Women's electability rises in Indonesia's 2018 local elections
Aug 13, 2018 14:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The third round of regional elections (Pilkada) in Indonesia, held on June 27 2018, showed an increase in womens electability as local political leaders. Of 94 women who ran for local government offices, 31 (33%) were...
Hackers cause most data breaches, but accidents by normal people aren't far behind
Aug 13, 2018 14:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Have you ever had your personal information leaked on the internet? Maybe it was something you purchased online from a website, only to find out that the company was hacked months later? If the answer is yes, you probably...
Figs, ferns and featherwoods: learn all about Australia's native trees and plants
Aug 13, 2018 14:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Sign up to the special Beating Around the Bush newsletter here. Australia is classified as megadiverse meaning its a global hotspot for plant and animal diversity, and has vast numbers of unique species found nowhere...
Inquiry finds Husar behaved badly to staff but dismisses allegations of lewd conduct
Aug 13, 2018 14:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
The inquiry into Labor MP Emma Husars conduct has upheld complaints that she behaved unreasonably towards her staff, but rejected claims of lewd conduct and misleading the parliament. An independent assessment by...
Jupiter's magnetic fields may stop its wind bands from going deep into the gas giant
Aug 13, 2018 14:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
One of the most striking features of Jupiter a gaseous giant with no solid surface is the coloured bands that encircle the planet. These bands are so large and distinct that they can be seen from here on Earth using a...
The US plan for a Space Force risks escalating a 'space arms race'
Aug 13, 2018 14:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
United States Vice President Mike Pence has confirmed overnight plans to create a Space Force as the sixth branch of the US military. He repeated comments from President Donald Trump, who had said that American...
The mysterious Pilostyles is a plant within a plant
Aug 13, 2018 13:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
In 1946, forestry officer Charles Hamilton found something unusual on a shrubby native pea plant growing in Mundaring, near Perth. The pea had strange knobs on its stems, which looked like odd (and very un-pea-like)...
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