Latest inflation figures are good news
May 16, 2024 04:24 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The U.S. economy is slowing, but not crashing. In the dismal science, this is what counts as good news. Thats the message I took away from the latest inflation data, released May 15, 2024, which showed U.S. consumer...
Ukraine war: why the Russian army is still using morse code more than a century after its invention
May 16, 2024 02:08 am UTC| Insights & Views
Modern warfare is awash with cutting-edge technology from AI to drones to hypersonic missiles yet one technology that is more than a century old is still proving its worth: morse code. The staccato streams of tones...
Cheaper medicines and a new approach for mental health care
May 16, 2024 02:04 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Health was a centrepiece of last years budget, based on a new vision for Medicare. This year, there is less health reform, but the budget does set the foundation for a new approach to community-based mental health...
May 16, 2024 02:03 am UTC| Insights & Views
The Gaza war has now entered its eighth month and a resolution to the conflict still seems far off. Israel claims to have killed 13,000 Hamas militants so far. If that figure is correct, one can assume the number of...
Why is the government proposing caps on international students and how did we get here?
May 16, 2024 02:02 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The federal government is due to introduce legislation on Thursday to enable new caps on the number of international student places at educational institutions in Australia. These include universities, TAFEs and private...
It’s OK to mow in May − the best way to help pollinators is by adding native plants
May 16, 2024 02:02 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Its a simple idea: Stop mowing your lawn in the month of May to let flowers in the lawn, such as dandelions and clover, grow and support bees and other pollinators. No Mow May was started in 2019 by Plantlife, a...
Britain is not as broken as everyone seems to think
May 16, 2024 02:01 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
According to many politicians and commentators, the UK is in a very sorry state. Ahead of the general election expected this year, Labour leader Keir Starmer has pledged to fix broken Britain. He has spoken of his vow...
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