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The benefits of bilingualism are clear and pronounced, so why don’t more Australians learn a second language?
What is the statute of limitations on spoilers? When can you comment on what you’ve watched? And at what point is our fear of ruining other people’s television experience hindering our own?
The “goon bag” is a cheap way for young people and others to get drunk.
We can learn a lot about ourselves and our evolutionary history by looking at the personalities of our primate cousins.
The hubris on show at Woolworths was never sustainable, and as a result CEO Grant O'Brien will join more than 1,000 employees losing their job.
Superbugs are back in the news – and everybody loves a good germ panic story.
Allegations that people smugglers were paid by Australian officials to return to Indonesia should not distract from the search to find a workable solution to the region’s asylum seeker problem.
We know saving is good and not all debt is bad. Where is our relationship to both?
The South Australian government has decided to largely limit funding for government-subsidised vocational courses to TAFE South Australia, the sole public training provider.
The latest Jurassic World movie has been criticised for its less than accurate portrayal of some of the dinosaurs. But how we imagine they looked and behaved has changed many times over the years.
A motion in favour of a Senate Inquiry into the establishment of a National Programme for Excellence in the Arts has been passed. What more can be done by those artists and arts organisations lobbying against unpopular changes to arts funding?
Jailing bankers for failing to uphold an ethical code is possible - it’s simply a matter of enforcing current laws.
Women coming out of jail require forms of assistance that are not simply directed at technologies for prevention or elimination of recidivism, but rather that are focused on health and well-being.
The success of probation programmes based on swift and certain sanctions has led to more than 160 such schemes operating in the US. Australia should consider whether the model might work here too.
The withholding of information about government actions in asylum seeker policy undermines its democratic accountability to the Australian people.
Greenhouse emissions from the aviation industry are still largely unregulated. The prospect of regulations for US flights sounds like progress, but it won’t happen without an elusive international consensus.
International and domestic forces appear to be conspiring to significantly ratchet up the pressure on Prime Minster Tony Abbott’s climate policy.
Australia’s current tax system distorts investor behaviour. Rethinking the entire structure could shift things for the better.
86% of university students severely affected by mental illness drop out, adding to their sense of worthlessness and failure.
Iconic murderers such as Martha Rendell electrify our imaginations and passions. The turn of the century case demonstrates why fiction can be such an effective vessel for history.
In our study, it was the comparison groups of children who showed a visual learning style, not the children with autism.
Interdisciplinary research is a lofty ideal, but the realities of how science is conducted mean that silos should not be so quickly dismissed.
On Human Experiments – As demand grows for newer and better drugs for an expanding range of conditions, so too does the need for clinical testing.
Up to five million Australian jobs could disappear with the next 15 years and technology advances and leads to more automation. So what should we do?