Ban new wind turbines? Not if the bar for declaring them safe is impossibly high
Mar 29, 2016 05:20 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
The debate about wind farms is clearly not over yet. Last week Australias National Heath and Medical Research Council awarded A$3.3 million to fund two new health studies: one to measure the effect of infrasound on sleep...
Insecure jobs and incomes carry risk of radicalisation for young Indonesian workers
Mar 29, 2016 05:15 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Indonesia should address job and income insecurities that plague its large young workforce to prevent them being lured into joining violent extremist groups. The worlds most-populous Muslim country is facing a revival...
How unions are changing in a bid for relevance – and survival
Mar 29, 2016 05:13 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Business
It is often said that necessity is the mother of invention. As Australian unions face increasingly urgent challenges to their legitimacy and influence, it comes as no surprise they are busy rethinking how best to represent...
Mexican desert mangroves – small but valuable in dealing with climate change
Mar 29, 2016 05:11 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Scientists have long known that mangroves provide vital barriers against storms and that these forests can store vast amounts of carbon. An article published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences...
Chinese engagement in African agriculture is not what it seems
Mar 29, 2016 05:06 am UTC| Insights & Views
In December 2015, Chinese President Xi Jinping flew into South Africa for the Forum on China-Africa Co-operation with great fanfare. There were lots of announcements about prospective investments across Africa. Agriculture...
Small businesses are being hit with import duty as Customs undermines trade policy
Mar 29, 2016 05:03 am UTC| Insights & Views Business Law
One of the most popular trade terms that small businesses take advantage of when importing goods into Australia is Delivery Duty Paid (DDP), which makes the seller responsible for any import duties and customs...
Students struggle with digital skills because their teachers lack confidence
Mar 29, 2016 00:15 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Australian teenagers are increasingly struggling to achieve the basic level required in information and communications technology (ICT). In 2014, only around half (52%) of students in Year 10 achieved the minimum standard...
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