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The federal governments efforts to tackle the financial abuse of elders is to be welcomed - but will banks be properly empowered to act?
David Williamson and Jack Hibberd tower over Australian drama. Williamson’s The Department and Hibberd’s A Stretch of the Imagination both showcase the strange yet compelling detachment of these playwrights’ visions.
For the first time research has shown that mercury released in the northern hemisphere ends up in Australia’s tropics.
Our society is now intolerant of those who are intolerant of others; they can be legally penalised. But is that in itself a failure of tolerance?
We know overuse and inappropriate use of antibiotics contribute to resistance, so it’s important we develop strategies to improve practice.
Studies have found paying people to quit is more effective than other methods, so why are we not considering it in Australia?
Much of the Earth’s megafauna are now found outside their native ranges. Thanks to introduced populations, megafauna richness on each continent is higher today than during the past ~10,000 years.
Why are some animals resistant to waterborne disease? A reader wants to know.
A common theme from science fiction is a vision of a world where humans do less work and machines do more. Why have we not yet reached that point?
The gates to hell in Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy tell us to “abandon all hope, yet who enter here”. Despite its unfunny premise, ‘La Commedia’ ends well, with its protagonist Dante reaching heaven.
Australia is becoming wealthier, but much of that wealth remains concentrated in the hands of older generations.
Siri is sassy. But when does the tone of voice in digital help override usefulness?
‘Vote No’ campaign material distributed by the Australian Conservatives claims that if same-sex marriage is legalised, the Safe Schools program will be ‘mandatory in schools’. We looked at the facts.
Ambae does not fit the stereotypical image of a volcano, and it poses a significant threat.
Despite billions raised in the past year, ICOs are still risky. But ASIC has finally given us a sign of how they will be regulated.
Space inspires, and the establishment of a Space Agency in Australia is well positioned to drive engagement in STEM.
Michelle Grattan speaks with Deep Saini about the week in Australian politics.
We have learned a lot in the year since South Australia’s lights went out, and have made some useful early reforms. But the energy sector and politicians need to chart a much steadier course in future.
Twitters experiment with 280 characters bears a remarkable resemble to the time Coca Cola changed its formula. That didn’t end well.
Current events show that the old problem of populism is making a comeback, and that populism is indeed an autoimmune disease of our age of monitory democracy.
Australia’s insolvency laws inhibit growth and innovation. They weren’t designed for small business, which make up 97% of all businesses.
As well as thousands of deaths and huge destruction, Japan’s 2011 tsunami carried potentially invasive species en masse across an entire ocean.
Many of the online testimonials you might read for dentists and other health professional can not only mislead, they can be illegal.
Australia now has more states and territories with specific revenge porn laws than those without. But they may not be the most effective way to tackle the problem.