What is ‘cognitive reserve’? How we can protect our brains from memory loss and dementia
Activities that engage your brain, such as learning a new language and completing crosswords, as well as having high levels of social interaction, can reduce your risk of dementia.
Act now to protect your digital rights, Big Brother and his Little Sisters may be watching
Sooner or later, China will recognise the value of digital assets. This adds to the urgency of citizens ensuring they control the data trails that tell the world what they think and do.
Could long-distance bullies in Australia face up to 20 years in jail for encouraging suicide?
Whether such a verdict would be handed down in Australia remains to be seen, but there are a few things we do know about cases like this one.
Trucks are destroying our roads and not picking up the repair cost
Australia should follow the lead of other nations like New Zealand and Switzerland and increase the charges for heavy vehicles on roads, proportionate to the amount of wear and tear they cause.
What happens if Trump’s White House invokes executive privilege?
Laws that limit presidential power won't enforce themselves – Congress must act.
Vital Signs: it will take more than asking for a pay rise to fix Australia’s wages problem
For a whole lot of workers in Australia, cutting a better pay deal is very hard.
Explainer: how law enforcement decodes your photos
Photos are full of information, from your location to phone model, and digital forensics can help extract it.
Pauline Hanson is wrong – we need to include children with disability in regular classrooms
Evidence shows that the senator's comments on the burden of children with disability are misleading.
Should ‘pro-ana’ websites be criminalised in Australia?
Criminalising websites that celebrate extreme, unhealthy thinness is deeply problematic.
Australia is still lagging on some aspects of early childhood education
The latest OECD report on early learning education and care gives Australia a mixed report card.
How to ask for a pay rise
Building negotiating power is crucial for anyone looking to ask for a pay rise. But for those who can't, perhaps it's the employers' responsibility to ensure fair compensation.
Who’s responsible? Housing policy mismatched to our $6 trillion asset
New research finds a state of confusion when it comes to Australian government policymaking on housing, despite its huge economic and social significance.
Friday essay: the legend of Ishtar, first goddess of love and war
Love, it is said, is a battlefield, and it was no more so than for the first goddess of love and war, Ishtar. Her legend has influenced cultural archetypes from Aphrodite to Wonder Woman.
Is it really so wrong to care for an introduced bird species?
We all know how vital it is for our native bird species to thrive. But what if the only birds that visit your garden are introduced "pest" species? Many people feel these birds deserve some love too.
The Lark Descending: are non-native birds undervalued in New Zealand?
Latest results from garden bird surveys in New Zealand show that at least six non-native species have declined over the past decade.
Grattan on Friday: Plenty of ‘rising damp’ in Turnbull government’s approach
As it attempts to limit vulnerabilities and confront pressing issues, the government is sending some confusing signals to the electorate.
The government’s new energy plans will leave investors less confident than ever
Proposals for the government to commission more "baseload" electricity generation will raise private sector concerns over Canberra's growing willingness to intervene in a previously free market.
Explainer: how malware gets inside your apps
It's not safe out there for an app.
‘Who knew the world could be so awful’: Alice Birch’s apocalyptic feminist theatre
'Well behaved women seldom make history,' wrote historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, and Revolt. She said. Revolt again. at Melbourne's Malthouse Theatre takes the idea to its apocalyptic extremes.
Uber gets a backseat driver as Kalanick exits top job
The CEO gets out as investor power triumphs.
