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How many times do people make the comment about which parent a child takes after. So what does genetics say?
What does the OECD’s decision to limit finance for coal power stations mean for coal producers such as Australia?
Music is ubiquitous in our lives, but where are the spaces for boundary-pushing experimentation?
The government is set to restrict green groups’ right to challenge environmental approvals in court. But the law isn’t doing its job in protecting Australia’s plants and animals anyway.
Legislative and managerial weaknesses that exist in Australian airports mean we should not be complacent.
Income management was first applied to Indigenous communities before being implemented more widely. The Healthy Welfare Card policy appears to be on this same path.
Indonesia has a large young workforce. But this can be a problem if they can’t find jobs.
A Productivity Commission report has called for more effective regulation to minimise the exploitation faced by temporary migrant workers.
How culpable should BHP executives be for the deaths caused by the Samarco dam burst disaster in Brazil?
Charlie Sheen’s recent announcement that he has HIV has raised concerns about whether he may have transmitted the infection to other people.
Pain scientists are reasonably agreed that pain is an unpleasant feeling in our body that makes us want to stop and change our behaviour.
It’s time to close Australia’s brown coal power stations. Here’s how.
The Western Australian Minister for Environment and Heritage, Albert Jacob, has recently released the draft plan for conservation management in and around the Kimberley’s Horizontal Falls region. This…
The future of the worlds largest short film festival hangs in the balance. Can Tropfest survive? And, if not, what’s the loss to Australia’s film industry?
Social isolation in old age is a significant social concern. It is linked to a range of health problems and, in extreme cases, it can lead to people growing old and dying alone.
Just 55% of year 6 students and 52% of year 10 students are meeting the expected grades for ICT. What’s going wrong?
Whistleblowers still so often pay a significant personal and professional cost when they reveal wrongdoing.
Touch screens are everywhere these days but the materials commonly used to make them are not that abundant. So what are the alternatives?
Australian Strategic Policy Institute executive director Peter Jennings has strongly criticised the decision to lease the Port of Darwin to a Chinese company.
That Charlie Sheen would have to pay millions of dollars to keep his HIV status private is indicative of the level of stigma still attached to it.
Streaming on-demand services are bringing back classic TV shows in a big way. Is mining our collective nostalgia sacrilegious or just giving audiences what they want?
Despite their image as cold-loving creatures, Adélie penguins could be winners from climate change.
Pharmaceutical companies can use prescription medication ads to mislead an unwitting public for the sake of profits. While Australia prohibits such ads, the laws don’t go far enough.
Islamic State terrorism and propaganda are designed to provoke often predictable responses. We naturally respond with displays of outrage and solidarity, but we should beware the trap of division.