Social Media Revolution Series
Social media is changing our digital news habits – but to varying degrees in US and UK
Jun 15, 2016 04:30 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Digital technology has dramatically reshaped the news and media industries in the past decade. Weve left behind a world where established news brands could rely on reaching large audiences and hence secure advertising...
22 ways to cut your energy bills (before spending on solar panels)
Jun 15, 2016 04:25 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature Law
Winter is here! Despite many Australians opting not to heat their homes to the point of complete comfort, many of us nevertheless will soon receive a nasty surprise when the energy bills arrive. With Australias...
Reducing bankruptcy to 12 months ignores realities of insolvency
Jun 15, 2016 04:21 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Business
The proposed federal government changes to insolvency that reduce the bankruptcy period from three years to 12 months need to be questioned. It has been argued the shortened default period will have the desired impact...
Islamic State is quick to claim Orlando shooting, but the media should be careful in reporting it
Jun 15, 2016 04:20 am UTC| Insights & Views Life Business
Within hours of the Orlando shooting, Islamic States news agency, Amaq, claimed responsibility, saying: The armed attack that targeted a gay night club in the city of Orlando in the American state of Florida which...
How Facebook could be threatening your romantic relationship
Jun 14, 2016 14:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Deciding whether technology is good or bad can be like trying to decide the same thing about food. That is, its pretty obvious that its good in some ways and bad in others. But we need to be mindful of both as we tumble...
Jun 14, 2016 13:50 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Just a couple months ago, some were declaring the old oil order dead after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) failed to agree on coordinated action at its April meeting in Doha. That meeting...
FxWirePro: Driving forces of BRICS currencies and hedging perspectives (Part 2)
Jun 14, 2016 12:48 pm UTC| Insights & Views
CNY: A newspaper report this morning states that Chinas central bank has sold USD473bn in foreign reserves to support its currency since August 2015, which roughly matches the reported drop in FX reserves (USD460bn). As...
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