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As cashless societies become a reality, we’re starting to see this technological revolution has a dark side.
Australian evidence backs up the governments contention that immigration boosts rather than cuts living standards.
UK parliamentary rules state that an amendment ‘which is the same, in substance’ as an issue that has already been voted on, cannot be proposed again in parliament.
Wanji-wanji’s lyrics have remained unchanged over thousands of kilometres and the past 150 years.
Supporting women to have a labour companion or doula of their choice during childbirth has benefits for women and their babies. It could be especially important for women from migrant backgrounds.
It’s distressing to see reports of terrorist attacks but these feelings will usually abate over days or weeks. But people with a history of trauma need to take extra care of their mental health.
Autonomous mass transit vehicles like ‘trackless trams’ are a better bet than autonomous cars to give us people-friendly cities that capture the value created by infrastructure for the common good.
Parents must encourage open conversations with their children from a young age.
When a sound is made, it spreads. And when it hits a hard surface that is far away, it bounces back and comes back to where the sound was made. That’s what we call an echo.
Superannuation fund supremo Greg Combet has a radical idea: to promote the business concept of ‘long-term value’.
The overhaul of the program comes after pressure from various quarters including conservative Liberals for immigration to be lowered, and the government talking up the need for ‘congestion busting’.
It’s time for social media platforms to be more open about how livestreaming works, how it is moderated, and what should happen if or when the rules break down.
Things get weird at the quantum level and now we know they can happen really fast when a particle pushes through an almost insurmountable barrier.
Despite the diversity of art and performance on display at the tenth Ten Days on the Island festival, key themes emerge: life, death, and Tasmania’s colonial history.
Many teenagers may have seen the live footage of the Christchurch shooting. Here are some ways parents and teachers can help them process it.
An elderly lady needs to change the time a carer visits to help her shower. The reality of today’s market-driven home care system means she has to call a centralised 1800 number to arrange this.
Prices have been falling since September 2017. It means the budget will no longer repair itself.
The game is set during a zombie apocalypse and allows players to control a character described as a “menacing serial killer rapist”.
When my kidneys stopped working properly, my dad gave me one of his kidneys. Thanks, Dad.
The government will keep increasing the number of subsidised home care services, but it needs to find the right funding balance for the system to remain sustainable.
We need a global treaty to combat plastic pollution, but a small group of countries is blocking real action.
Married at First Sight may not actually be unscripted ‘reality TV’, but it does provide a demographic reality check.
We know being nice is good for friendships. But we wanted to find out why some antisocial people are socially successful. So we looked at whether rebels had more friends in high school than nice kids.
Six tips on how to check out that latest online threat that’s targeting your children. How you can easily tell if it’s real or just another hoax?