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All three Tasmanian Liberal-held House of Representatives seats – Bass, Lyons and Braddon – will be critical to the election result.
Empathy seems to be the key to developing friendships. It’s especially important for young men establishing supportive friendships with young women.
On screen or in public, why does the sight of men kissing continue to provoke controversy, censorship and even violence?
A Productivity Commission report on digital disruption argues that government’s should stop creating barriers to innovation but it fails to provide solutions on privacy and ownership of data.
Victoria has announced a renewable energy target of 40% by 2025.
The observation of gravitational waves from a second black hole merger implies there are many more black holes in the universe than scientists had previously anticipated.
Lynton Crosby is the manipulator with the Midas touch, who has a reputation for tapping into those ideas and prejudices that coarsen public life but are seemingly widely held and a ballot-box boon.
Since Orange is the New Black was released in 2013, it has redefined images of femininity on screen and paved the way for a host of new woman-centred TV shows.
Employers run the risk of breaking the law if they are getting interns to do work that otherwise would be done by paid employees.
The key battleground of South Australia has been inundated during the campaign with regular visits from both Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten.
For every advance in LGBT rights that is made in one part of the world, there are extreme regressions elsewhere.
Pathology Australia promptly abandoned its Don’t Kill Bulk Bill campaign against cuts to bulk-billing incentives after doing a deal with the federal government.
Recent reports have signalled another potential Medicare cost blowout due to the billing practices of GPs providing care after hours. Is it true and is there a problem with these services?
You’ve heard of cap-and-trade schemes for greenhouse gases. Perhaps we also need one to limit the amount of fertiliser runoff onto the Great Barrier Reef.
Despite advances in technology, carbon capture and storage could be unsettled by renewable upstarts.
The ephemeral social media platform Snapchat is a hit with young people. And while it can lead to risky behaviour, it can also encourage creative experimentation and socialisation.
Was Malcolm Turnbull right to say that larger and more frequent storms are one of the predicted consequences of climate change – but that you can’t attribute any particular storm to global warming?
In the the wake of the Orlando massacre, many people directly affected by this homophobic hate crime are prevented from offering help due to homophobic regulations.
Can you repatriate a painting? Descendants of Aboriginal painter William Barak ran a crowdsourcing campaign to try to buy back the previously unknown artwork Ceremony.
A new theory could explain why the key molecules of life - DNA and RNA - only come in one of two possible forms.
Federal politics is intertwined with local ACT politics more than usual this year: there is a territory poll due on October 14 for the ACT Assembly. And the Barr Labor government is under pressure.
The majority of bankruptcies occur due to unemployment and excessive credit, rather than business failure.
Methadone is used mainly to treat dependence on heroin, but also other prescription drugs. It is sometimes used to treat severe chronic pain.
Terrorism and links to IS – real or purported – need to be very carefully handled by the media for fear of reproducing propaganda.