Genoa bridge collapse: maintaining these structures is a constant battle against traffic and decay
Aug 16, 2018 20:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views
As rescue workers look for survivors in the concrete rubble that used to be part of the Morandi bridge in Genoa, Italian authorities are starting their investigation into the possible causes behind this terrible...
Size isn't everything when it comes to the proposed UniSA-University of Adelaide merger
Aug 16, 2018 20:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The proposed merger between the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia is building momentum. If it proceeds, it will be the first major merger between Australian higher education institutions in...
Australia could house around 900,000 more migrants if we no longer let in tourists
Aug 16, 2018 20:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Many who fear Australias population boom believe we should be cutting down on immigration. They blame immigration for congestion and expenditure of environmental and other vital resources. They say Australias cities are...
In the outrage over the Trump-Putin meeting, important questions were overlooked
Aug 16, 2018 20:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views
In a now famous Fox News interview with Donald Trump in February 2017, Bill OReilly asked the new US president if he respected his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. The following discussion ensued: Trump: Well, I...
Aboriginal traditions describe the complex motions of planets, the 'wandering stars' of the sky
Aug 16, 2018 20:06 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this story may contain images and voices of people who have died. The five planets we can see by naked eye were known to the ancient Greeks as asteres...
We asked five experts: is it possible to catch up on sleep?
Aug 16, 2018 20:06 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Its Friday and youre clocking off, and after a few sleepless nights you want to tuck yourself up early and catch up on all the sleep youve lost. But does it really work that way? During sleep our memories from the day...
Coming out at work is not a one-off event
Aug 16, 2018 20:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views
For many LGBTIQ+ workers coming out is a never-ending process. A recent study in the UK shows coming out at work is still a problem. Our research, to be launched in Sydney on August 27, supports this finding and further...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects