2015 sets record high temperatures
Last year, did you ever feel like the nights were hotter and you went for the…
Health, Science & Tech
More trees for Australia’s cities
This Tuesday Federal environment minister Greg Hunt announced plans to green up our cities. He says…
Potential link between back pain and depression
We've come a long way in addressing mental illness in recent years, and come closer every…
Transgender representations in the media
Perceptions of trans people have long been shaped by media representations that have had no input…
5G: Putting an extra G in your pocket
How often do you use the 4G on your phone? The revolutionary generation is still seen…
Where we’re going, we don’t need roads: the hoverboard sit...
Back to the Future 2 introduced the hoverboard to the general public and in 2015, some…
Recognising the ‘I’ in LGBTI
What springs to mind when people use the term LGBTI? Recognition of diverse sexuality has increased,…
The tiny beads that have become an environmental menace
Microbeads have been making a lot of headlines lately. Personal care products like scrubs and toothpastes…
The Tissue Bank and the Skin Shortage
Organ Donations rates a constant issue in Australia, with people generally unsure of what it entails,…
Is Ageism The Final Frontier?
Australia is an increasingly aging population -- and yet fairly ageist as well. Age based discrimination…
What might the expansion of Netflix mean for Australia’s local media?
Just last week, the CEO of Netflix Reed Hastings announced that the popular streaming website will…
Are we doing away with cash?
With the introduction of computers into the retail banking system in the 1950s, the notion of…
