A tropical fish evolved to endure rising temperatures – but it may not be fast enough to survive climate change
The climate is changing, and heatwaves are becoming more common and intense as a result. For the Great Barrier Reef,…
Paypal’s Stock Soars to All Time High as Demand for BTC on the Platform Now More Than Supply of New Coins
2020’s Crypto Performances: The Biggest Token Losers and This Year’s Top-Performing Cryptocurrencies Digital currency markets have climbed significantly in value…
Morrison likely to elevate aged care to cabinet, as government boosts its funding by $1 billion
The government will inject a further $1 billion into aged care, most of it for home care packages, in Thursday’s…
Climate Ambition Summit showed how much the pandemic has cost momentum on climate change
Without the pomp and protests of an actual summit, world leaders met online on Saturday December 12 2020 – the…
Barack Obama Trolls Donald Trump With Birther Joke
Former US President Barack Obama poked fun at President Donald Trump’s baseless and racist birther attacks on him in a preview…
Research for responsible governance of our health data
Do you use your smartphone to collect and analyse your performance at the gym? This is one example of how…
Men on Dating Apps Are Pressuring Women to Break Lockdown Rules
Screengrab courtesy Marissa. Background: Pixabay Dating this year has been weird. After weeks in which the only possible rendezvous was…
Putin breaks his U.S. election silence to congratulate Biden on win
Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a message of congratulations to President-elect Biden, the Kremlin announced Tuesday. Why it matters:…
Vale Kendall Lovett
Kendall Lovett passed away on October 21. He was 98. Ken was a founding member of the Gay Solidarity Group/Lesbian…
Australians became more trusting of federal public services during pandemic: survey
Australians became more satisfied with federal public services, and more trusting of them, during the first months of COVID-19, according…
More Republicans start to accept Biden as president-elect after Electoral College vote
More Republicans slowly started to accept Joe Biden as president-elect on Monday night after the Electoral College affirmed his election…
Why I supported the Newcastle Harbour blockade
Every day we do some mundane and seemingly constant thing for the last time: like changing our child’s nappy, sneaking…
Vaccines alone won’t keep Australia safe in 2021. Here’s what else we need to do
By any global measure, Australia’s response to the COVID pandemic has been a spectacular success. Public health measures introduced by…
As China’s trade war with Australia shows, New Zealand must be careful to balance its own economic priorities
New Zealand and China are being pushed toward further regional economic integration as part of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership…