Why it's crucial that young scientists are taught the value of being wrong
Mar 01, 2016 15:51 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Albert Einstein is the most famous scientist of all time. From Calgary to Cape Town the image of the wild-haired, contemplative lone genius holed up in a messy office, changing the universe, has evolved into the archetype...
Fraudsters change tactics as a crackdown cuts some losses due to online scams
Mar 01, 2016 15:43 pm UTC| Law Technology
The amount of financial loss from online fraud suffered by people in Western Australia has almost halved, dropping from A$16.8 million in 2014 to A$9.8 million for 2015, according to a statement this January from the...
New defence trade controls threaten academic freedom and the economy
Mar 01, 2016 15:27 pm UTC| Law
A new round of trade controls will come into effect in Australia next month and they could have a far reaching impact on the way academics do their work, and may end up hurting the economy. The Defence Trade Controls...
To believe or not to believe: child witnesses and the sex abuse royal commission
Mar 01, 2016 15:24 pm UTC| Law
Testifying from Rome on Monday, Cardinal George Pell told the royal commission into child sex abuse that the Catholic Church had a predisposition not to believe children who made complaints about abuse. You would be...
True blood: cutting through confusion about pathology cuts
Mar 01, 2016 15:18 pm UTC| Law Business
The pathology sector in Australia is no longer a cottage industry. It is dominated by a handful of billion-dollar enterprises that analyse blood, tissue and other samples. These tests enable timely diagnosis of a range of...
How child support can better help single mothers
Mar 01, 2016 15:08 pm UTC| Law Life
Child support is often a highly charged, contested aspect of parenting after a relationship breaks down. It has the potential to counter child poverty but is often less a resource than an intransigent problem in the lives...
If you want more organs for transplant, stop asking the family's opinion
Mar 01, 2016 15:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health Law
Organ donation has been a hot political topic in the UK of late. Wales introduced a new rule last December that presumed that people gave permission to donate organs in the event of their death (barring a family veto),...
Gabon: post-coup dialogue has mapped out path to democracy – now military leaders must act
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects