How do we reasonably and accurately balance the risks of the AstraZeneca vaccine against the benefits? Conceptualising risk can be tricky, but the government’s latest advice is sensible.
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The thinking behind the idea of a dump near Whyalla goes back 60 years.
We’ll need mass vaccination hubs and expanded GP vaccination clinics to deliver jabs to millions of Australians.
This shift in focus away from AstraZeneca to the Pfizer vaccine has serious impacts on the timing of the rollout and public confidence in the AstraZeneca vaccine.
Remaking aged care in Australia starts with embracing people-centred design. Instead of the institutional model with its focus on restraint, we need to understand and design for people’s needs.
Even with the highest possible rates of vaccination, New Zealand will need to keep up public health measures, or consider letting go of the concept of elimination and focus instead on disease control.
New research examines how recent federal elections would have been affected if optional preferential voting had been used. The results were not favourable to Labor.
Artificial intelligence is probably already helping many students write essays. Schools and unis need to start talking about the ethical implications now.
The good news is New Zealand’s whistleblower protection laws will be stronger. The bad news is they might still not be strong enough.
What happens when the distant frontier takes up residence in the family home? How are we to remember our flawed ancestors? A new book grapples with these questions.
Our well-meaning efforts to use images to help demystify the vaccination process or share our pride in getting a COVID vaccine can backfire.
Avoid using a hot blow dryer too, as these can wreck the rubber seals and damage the screen.
Failing to address skyrocketing housing prices risks the future of young Australians and the financial system.
New research reveals high support for a First National Voice to be enshrined in the Constitution.
The vaccine rollout was thrown into fresh uncertainty on Thursday night after the government received medical advice against using the AstraZeneca vaccine for people under 50 because of the very small risk of blood clots.
Scott Morrison is inclined to underestimate tough women - and these tough women now present a serious political challenge
Arts Minister Paul Fletcher has taken aim at what he calls a ‘cosy club’ of arts elites. But his claim of ‘unprecedented’ arts funding and a push for greater fairness don’t add up.
Director’s responsibilities are to the company, not the the owners, even if those owners are the government.
All vaccines and medications come with risks. But the risks of delaying vaccination are far higher.
Scientists have called it “vaccine-induced prothrombotic immune thrombocytopenia”, or VIPIT. The condition is characterised by a shortage of platelets in the blood.
The government’s response to Kate Jenkins’ landmark report on sexual harassment in the workplace includes several positive measures. On the whole, however, it doesn’t go far enough.
Climate change has already made tropical oceans too hot for some marine species to survive. As they flee towards the poles, the implications for ecosystems and human livelihoods will be profound.
Uncle Segar is an expert on many things including the land, sea and sky. This knowledge is then captured in his artworks.
Unless mining is done differently, rushing to bring copper mines into production could unleash unacceptable, catastrophic impacts.
How does rock art matter? New research finds it can act as a kind of intergenerational media –even when no longer visible to the eye.