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...

'Newbie' leaders are yet to make their mark with voters

May 18, 2016 08:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

This is the first Federal election campaign in which the leaders of all three major parties, Turnbull, Shorten and Di Natalie, have fought a national campaign as leaders, so this will be the first opportunity for most of...

Election explainer: what are the rules governing political advertising?

May 18, 2016 07:55 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law Business

Negative and positive advertisements were quick to hit the airwaves in the early days of the election campaign. With many more weeks to come, one might be tricked into thinking the major parties cant keep going at this...

A bit of numeracy can take the heat out of the asylum debate

May 18, 2016 07:45 am UTC| Insights & Views

Fear of innumerate and illiterate asylum seekers arriving in Australia is immigration minister Peter Duttons latest broadside in the ongoing to-and-fro over asylum seeker policy. Unfortunately for the asylum debate,...

New report on GE crops avoids simple answers -- and that's the point, study members say

May 18, 2016 00:09 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Editors note: In a new report, the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine have provided a broad review of available information on genetically engineered (GE) crops and their impacts on the environment and...