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Victorian Police Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton said conducting on-site drug tests at public events “safely and quickly is not really a practical option”. But the technology is available.
Here are some short- and medium-term strategies for transitioning to renewable, reliable and affordable energy in South Australia.
Results from a study of business students show how committed they are when it comes to working for socially responsible companies.
A project set up north of Melbourne’s CBD aims to create a living laboratory for developing a highly integrated, smart, multimodal transport system.
An internationally renowned jeweller, now based in Germany, Helen Britton is inspired by the landforms of Western Australia. A new exhibition of her work is captivating.
New South Wales law provides no clear definition of the crimes that fall into the worst possible category. This leads to inconsistent and unfair sentencing.
Air crash investigators will be piecing together the events leading up to the crash of a charter aircraft in Essendon this week.
If you want to know who’s going to win the Oscars, your best bet is the bookmakers.
Israel has only a handful of friends on the international stage. Australia is one of them.
We might be able to grow artificial meat but are people really prepared to eat such produce over meat from farmed animals?
Taxing carbon has always been a tricky political sell for conservatives. But a group of establishment US Republicans is touting the idea of a carbon “tax and dividend” as a way to break the deadlock.
A Stanford professor developed a handy way of estimating and comparing our risk of death from various events – the micromort.
Despite its promises, people analytics has serious ethical implications and can adversely affect organisations and how people are treated at work.
A new study shows how Australian authorities are battling the invasive Asian tiger mosquito in Torres Strait, reducing risks of mosquito-borne disease outbreaks.
It’s one thing to read Irvine Welsh’s grim tale of 1980s Scotland - it’s another to see it happen three feet away from you.
Glencore has admitted responsibility for air pollution in Mount Isa, but its latest report puts the onus on residents to minimise their exposure to lead contamination in their homes.
Rather than boycotting the Israeli leader’s visit, we should instead demand that he put forward some concrete proposals for a meaningful peace process.
Some argue, determinedly and erroneously, that when functioning correctly bank capital levels are almost magical things.
If the Therapeutic Goods Administration implements new proposals to regulate complementary medicines, you can be more confident they actually do what they say on the packet.
Labor has been criticised for vacillating about about its 50% renewable energy ambition. But its proposed emissions intensity scheme could boost green energy without any hard target at all.
Preventing sexual violence is everyone’s responsibility, but we need to be careful about how we do it.
The world’s most famous YouTube vlogger has been at the centre of a media storm over perceived anti-Semitism. But amid the demonisation, some nuance is needed.
Reckless government investment decisions are sadly the norm when it comes to transport infrastructure. Three key checks on the decision-making process can help ensure taxpayers get value for money.
The basic idea of trickle-down economics is that giving economic help to companies or people at the top of society should generate benefits for those in layers further down.