Disabled teens suffering the mental health effects of bullying
Aug 13, 2018 14:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Almost half of the poorer mental health we see in teenagers with a disability is due to bullying, our new research shows. If we could stop the high levels of bullying that adolescents with a disability experience, we...
Turkey's lira crisis: 'economic war' sees Erdoğan look east for new allies
Aug 13, 2018 14:13 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Global markets are on edge once again, this time thanks to the Turkish lira. It crashed more than 15% against the US dollar, euro and pound sterling on August 10 and continued to fall when markets reopened after the...
Dieting after birth can make mum's self esteem worse
Aug 13, 2018 14:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Royal Kate Middleton and reality superstar Kylie Jenner have recently given birth, although you wouldnt know it from looking at them. Often celebrities seem to have a super-human ability of returning to their pre-pregnancy...
Heritage value is in the eye of the beholder: why Fed Square deserves protection
Aug 13, 2018 14:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The Victorian branch of the National Trust of Australia has nominated Melbournes Federation Square for heritage protection. This follows efforts by the state government and Fed Square management to reshape the space ...
A disappointing earring, and the world's hottest rock: zirconia
Aug 13, 2018 14:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
My favourite gem is an occasional series in which we ask a scientist to share the fascinating geological and social features of a beautiful rock. Just last week, my partner handed me an earring that she had found in a...
Australian media are playing a dangerous game using racism as currency
Aug 13, 2018 14:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
It has been quite a week for race-laden discourse in the Australian media. There was Blair Cottrell, a notorious pro-Hitler extremist, appearing on Sky News and calling for a race-based immigration policy. There was...
Is the economy getting stronger? The RBA says 'time will tell'
Aug 13, 2018 14:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks
Vital Signs is a regular economic wrap from UNSW economics professor Richard Holden (@profholden). Vital Signs aims to contextualise weekly economic events and cut through the noise of the data affecting global...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects