Melbourne or Sydney? This is how our two biggest cities compare for liveability

Sep 10, 2018 13:47 pm UTC| Insights & Views

The question of which city is the most liveable is an annual hot topic. Competition is fierce, especially between Melbourne and Sydney. We have previously highlighted the limitations of The Economist Intelligence Unit...

Five types of food to increase your psychological well-being

Sep 10, 2018 13:45 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

We all know eating healthy food is good for our physical health and can decrease our risk of developing diabetes, cancer, obesity and heart disease. What is not as well known is that eating healthy food is also good for...

Three things Netflix’s controversial 'fat-shaming' series Insatiable gets right

Sep 10, 2018 13:43 pm UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment

Netflixs controversial Insatiable (2018) is the story of a teen who loses weight and competes in beauty pageants. Some people have said the show promotes fat-shaming and disordered eating. Thousands of viewers have called...

Enough is enough on section 44: it's time for reform

Sep 10, 2018 13:42 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Among the many lessons the recent Liberal leadership spill has taught us is that the problems arising from section 44 of the constitution, which already has quite a hit list, have not gone away, and there may be more to...

Can you tell fact from fiction in the news? Most students can't

Sep 10, 2018 13:41 pm UTC| Insights & Views

Have you clicked through to this article from your news feed? Are you checking it on your phone? More of us are consuming news online, and increasingly were turning to social media for news. Social media platforms are now...

Lack of technical knowledge in leadership is a key reason why so many IT projects fail

Sep 10, 2018 13:40 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

Implementing information technology projects in the public sector is challenging. And we seem to experience these challenges with a regularity that is both perplexing and frustrating. Think #censusfail, the myki smartcard...

A new way to recognise an Indigenous nation in Australia

Sep 10, 2018 13:40 pm UTC| Insights & Views

After years of debate, the process for achieving constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians has reached a crossroads. More than a year has gone by since the Uluru Statement from the Heart, when Indigenous peoples...