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If Australia investments in technology to recycle and lease lithium, it could capitalise on its increasing use in batteries.
The idea of resilience is important - but is it being co-opted in our workplaces?
When Australians went to the Western Front, language failed them. So they invented slanguage: a mix of slang, French words and creative swearing that, among other things, gave us the word “Aussie”.
There are hundreds of different languages spoken in the Pacific region that could be lost. So it’s important to safeguard what recordings we have in a digital archive available to all.
Eating less meat isn’t the only solution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from livestock.
The Grattan Institute’s new report, Widening Gaps, invites us to think differently about how to measure student progress and tackle entrenched inequalities in achievement.
Current clinical trials testing stem cell therapies for a number of diseases are going on in the US, Europe, Canada, Japan and elsewhere, but not in Australia.
It’s not easy to prove which type of tax cut will drive more jobs and growth.
There is every sign the underlying causes of forced migration – war, repression, ethnic conflict, climate change displacement and rampant human trafficking – will continue.
Right on cue, coral bleaching has struck the Great Barrier Reef, as the world’s third mass bleaching event continues.
Squeezing and trying to pop pimples is definitely not the best solution and can actually make your skin worse.
The disruption happening thanks to algorithms is happening all around us.
Surely it isn’t too far-fetched to claim that if migrants are to promote democracy back home, it is beneficial for them to experience democratic values and principles in the countries hosting them.
The damaging polarisation around queer issues in Australian politics is out of step with community sentiment.
There is substantial variation in the safety and quality of care provided in Australian hospitals. The data can tell us why.
Even if the price of iron ore remains low, Australia is still well placed to benefit from this resource in the future.
An artificial intelligence has defeated a world champion of Go, the ancient Chinese strategy game. But what is Go, and why is it worth teaching to a computer?
Millions of new devices are going online as the Internet of Things expands. But many have security or privacy holes. Here’s what to look for to keep yourself safe online.
It’s hard to keep wild animals out of farms. Birds, mammals and insects all affect crop yields, in positive ways (such as flies pollinating flowers) and negative ones (such as when birds damage fruit…
After a three-week debacle, the findings of the review into the Safe Schools Coalition program are out. Here’s what academic experts make of the review.
Victorian police are attributing a rise in car thefts to the “Grand Theft Auto Generation”. But blaming video games just distracts from bigger questions of inequality and societal detachment.
The industrial construction sector will have to cut costs and focus on smaller projects due to a slowdown in mining construction.
What do Australians need to know when they go to vote for their senators in this year’s federal election?
Google’s artificial intelligence made a surprise move in the recent Go challenge that has some people worried about what happens when AI makes a non-human decision that we could not anticipate.