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Online retail customers demand support from every party involved in the product supply chain, but few are keeping up.
PIN codes, passwords, swipe patterns and biometrics can help secure your smartphone, but they’re far from foolproof.
The new TV show You’re Back in the Room would have us believe a powerful hypnotist can make us do whatever he says. This is inconsistent with over 200 years of evidence from the science of hypnosis.
Victoria’s family violence system unintentionally protects male perpetrators by making them invisible and providing opportunities for them to avoid responsibility.
Dallas Rogers speaks with Rhonda Itaoui about her research into Islamophobia and navigating the city as a Muslim in the wake of public fear over terror attacks and a lack of understanding about Islam.
Big new investors such as the Asian Infrastructure Development Bank are key players in a worldwide infrastructure, and that could be bad news for the environment.
Alan Moorehead’s accounts of the second world war revealed his vital and gripping talent, but his peacetime novels were stilted and corny. A new biography delves into his life and language.
Mainstream family violence services must also become culturally sensitive and responsive so they too can provide services to Indigenous community members.
A report by a taskforce reviewing Queensland’s anti-bikie laws is a step in the right direction for dealing with organised crime as a whole, rather than just focusing on one small sub-group.
A carbon tax on airline tickets might sound like a tricky sell, but many airlines already collect a similar levy to raise funds for developing world health initiatives.
Governments shouldn’t have to rely on major international information leaks like the Panama Papers to get information about companies’ tax avoidance abroad.
By speaking out about sexual violence and creating safe online spaces to seek support, victim-survivors may also encourage others to report the crime.
A Universal Basic Income is essentially free money for everyone, no strings attached. And it could be the perfect response to rising unemployment due to automation.
Popular wisdom holds that conservatives manage the economy better than their progressive counterparts, but recent data from the US and Australia does not bear this out.
Longer campaigns suggest the government is confident in its ability to debate the issues, but also give it more chances to get caught out.
We have developed a new stem cell technique capable of regenerating any human tissue damaged by injury, disease or ageing.
The summer of 2015-2016 was the hottest on record for Australia’s oceans.
At a time when thin, muscly men dominate popular media, male ‘plus size’ models are all too rare. Yet the average Australian man is not lean and stringy – imagine if he saw himself in ad campaigns?
Human sacrifice seems horrifying and costly. But there might be a reason so many early human societies practiced it.
We need a major revamp of teacher education from the inside out that changes the model to provide all children with the education that is right for them.
Tesla’s new Model 3 may be the kick the electric car industry needs to expand, with pre-orders exceeding expectations.
In relation to this FactCheck on the time it takes for young Australians to find employment, a spokeswoman for the Foundation for Young Australians told The Conversation that: As per p2 of FYA’s report…
Entrepreneur and CEO, Holly Ransom, told the Q&A audience that it now takes a young person 4.7 years to find employment after graduating. Is that right?
Changes to the way tourists on the Working Holiday Maker visa are taxed will deter them and may put more pressure on labour shortages.