Technology-facilitated abuse: the new breed of domestic violence
Mar 27, 2017 16:34 pm UTC| Health Law
Domestic violence is a serious national issue in Australia and globally. It is an inherently gendered crime. Research consistently shows the overwhelming majority of offenders are male and the victims are...
Here is what's needed to kickstart a fairer social care system
Mar 27, 2017 14:53 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health Economy
As soon as Philip Hammond, Britains chancellor of the exchequer, announced an extra 2 billion for social care in his first budget in March, jostling began on how the money would be spent. Care providers suggested that...
Subsidies for healthy foods are a price worth paying to tackle obesity
Mar 27, 2017 13:58 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
The heavy costs of an increasingly obese population are well known. Physical problems associated with a Body Mass Index over 30 include type 2 diabetes, strokes, and certain types of cancer. Psychological issues include...
How a study about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome was doctored, adding to pain and stigma
Mar 23, 2017 05:09 am UTC| Health
The public relies on scientists to report their findings accurately and completely, but that does not always happen. Too often, researchers announce only their most favorable outcomes, while keeping more disappointing...
Research suggests motherhood has changed my brain
Mar 23, 2017 05:01 am UTC| Health
Mum is it winter soon? Yesterday this simple question sent my brain into meltdown. As I tried to work out if summer was over yet, I realised I couldnt even remember if we should be entering Spring or Autumn. Feeling...
Despite escalating prescriptions, nerve pain drug offers no relief for sciatica
Mar 23, 2017 02:41 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Sciatica is a disabling condition characterised by pain in the leg along the distribution of the sciatic nerve. It can be accompanied by back pain, tingling, numbness, reduced strength and reflex changes in the...
What we may think are the healthiest bread and wrap options actually have the most salt
Mar 21, 2017 00:20 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Some of the most common breads we see in the supermarket contain almost half the recommended days worth of salt in just two slices. Thats before youve even added any Vegemite. Our new analysis looked at the salt content...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects