Paris Agreement depends on the president – so what happens when the president changes?
Are penalty rates no longer relevant in the retail industry — and do they cost jobs? Recent research compared two neighbouring states where one raised rates to the other’s level to find the answer.
A few programs are leading the way to help support researchers in achieving impact.
Just like an efficient car on a long trip, the best marathon runners also use less energy to run at a given speed.
The Bachelor, like most reality TV, thrives on drama. But its particular style of conflict illustrates an uncomfortable point: women can easily be sexist against other women.
There’s a concern that images posted on social media run the risk of disrupting the accurate identification of people allegedly involved in a crime.
Teriparatide is an injectable drug to treat severe osteoporosis, a condition where mineral loss causes the bones to become brittle and to fracture easily.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s first major post-election economic speech revealed not a hint of awareness that large swathes of the electorate had been unpersuaded by his major policy programs.
Athletes are increasingly expected to be good role models. But we don’t usually expect them to sacrifice their chance of winning to help others.
A study claiming “only half your friends like you” made headlines last week. But the data support a humbler, and perhaps happier, story.
The Country Liberal Party government in the Northern Territory faces near-certain defeat on August 27.