Australia’s September unemployment rate drops to 6-year low, well below RBA’s year-end forecast

Australias strong labour market report for September saw the unemployment rate drop to a six-year low of 5.0 percent, well below the RBAs forecast of 5-1/2 percent for year end. With leading indicators for the labour...

New Zealand bonds fall at close in muted trading session ahead of China’s Q3 GDP data

Australian bonds slump after September jobless rate cheers investors; lower-than-expected employment change limits losses

New Zealand bonds mixed after GlobalDairyTrade price index improves, albeit in red

Challenge populism: re-inventing the world together

Democracies in the world are being rocked by a new wave of populism. Many scholars correctly analyse the flaws in populist discourse and practices. Populist politicians stoke fears and hate, exacerbate divisions and...

Four fundamental principles for upholding freedom of speech on campus

Poll wrap: Labor slips in Newspoll, but gains in Ipsos, in Wentworth and in Victoria

Boyer Lectures: the new eugenics is the same as the old, just in fancier clothes

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the ABCs Boyer Lectures. Delivered by Professor John Rasko, the 2018 Life Engineered lectures explore ethical and other issues around gene therapy and related technologies, and their...

NASA wants to send humans to Venus – here's why that's a brilliant idea

Popular science fiction of the early 20th century depicted Venus as some kind of wonderland of pleasantly warm temperatures, forests, swamps and even dinosaurs. In 1950, the Hayden Planetarium at the American Natural...

How we can turn the tide for women in science

How astrophysics could transform the treatment of cystic fibrosis and other rare diseases

Its a cruel disease which dramatically shortens life expectancy. One in 25 Europeans carry the cystic fibrosis gene and, in the UK, about 10,400 people currently have the condition. But people are living longer and longer...

Why more women don't win science Nobels

Mate 20 Pro Features, Specs, Latest News: All You Need to Know About Huawei’s Latest Flagship Smartphone

Huawei has finally unveiled the Mate 20 Pro at their Welcome to a Higher Intelligence event in London, and the device is as good, if not better than expected. The phones design will attract some attention, but what really...

Google Pixel 3 XL Latest News: Larger Pixel Phone Gets Samsung-Designed Display Panel

Looks like there is going to be a much-improved OLED display panel on the Google Pixel 3 XL. iFixits Pixel 3 XL teardown has revealed that Google has decided to turn to Samsung for their OLED panels and these are expected...

‘Hitman 2’ News, Update: Sean Bean Is a Target, Players Can Assassinate Eddard Stark Himself

Hitman 2 is close to being released to the greater gaming community and its launch date is going to be one for the history books. This is because one of the elusive targets of the game will be played by Sean Bean himself....

‘Forza Horizon 4’ News, Update: Game Inspires 1,100-Mile Road Trip, Players Unable to Enter Ranked Mode

Forza Horizon 4 has just been released and fans are currently having a blast driving through the green pastures and beautiful roads of the U.K. The game has been so enjoyable, in fact, that it inspired some fans to...