‘Behind every claim is a grieving family’. Death benefits inquiry demands change but lacks penalties
Excessive delays and hurdles are rife in Australia’s A$4 trillion superannuation industry’s death benefits system. There ...
Hotter and deeper: how NZ’s plan to drill for ‘supercritical’ geothermal energy holds promise and risk
Supercritical geothermal is worth exploring and drilling might soon be technically feasible. But its value will be limited if ...
Using tranquillisers on racehorses is ethically questionable and puts horses and riders at risk
Workers in the Australian racing industry allege horses are being routinely medicated for track work, at the peril of rider ...
Keep an eye on the Senate – the people elected to it this year will have immense power for years to come
Barring its inability to initiate or amend supply bills, the Senate has almost the same powers as the House of ...
Free open access needs to be the norm for Canadian research
In 2015, the Tri-Agency implemented its open access (OA) policy requiring that most published research articles funded by Tri ...
Stone tool discovery in China shows people in East Asia were innovating during the Middle Paleolithic, like in Europe and Middle East
Discovery in China of tools called Quina scrapers suggests the people of East Asia were as inventive and flexible with ...
Marine Le Pen’s victim narrative is already being constructed – but there are ways to stop her criminal conviction benefitting her
Overall, it is good news to see corruption being taken seriously and justice being served. However, Le Pen’s conviction comes ...
NZ’s Broadcasting Act is as old as Video Ezy. We need media reform for the streaming age
Government proposals for media reform are long overdue. But it’s also time for a bold strategic rethink to connect local ...
The lore of ‘lore’ – how fandoms created an online phenomenon from an Old English word
The term “lore” has, well, a whole lot of lore. Now essential online slang, the word can be traced back to Old English, where ...
The Great Gatsby at 100: the Jazz Age novel that helps explain Trump’s America
Fitzgerald’s uncannily prescient masterpiece of wealth and ambition is an enduring classic. But though it’s sold over 250 ...
How a new wave of fighter jets could transform aerial combat
Now, however, nations are moving ahead with the sixth generation of combat jets. In the past few months, China has flown its ...
Under a Coalition government, the fate of Australia’s central climate policy hangs in the balance
Both major parties agree Australia must reach net-zero emissions. That’s why winding back the safeguard mechanism would be ...