Le Pen vs Macron: after an acrimonious debate, the French will now choose their next president
May 05, 2017 01:26 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
As the much-anticipated, key policy square-off ahead of Sundays French election, the presidential debate was a riveting two-and-a-half hours of cantankerous insult trading, in which neither centrist Emmanuel Macron nor the...
Why the government still thinks it can 'grow away' the deficit
May 05, 2017 01:21 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks Economy
Vital Signs is a weekly economic wrap from UNSW economics professor and Harvard PhD Richard Holden (@profholden). Vital Signs aims to contextualise weekly economic events and cut through the noise of the data affecting...
The rise of the pro-player as Australia hosts its richest computer gaming event
May 05, 2017 01:15 am UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment
The worlds most talented teams at the computer game Counter-Strike: Global Offensive will battle it out this weekend in Sydney, vying for a share of a record A$260,000 in prize money. Its the first time the Intel...
Higher-density cities need greening to stay healthy and liveable
May 05, 2017 01:12 am UTC| Insights & Views
Access to high-quality public open space is a key ingredient of healthy, liveable cities. This has long been recognised in government planning policy, based on a large body of academic research showing that accessible...
South Korea's next president faces a belligerent north and a confused US
May 05, 2017 01:10 am UTC| Insights & Views
South Korea is under serious pressure on two fronts. Internationally, Seoul and its allies are scrambling to head off the threat from North Korea, which some fear is ramping up for another nuclear test but the South...
The new labour struggle: less work, same pay, and a basic income grant for all
May 05, 2017 01:04 am UTC| Insights & Views
Since the 19th century May 1 has been International Workers Day, chosen by organised labour to celebrate the contribution of workers around the world. But its frequently forgotten that the day actually celebrates a...
There's pressure on academics to learn how to teach. But they need more support
May 05, 2017 00:58 am UTC| Insights & Views
Academics are under increasing pressure to learn to teach well, better or differently than before. There are many reasons for this. Societys expectations of higher education are changing. People want more students than...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects