Accidental managers: why people who are great at their job can fail when they get promoted

Oct 24, 2023 09:29 am UTC| Life Business

Theres a saying that people dont quit their job, they quit their boss. And poor management certainly has a lot to answer for in the UK workplace. A staggering 82% of new managers in the UK are what the Chartered Management...

Decontaminating Fukushima: have the billions spent been worth it?

Oct 24, 2023 09:28 am UTC| Business Life

The Chernobyl and (to a lesser extent) Fukushima nuclear accidents contaminated large areas of land with low-level radioactivity. After both accidents, huge efforts were taken to decontaminate the affected areas. But a...

A brief history of goth fashion – from all-black to pastels

Oct 24, 2023 09:22 am UTC| Life

Goth is the subculture that never died or more precisely, perhaps, remains undead. The persistence of the subcultures style is due to the remarkable richness of the cultural tradition on which it draws, and its...

Kids escaping family violence can be vulnerable to intimate partner abuse. We must break the vicious cycle

Oct 24, 2023 09:21 am UTC| Life

Warning: this article includes graphic descriptions of violence. Nearly 13,000 Australian children aged 10 to 17 sought help alone from specialist homeless services last year. Many of these young people will have...

The divisions exposed in Britain by the conflict in the Middle East

Oct 23, 2023 08:16 am UTC| Life Politics

Much of the reaction in Britain to a crisis that has yet to acquire a specific designation, has concentrated on words used, and not used their significance amplified by what their use, or non-use, may be held to...

Bill Hayden's remarkable contribution to public life

Oct 23, 2023 08:15 am UTC| Insights & Views Life

Who have been Australias most accomplished federal opposition leaders? The conventional answer to this question is Robert Menzies and Gough Whitlam, both renowned for rejuvenating their respective sides of politics and...

Young Australians increasingly get news from social media, but many don't understand algorithms

Oct 23, 2023 08:13 am UTC| Life

Adults might assume young people are not engaged in current affairs. But our survey reveals most Australian children and teenagers have a significant interest in the news. There has, however, been a drop in interest...