
From tea towels to TV remotes: eight everyday bacterial hotspots – and how to clean them
From your phone to your sponge, your toothbrush to your trolley handle, invisible armies of bacteria are lurking on the everyday objects you touch the most. Most of these microbes are harmless some even helpful but under...

Britons are less likely than Americans to invest in stocks – but they may not have the full picture
UK chancellor Rachel Reeves would like Britons to invest more in stocks particularly UK stocks rather than keep their money in cash. She has even urged the UK finance industry to be less negative about investing and...

What does Australian law have to say about sovereign citizens and ‘pseudolaw’?
Armed with obscure legal jargon and fringe interpretations of the law, sovereign citizens are continuing to test the limits of the Australian justice systems patience and power. A few weeks ago, two Western Australians...
Is it okay to boil water more than once, or should you empty the kettle every time?
Avocado_studio/Shutterstock The kettle is a household staple practically everywhere how else would we make our hot drinks? But is it okay to re-boil water thats already in the kettle from last time? While bringing water...

Is childbirth really safer for women and babies in private hospitals?
A study published this week in the international obstetrics and gynaecology journal BJOG has raised concerns among women due to give birth in Australias public hospitals. The study compared the outcomes of mothers and...
Catholic bishops invited by Mark Seitz, center, the bishop of El Paso, Texas, lead a march in solidarity with migrants on March 24, 2025, in downtown El Paso. AP Photo/Andres Leighton Catholic priests across the U.S....
Marco Zorzanello It was late January when I got the call. Im asked to bring my sound art to a collaborative ecology and design project, Song of the Cricket, for the Venice Biennale of Architecture. When such as invitation...