Why the 'perfect' office temperature is a myth

Mar 06, 2019 13:56 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business

It might be blisteringly hot outside, but if you work in an office building, the chances are its always reassuringly cool (or cold, depending on your preference) once you walk inside. In Australia and much of the rest...

Receiving a login code via SMS and email isn't secure. Here's what to use instead

Mar 06, 2019 13:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

When it comes to personal cybersecurity, you might think youre doing alright. Maybe youve got multi-factor authentication setup on your phone so that you have to enter a code sent to you by SMS before you can login to your...

Students don't feel safe on public transport but many have no choice but to use it

Mar 06, 2019 13:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

The worst-case scenario has happened twice for young women using public transport in Melbourne in the past nine months. In June 2018, Eurydice Dixon, 23, was walking from the tram to her home, through a well-used park just...

Are you at risk of being diagnosed with gestational diabetes? It depends on where you live

Mar 06, 2019 13:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Sarah lives in London. She is pregnant with her first child. Her mother had gestational diabetes and Sarah is told this puts her into a higher risk category for the condition, thus she should have a test. At 26 weeks,...

Media companies on notice over traumatised journalists after landmark court decision

Mar 06, 2019 13:54 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law

A landmark ruling by an Australian court is expected to have international consequences for newsrooms, with media companies on notice they face large compensation claims if they fail to take care of journalists who...

High-tech agriculture: farmers risk being 'locked in' to unsustainable practices

Mar 06, 2019 13:54 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

Since World War II, Europes agricultural sector has been very receptive to new technology, and the result has been staggering productivity gains for four generations, farmers have produced more than their parents did. At...

Full-day kindergarten - the best of what we imagined is happening in classrooms

Mar 06, 2019 13:54 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life

The classroom is bright with enough room for 26 kindergarten kids to move around their stations of discovery. A girl plays with water, pouring too much from a big container into a smaller one, watching the overflow, trying...