Growers are in a jam now, but strawberry sabotage may well end up helping the industry
Is it act of malicious stupidity or evil genius? The strawberry sabotage crisis is no doubt hurting individual growers in the short term, but in the long term it may prove a huge win for the industry.
Is apple cider vinegar good for you? A doctor weighs in
As a practicing physician and professor of medicine, people ask me about the benefits of drinking apple cider vinegar all the time. I enjoy those moments, because we can talk about the (extensive) history of vinegar, and then distill the conversations to how it could, maybe, benefit them.
If Trump were a CEO, his board would have fired him by now
The Trump White House has endured a lot of bad publicity in its short lifespan, but recent disclosures may be among the worst.
Minority job applicants with 'strong racial identities' may encounter less pay and lower odds of getting hired
Racial minorities are less likely than whites to receive a callback when they apply for a job. There are also wide earning gaps, with African-Americans and Latinos earning a fraction of what whites and Asians do.
Is a polygraph a reliable lie detector?
Attorneys for Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who’s accused Supreme Court justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, released the results of a polygraph test focused on the decades-old incident. They suggest that Ford’s responses to two questions about her allegations were “not indicative of deception.”
Kavanaugh confirmation a reminder: Accused sexual harassers get promoted anyway
One day after hearing emotional testimony from accuser Christine Blasey Ford, the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to become a U.S. Supreme Court justice pending an FBI investigation.
Why AFL commentary works the same way as Iron Age epic poetry
If you’re listening to the action, you need the information in a different order to written English, so the literary decisions commentators make are typical of archaic improvised or semi-improvised epic poetry.
Banking Royal Commission's damning report: 'Things are so bad that new laws might not help'
Royal Commissioner Kenneth Hayne has identified “greed” as the key reason banks and other financial institutions repeatedly broke the law, along with an inability to manage, and repeated decisions by the Securities and Investments Commission and the Prudential Regulation Authority not to properly punish them.
5 Productivity Hacks for Out of Office Employees
Working remotely can mean working comfortably, but if you’ve worked from outside the office before you know it’s just a matter of time before the distractions set in.
The risks of a new Cold War between the US and China are real: Here's why
Donald Trump is making good on his trade war rhetoric with China, announcing tariffs on a further US$200 billion worth of goods from the PRC. As China promises retaliation, the warmth of the Mar-a-Lago summit of April 2017 is a thing of the past.
Ten lessons from cities that have risen to the affordable housing challenge
All have big housing affordability problems, caused by a strong economy and 30 years of largely unregulated speculative housing.
How Australia can help the US make democracy harder to hack
In the drumbeat of reports about Russian attempts to undermine U.S. democratic institutions with trolls, Twitter bots and cyberattacks on congressional candidates, it is easy to forget that the problem of election security is not isolated to the United States.
With Justin Milne gone, how does the ABC go about restoring its crucial independence?
The ABC’s former chairman, Justin Milne, has propelled himself from obscurity to infamy in just four days.
Three reasons some countries are far more unequal than others
Why do the richest 1% of Americans take 20% of national income, but the richest 1% of Danes only 6%? Why have affluent British people seen their share of national income double since 1980, while over the same period, the income share of wealthy Dutch hasn’t budged?
Samsung's foldable phone could soon be a reality
After years of undelivered promises, such a technology looks finally set to enter the market: the flexible computer screen.
Why the unemployment rate will never get to zero percent, but it could still go a lot lower
The U.S. Labor Department continues to release wonderful news for U.S. workers.
Labor leads 54-46% in Newspoll that shows slight improvement for government
The Coalition has clawed back slightly in the past fortnight and Scott Morrison has improved his lead as better prime minister, according to the latest Newspoll.
The shocking truth about insurance: We pick bad policies even with good information
When you take out insurance you are buying a promise. The insurer promises to pay for losses arising from the event mentioned in the policy; be it fire, robbery, flood or something else.
Are today's white kids less racist than their grandparents?
In America’s children, we often see hope for a better future, especially when it comes to reducing racism.
Why AMP and IOOF went rogue
Both AMP and IOOF were presented with draft findings that they acted against the interests of their members at the conclusion of the round five hearings of the Royal Commission into Banking and Financial Services.
Barriers for transgender voters ahead of the 2018 midterm elections
While these accomplishments are a significant sign of change in American politics, transgender people still face challenges in the political arena.
Researchers block cocaine craving and addiction with a special skin graft
In a paper in Nature Biomedical Engineering, we describe a new approach, which we developed and tested, that blocks cocaine-seeking in mice and actually protects them from high doses that would otherwise be deadly.
We mapped cancer rates across Australia: Search for your postcode here
Cancer is among the leading causes of death in Australia. As far too many of us know, its impact on individuals and communities can be devastating. But how does cancer affect Australia overall?
Canada left behind as ride-hailing services go global
Like it or not, ride-hailing has become an established, regulated and accepted form of transportation in most of Canada’s largest cities.
Stock market crashes linked to higher rates of suicide – new research
The financial fortunes of many of us are tied in some way to the markets either directly through our investments or indirectly through our pension funds. Therefore, when markets collapse, the effects can reverberate through the whole of society.
What is flood insurance and why the system is broken: 6 questions answered
Homeowners generally rely on insurance provided by the federal government to cover the costs of rebuilding their lives after a flood. We asked an insurance expert to explain the government program and its challenges.
New data paint an unpleasant picture of poverty in the US
On Sept. 12, the U.S. Census Bureau released national poverty data for 2017. The headline was that 39.7 million people were poor in 2017. This works out to 12.3 percent of the population or one in eight Americans.
How slot machines work and why you should think twice before playing them
The gaming industry is big business in the U.S., contributing an estimated US$240 billion to the economy each year, while generating $38 billion in tax revenues and supporting 17 million jobs.
Coal does not have an economic future in Australia
Today the international Coal Transitions project released its findings, based on global coal scenarios and detailed case studies by teams in China, India, South Africa, Australia, Poland and Germany.
Fax machines and coffee pots: The surprising ways you could be hacked
Hopefully you protect your computers from cyber attacks. You might have anti-virus software on your phone, tablet, laptop or desktop. You might avoid using them to visit suspicious websites and carefully protect your various login details.