Action on problem gambling online is a good first step, but no silver bullet
May 01, 2017 13:44 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
Reactions to new measures designed to tackle problem gambling online have so far been mixed. The federal human services minister, Alan Tudge, said he was hopeful that in combination [they] will have a profound impact. But...
Why Chinese investors find Australian real estate so alluring
May 01, 2017 08:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate
Chinese investors are often blamed for Australias escalating house prices but a number of factors might mean the demand will drop off in coming years. A recently released report found investment in residential real...
We should create cities for slowing down
May 01, 2017 04:46 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Peter Jackson employed an intricate approach to the stage design of Lord of the Rings. The people who inhabited Middle Earth for hundreds of generations slowly left cultural traces, alterations, artefacts and remnants of...
Fighting the common fate of humans: to better life and beat death
May 01, 2017 04:37 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
This piece is republished with permission from Millenials Strike Back, the 56th edition of Griffith Review. Selected pieces consist of extracts, or long reads in which Generation Y writers address the issues that define...
Your sons and your daughters: mental health in the age of overtime
May 01, 2017 04:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
This piece is republished with permission from Millennials Strike Back, the 56th edition of Griffith Review. Articles are a little longer than most published on The Conversation, and present an in-depth analysis of the...
Too pretty to play? Stephen Curry and the light-skinned black athlete
May 01, 2017 04:25 am UTC| Insights & Views Sports
During a recent interview, Golden State Warriors Draymond Green discussed why players around the league have long doubted or dismissed the talents of his superstar teammate, Stephen Curry. But it was Greens last point,...
Can blockchain technology help poor people around the world?
May 01, 2017 03:59 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Big Wall Street companies are using a complicated technology called blockchain to further increase the already lightning-fast speed of international finance. But its not just the upper crust of high finance who can benefit...
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
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight