The paradox of peak-based ozone air pollution standards
May 20, 2016 10:10 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
And when she was good, she was very, very good, But when she was bad she was horrid. Henry Wadsworth Longfellows poem may have befit Houstons air around 1999, when the city briefly ranked as the New U.S. Smog...
YouTube Red is here, and it breaks the video-on-demand mould
May 20, 2016 10:08 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
YouTube this week launched its paid subscription service, YouTube Red, in Australia and New Zealand. These are the first two countries to gain access to the service outside of the United States. The introduction of a...
Confused about the Medicare rebate freeze? Here's what you need to know
May 20, 2016 10:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
The Australian Labor Party announced yesterday that it will lift the Medicare rebate freeze if elected to office in the July federal election. We know health issues feature strongly in election debates, but what does this...
Labor seizes on Treasury and Finance secretaries' warning about revenue
May 20, 2016 10:02 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The secretaries of Treasury and Finance have warned it is crucial for Australia to retain its AAA credit rating, and said surpluses wont be possible without tax rises unless there is a considerable effort to reduce...
Banking excuses wearing a bit thin
May 20, 2016 09:59 am UTC| Insights & Views
Brain Hartzer, the CEO of Westpac, gave an excuse to the media when asked about allegations that Westpac traders deliberately manipulated the important Bank Bill Swap Rate (BBSW) benchmark, saying that it was a heavy...
Want to know if the Paris climate deal is working? University divestment is the litmus test
May 20, 2016 05:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature Business
The Paris climate agreement has been praised for sending a strong signal to the world that we are now serious about cutting greenhouse emissions. Yet despite the diplomatic acclaim, the Paris deal doesnt offer much in...
Dear young people: here's why you need to vote in the EU referendum
May 20, 2016 05:36 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
What will you be doing on June 23 this year? Perhaps youll be packing your tent and donning your wellies, ready for the start of Glastonbury. Or maybe youll be celebrating the end of your A Levels, or preparing to...
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