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Research into food sharing in Melbourne shows these networks are highly productive and produce many benefits. But policy and the law have yet to catch up.
Queensland’s new land-clearing laws are a huge missed opportunity.
Last week, Elon Musk ‘called BS’ on nanotechnology. And it threw up an important question: just what is nanotech, and is it more hype than science?
In Terrestrial, teenager Libby wants aliens to whisk her across the galaxy to escape her abusive father.
Labor still holds a narrow two-party preferred lead over the Coalition, while polling takes a skewed turn.
A new review of 180 studies found little or no protective effects from taking dietary supplements, and actually found some harm.
A damning report lists a number of questionable design decisions that appear to greatly increase the risks of a crash.
Australian higher education policy debates focus primarily on how and by whom universities are funded. This diminishes understanding of universities’ democratic purpose and wider social mission.
White people hugely influence the Aboriginal art world – but that can be a good thing, according to the artists.
Pretty much as soon as we understood what galaxies were, we realised they are all moving away from each other. And the ones that are further away are moving faster. In short, the universe is expanding.
The need for public cooking facilities has long been recognised, but why has the basic public barbecue failed to evolve along with Australians, their lifestyles and the foods they eat?
Travel allows us to see the world – and bring foreign diseases home. Here’s why spreading disease is easier than ever.
The rhetoric between Australia and China is reaching a fever pitch in the media, with less room for journalists to take a more nuanced, objective viewpoint.
New research shows that parenthood contributes to the gender pay gap and penalises all women, particularly those who were on high incomes before having children.
If the physical setting, as well as clear strategies to facilitate new connections and networks are right, then networking wouldn’t be such a pain.
There is no way to effectively administer fertility control to thousands of horses scattered through a huge national park meaning population growth will only be limited as they run out of food
Snake oil salesman have been touting black salve for generations. But the evidence doesn’t stack up.
For China, national amnesia has become a ‘state-sponsored sport’. Memories of events deemed sensitive by the state are not just forgotten, they are winnowed out and selectively deleted.
Sailing ships have been around for thousands of years - long before the advent of fossil fuels. With the global shipping sector now attempting to cut its greenhouse gas emissions, could sails be due a renaissance?
Like many Australian museums, collectors for the Queensland Museum played a role in the violent dispossession of First Nations people.
We should consider the messages that violence and aggression in sports of all kinds give children and young people – and devise strategies to lessen the impact.
The NSW government will review the K-12 curriculum over the next 18 months. Simplistic approaches may suggest reducing the number of subjects, but this would be a backward step.
There are numerous examples of the havoc infectious diseases can play on communities that have not previously been exposed to them.
Positive emotions, such as passion, have an established foothold in airport books on great leadership and executive coaching seminars. However, overemphasising “positive” emotions can be problematic.