What does the UN want to achieve from the first World Humanitarian Summit?
May 23, 2016 08:16 am UTC| Insights & Views
In 2016, nearly one in five of the 7.4 billion people on our planet live in fragile situations. This represents the highest level of suffering since World War II and numbers are set to increase as conflict, violent...
Explainer: what is the Office for Learning and Teaching – and why does it matter?
May 23, 2016 08:08 am UTC| Insights & Views
The Coalition announced in the budget that it would stop funding the Office for Learning and Teaching (OLT) an organisation that that has helped to enhance learning and teaching in universities. This means that from 30...
Frozen out: why the GP rebate freeze should matter to you.
May 23, 2016 07:59 am UTC| Insights & Views
It seems as though one of the few clear points of difference between the major parties in this election campaign is the position on the freezing of Medicare rebates. For a very readable background to this issue you can do...
Politicians trashing immigrants and refugees are the real danger to social cohesion
May 23, 2016 04:15 am UTC| Insights & Views
In a bid to defend Immigration Minister Peter Dutton following his controversial comments on refugees, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in a Fairfax op-ed made unjustifiable claims about the relationship between his...
Should Wayne Rooney play in Euro 2016?
May 23, 2016 00:48 am UTC| Insights & Views Sports
Just as quickly as the English Premier League came and went, the European Championship in France approaches. In the build up it is likely that there will be a long and hard debate over whether the captain, Wayne Rooney,...
How designing smarter textile tech can help people living with dementia
May 23, 2016 00:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology Health
We all expect to have the right to enjoy life from beginning to end; to have fun, laugh and experience pleasurable, playful moments. But what if we are affected by a disease that adversely affects both memory and our...
Indian state elections give Modi a boost – but the country is fracturing
May 23, 2016 00:39 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
On the face of it, the results of elections in four important Indian states seem like an endorsement of the prime minister, Narendra Modi, and his Baratiya Janata Party (BJP). But scratch the surface, and plenty of other...
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