How conspiracy theories can affect the communities they attack – new research

Dec 05, 2023 05:37 am UTC| Insights & Views

Scientists have learned a lot about why people believe in conspiracy theories and how they harm society over the past couple of decades. Yet little is known about how the groups targeted by conspiracy theories feel and...

Holiday co-parenting after separation or divorce: 6 legal and practical tips for surviving and thriving

Dec 05, 2023 05:37 am UTC| Insights & Views

The approaching holiday season will be the first post-split for Canadas Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Sophie Grégoire, who separated in summer 2023. It may also be the first for you. Welcome to co-parenting,...

Why do private schools get more holidays than public schools?

Dec 05, 2023 05:36 am UTC| Insights & Views

Its that time of year when it seems the more school fees parents pay, the less time their children spend in school. For example, within a few kilometres of each other in Melbourne are an independent school whose last...

Climate Change Series

COP28: with a ‘loss and damage’ fund in place, protecting climate refugees is more urgent than ever

Dec 05, 2023 05:36 am UTC| Insights & Views

It has taken decades, but the complex and increasingly urgent issue of climate mobility has gradually become central to international climate negotiations. At the COP28 summit currently taking place in Dubai, there are...

Climate Change Series

What happens after net zero? The impacts will play out for decades, with poorest countries still feeling the heat

Dec 05, 2023 05:35 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Humanitys emissions of greenhouse gases have caused rapid global warming at a rate unprecedented in at least the past 2,000 years. Rapid global warming has been accompanied by increases in the frequency and intensity of...

Australia has its first framework for AI use in schools – but we need to proceed with caution

Dec 04, 2023 12:30 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

Federal and state governments have just released a national framework for generative AI in schools. This paves the way for generative AI algorithms that can create new content to be used routinely in classrooms around...

Happy birthday AUD: how our Australian dollar was floated, 40 years ago this week

Dec 04, 2023 12:29 pm UTC| Economy Insights & Views

These days, we take for granted that the value of the Australian dollar fluctuates against other currencies, changing thousands of times a day and at times jumping or falling quite a lot in the space of a week. But for...