Casual academics aren't going anywhere, so what can universities do to ensure learning isn't affected?

Apr 08, 2019 05:20 am UTC| Business Insights & Views

More Australian universities are relying on casual academics to teach their students. Its difficult to estimate the exact proportion of academic staff on casual contracts, but reports suggest up to 80% of undergraduate...

Mercury pollution from decades past may have been re-released by Tasmania's bushfires

Apr 08, 2019 05:19 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Tasmanias bushfires may have resulted in the release of significant amounts of mercury from burnt trees into the atmosphere. Our research shows that industrial mercury pollution from decades past has been locked up in west...

We asked five experts: should we nap during the day?

Apr 08, 2019 05:19 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

Often during the day I feel the need to have a bit of a lie-down. Whether its been a busy day, I didnt sleep well the night before, or for no particular reason I know of. But some will warn that youll be ruined for sleep...

$500m for station car parks? Other transport solutions could do much more for the money

Apr 08, 2019 05:18 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

Half a billion dollars sounds like a lot of money, but that really depends on what youre spending it on. In Tuesdays federal budget, the Coalition government announced its Commuter Car Park Fund, a A$500 million package...

Music streaming has a far worse carbon footprint than the heyday of records and CDs – new findings

Apr 08, 2019 05:18 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology

It is easy to get nostalgic for the era when most music lovers bought LPs. They would save their pennies for a Saturday trip to the local record store, before heading home clutching their glorious new vinyl in a plastic...

The swamp foxtail's origin is hidden in its DNA

Apr 08, 2019 05:18 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Sign up to the Beating Around the Bush newsletter here, and suggest a plant we should cover at [email protected]. Swamp foxtail (Cenchrus purpurascens) is a delightful grass that forms a neat tussock up to a...

Digital Currency Revolution Series: Integration of American Taxation Software for Cryptocurrencies

Apr 05, 2019 11:42 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views Commentary

The pioneer cryptocurrency (Bitcoin) and its counterparts sensed eye-catchy market-capitalization growth in the recent past, that puzzles quite a few investors and their CPAsstruggling with uncertainties (as deadline...