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The silencing of children has as long a history as child abuse itself. It is why we need royal commissions, books, and now a play: to allow children to tell us the truth of what was done to them.
Superannuation has arguably become a tax shelter for the wealthy. But here are three reforms which could re-introduce fairness.
When disaster strikes, more people than ever are turning to social media to find out if they’re in danger. But Australian emergency services need to work together more to learn what works to save lives.
The role of an engineer has diversified over the years to be something more than just building structures. But that is yet to be reflected in the way we teach the engineers of the future.
Only a few coal producers are undertaking risk assessments about the danger of coal assets becoming “stranded”, or unviable.
Solving the entrenched problems within our budgetary process is tricky - or is it?
What have businesses put on the table ahead of the Paris climate summit in December?
The hyperbole used to describe the dangers of new drugs can be counterproductive. Rather than containing their spread, the media can act as advertisers for emerging substances.
This Remembrance Day, spend some time with Claire Adams Mackinnon – the silent Hollywood movie star who stole the heart of Melbourne bachelor and lived the last 40 years of her life in Victoria.
Is the Dismissal a moment that will become even more significant if the push for Australia to become a republic gains momentum?
It’s possible the difference between Australia and the Netherlands (where euthanasia and assisted suicide are legal) lies more in the way we think about what we are doing than what actually happens.
More than 100 countries have taken the opportunity to comment and make recommendations on Australia’s human rights record.
Has Airbnb burst the “Disneyland” bubble that has enveloped our historical centres, governing their image and operations for export?
Essena O'Neill’s dramatic rejection of her successful social media channels raises important questions about how advertising and sponsored posts are regulated on social media.
The way in which Bob Wilesmith’s footage has come to dominate Australians’ recollection of The Dismissal is a story of prescience, luck and the limitations of the TV news technology of the day.
Amoebas are ancient bugs that predate multicellular organisms that often hide in water and mud.
BHP and Vale are under intense scrutiny following the failure of two dams associated with a joint venture iron ore mine in Brazil. It is believed 28 people have died.
Proposed changes to anti-doping are likely to increase WADA’s powers, but in the search to detect doping athletes, the innocent are likely to be punished along with the guilty.
It’s hard enough to get research funding in Australia, so what if your work falls outside one of the areas declared a “priority”?
Why are some southern right whale populations not recovering as fast as we hoped? The answer may be in their migrations.
The implications of the bringing of OHS charges extend far beyond Essendon. For WorkSafe Victoria and professional sporting competitions, it is the equivalent of crossing the rubicon.
Removing subsidies for the 50% with private health insurance is politically unpalatable. But scrapping rebates for ancillary services can be a good place to start.
We can’t fulfil Malcolm Turnbull’s ambition for an innovative nation without understanding why researchers are struggling to engage with industry.
This month is the centenary of the general theory of relativity. But how did we get from the absolutism of Newton to the relativity of Einstein?