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Our mixed feelings about ageing are clearly revealed in the language we use to talk about it.
With foresight, we can steer our cities closer to the future we want instead of the futures we fear.
Efficacy is estimated to be as high as 99% in men who have sex with men who take Truvada daily.
The film Bastille Day – featuring a CIA agent trying to avert a terror attack in Paris – has been withdrawn from French cinemas after the tragedy in Nice. But what are we to make of Hollywood’s fondness for these kinds of stories?
Not all of the world’s coral reefs are in dire straits. Reef fisheries tend to do better in areas with strong ownership rights, and where people are closely involved in managing their local reefs.
The world’s use of finite resources continues to rise as global development continues. Can we help poorer nations raise their standard of living without exhausting all of our raw materials?
If behavioural sleep problems persist beyond infancy, there could be implications for children’s emotional and attentional development longer term.
To be innovative, companies need to employ people with a wide range of technical and non-technical skills, a new study has found.
Mobilising and organising large numbers of voters makes for a powerful political force, and as a tool for change in democracies. Its use is not limited to ‘elites’.
Many adults who have a lifelong problem with migraines first experience them in childhood or adolescence.
As the new Australian parliament takes the reins, health groups are moving to ensure the new health minister addresses a major health threat in this term of government: climate change.
To understand how some creatures evolved, you need to see how their brain developed over millions of years. That’s now possible thanks to some clever use of scanning technology.
The ageing population is only a relatively small contributor to the growth in hospital admissions.
Tragic and violent events are increasingly being live streamed to the world. Are we learning something from these graphic visuals – or are we wallowing in voyeurism and confirming our prejudices?
There’s a wider trend towards linking the energy and climate portfolios, and not before time – the race is on towards a low-carbon economy, and joined-up policy gets faster results.
Plagiarism in public life is an ugly slight upon the intelligence and the trust of an audience.
At long last, Australia has a government that is prepared to introduce real-time disclosure for political donations – a crucial change that lets voters make an informed choice at the ballot box.
Where Russia broke the cardinal rule of doping – don’t get caught – the anti-doping regime has broken a cardinal rule of nature: don’t poke the Russian Bear.
How has the wealth of Australian households changed over the last 15 years?
Household incomes and wealth have remained stagnant since 2009.
Business Briefing: The hurdles, pitfalls and payoffs of investing in Indonesia
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When it comes to doing business in Indonesia, some Australian businesses have a lot to learn.
The blockchain just doesn’t do what most people seem to think it does.
Lack of public awareness and stigma associated with bed-wetting in older children means few seek professional help despite successful treatments being available.
Australia needs a clear bipartisan vision of its role in the world and a strategic agenda for the long-term national interest.