The case for introducing rhinos to Australia
Jul 19, 2018 14:21 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Rhinos in Australia might seem like an insane proposition after all, weve had historically bad luck with introduced species. But on reflection its not quite as crazy as it sounds. There are five species of rhinoceros...
Ten classics of Indigenous design
Jul 19, 2018 14:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Blak Design Matters is the first exhibition in Australia specifically dedicated to contemporary Indigenous design. Its curator, architect and academic Jefa Greenaway, describes the show as a snapshot that takes the pulse...
No presents, please: how gift cards initiate children into the world of 'credit'
Jul 19, 2018 14:13 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
Western children have more toys, games and possessions than ever before. And Australia has one of the highest rates of average spending per child on toys. Faced with a glut of childrens toys at home, more and more parents...
Jul 19, 2018 14:12 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Every year, Australian osteopaths provide around 3.9 million clinical consultations. Osteopathy is a manual therapy developed by US physician Andrew Still in the mid-1800s, and its recognised by the World Health...
What Australia's convict past reveals about women, men, marriage and work
Jul 19, 2018 14:12 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
Success for women often comes at a cost. Award-winning, election-winning and high-earning women are more likely to be divorced in a strange trend that may affect other aspects of our lives. However, divorce may not be...
The origins of those sexual organs: a fishy tale much more primitive than we thought
Jul 19, 2018 14:10 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Fossil discoveries from the Devonian rocks of Scotland and Australia first revealed that the earliest jawed fishes, the placoderms, reproduced using copulation in much the same way as sharks and rays do today. They also...
How to use anger as an inspiration against ageism
Jul 19, 2018 14:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
We have been taught from the time we are children that outbursts of anger are unproductive and socially unacceptable. But if channelled properly, there is an upside to anger and is most often evident in sport. The...
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’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects