How reducing penalty rates will affect workers' health

May 19, 2016 05:29 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Health Business

Despite only being two weeks into an eight-week election campaign, penalty rates have already become a significant issue, with Labor so far refusing to guarantee it will keep Sunday penalty rates for hospitality and retail...

Australia wage price numbers heighten expectations for rate cut in August

May 18, 2016 12:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views

RBA lowered its main interest rate to 1.75% from 2% at its May 5th meeting and cut its Dec-16 inflation forecasts by a full percentage point in its quarterly Statement of Monetary Policy (SoMP) that followed. RBAs...

Everything dies and it's best we learn to live with that

May 18, 2016 08:53 am UTC| Insights & Views

Fear of dying or death anxiety is often considered to be one of the most common fears. Interestingly though, neither of the two widely used diagnostic psychiatric manuals, DSM-5 or ICD-10, has a specific listing for...

Climate Change Series

Are toxic algal blooms the new normal for Australia's major rivers?

May 18, 2016 08:43 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

For much of this year, up to 1,700 kilometres of the Murray River has been hit by a serious outbreak of potentially toxic blue-green algae, which has flourished in the hotter-than-average conditions. After three months,...

Why are more parents choosing to delay when their child starts school?

May 18, 2016 08:37 am UTC| Insights & Views

Many parents worry about when is the right time for their child to start school. While some use their childs individual characteristics to judge school readiness, others have philosophical beliefs that lead them to delay...

Securing web browsing: protecting the Tor network

May 18, 2016 08:28 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology

There are more than 865 encryption tools in use worldwide, all addressing different aspects of a common problem. People want to protect information: hard drives from oppressive governments, physical location from stalkers,...

An urban workshop? Why office workers want to make 'real' things

May 18, 2016 08:15 am UTC| Insights & Views Life Business

In March, 15,000 people attended the Lost Trades Fair in the country town of Kyneton, Victoria. Eighty rare trades were on show, including fletchers, bladesmiths, coopers and milliners. Common household items, such as...