Controlled experiments won’t tell us which Indigenous health programs are working
Like all good health care, improving health in remote settings requires an evidence base. But forcing all research questions into the randomised controlled trial model is not the answer.
From the edge of the Solar System, Voyager probes are still talking to Australia after 40 years
The Voyager space probes sent back some amazing images of the planets in the outer Solar System, and they're still talking to Earth every day via Australia's tracking station.
VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the government’s dual citizenship issues
Michelle Grattan and Deep Saini discuss the week in politics.
For sniffing out crime and missing persons, science backs blood-detection dogs
Blood-detection dogs work paw in hand with scientists and Australia's police to solve crimes and missing persons cases.
Vital Signs: RBA rates decision stuck between jobs growth and household debt
The Reserve Bank of Australia is stuck, according to the economic evidence, it has to raise rates but it also should cut.
Finding balance on marriage equality debate a particular challenge for the media
In the marriage equality debate as in any other, media outlets must balance the right to freedom of speech with the balance of evidence.
Walking the fine line between healthy weight advice and fat shaming
Is pointing out the negative health effects of overweight and obesity "fat shaming"?
Friday essay: Joan of Arc, our one true superhero
Forget Wonder Woman and Batman. The Maid of Orléans - an uneducated, teenage girl who led armies to victory - is a hero for our times.
Lessons from Adelaide in how a smart city can work to benefit everyone
Smart city thinking makes good use of rapidly developing technology to help make cities work better, easier-to-navigate, safer, healthier and more enjoyable places to live.
Noise from offshore oil and gas surveys can affect whales up to 3km away
Humpback whales are deterred from their migration routes by the noise of air guns used to survey the ocean floor for oil and gas deposits, a new study has found.
Grattan on Friday: Malcolm Turnbull’s government has finally defied fiction
Malcolm Turnbull is an optimist, or so he always tells us, and he'll be looking at how things could all work out for the best in the best of worlds.
What businesses can do to stamp out slavery in their supply chains
Businesses can use their purchasing power to change the actions of their suppliers and help to eradicate slavery - both in Australia and across the world.
New shock rocks government: Nationals’ deputy Fiona Nash a dual British citizen
The deputy leader of the Nationals, Fiona Nash, has been found to have dual British nationality.
Unrepentant Hanson hopes burqa stunt will create debate
Pauline Hanson's stunt of wearing a burqa into the Senate on Thursday drew a swingeing attack from George Brandis.
From Charlottesville to Nazi Germany, sometimes monuments have to fall
The violence sparked by the removal of Confederate statues in the US shows the ideas that collect around historical monuments. Sometimes it's better to remove them; yet they can be an important way of remembering trauma.
Speaking with: Nicole Gurran on Airbnb and its impact on cities
Dallas Rogers speaks with Nicole Gurran about the rise of AirBnb and what the limited data publicly available can tell us about how it's blurring the line between residential property and tourism.
High Court challenge to offshore immigration detention power fails
The Australian government had and has the power to do things necessary to establish and maintain its immigration detention facility on Manus Island, despite detention violating PNG law.
We all need to forget, even robots
Robots have a lot to learn from humans when it comes to memory.
Five commonly over-diagnosed conditions and what we can do about them
Australian health-care organisations are urging action on treatments of people who don't need them.
Grooming the globe: denying fairness, complexity and humanity
Making self-interest seem normal and a commitment to fairness an elite aberration has been a long-term project.
