Labor states keep the National Energy Guarantee in play but withhold agreement
Aug 13, 2018 13:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
The Labor states have kept the National Energy Guarantee (NEG) alive but withheld the in-principle support the federal government had originally hoped to extract from Fridays meeting of the COAG Energy Council. The next...
The Taj Mahal is wasting away, and it may soon hit the point of no return
Aug 13, 2018 13:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The saying goes that the Taj Mahal is pinkish in the morning, milky white in the evening, and golden when the moon shines. Though this may once have been true for the famously pristine marble monument, a mixture of...
England invented football – but Scots made it the success it has become
Aug 13, 2018 13:56 pm UTC| Insights & Views Sports
In his book, How Scots Invented the Modern World, American writer Arthur Herman credited the inventiveness of Sots in numerous fields including science, education, medicine, and philosophy and medicine. In so doing, he...
Lady Gaga's Twitter blunder and why speculating about suicide after a celebrity death is problematic
Aug 13, 2018 13:53 pm UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment
Lady Gagas apology if I spoke too soon about the tragic passing of Rick Genest a Canadian artist, actor, and fashion model, also known as Zombie Boy highlights how difficult it can be to talk about sudden and unexpected...
What Jared Kushner's 'deal of the century' would mean for Palestinian refugees
Aug 13, 2018 13:52 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Leaked emails from Jared Kushner, Donald Trumps son-in-law and appointed steward of the Israel-Palestine conflict, are shedding light on his planned deal of the century for peace in the Middle East. In extracts published...
Why apes can't talk: our study suggests they've got the voice but not the brains
Aug 13, 2018 13:52 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
We all know that parrots can talk. Some people may have even seen elephants, seals, or whales mimicking speech sounds. So why cant our closest primate relatives speak like us? Our new research suggests they have the right...
From breast implants to ice cube trays: How silicone took over our kitchens
Aug 13, 2018 13:51 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
One of my ice cube trays is a small, yellow novelty tray that, when placed in the freezer, molds water into little duck-shaped pieces of ice. Youve probably seen ice cube trays like this in all types of shapes, from...
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