• Work-life balance for older workers

    Candice Harris     |      December 27, 2023

    There is no one-size-fits-all solution to work-life balance, especially for older workers, and a new survey from New Zealand offers insights which Australian workforce planners should take on board.

  • Getting through the holidays

    Megan Flamer     |      December 26, 2023

    The holiday period over Christmas and New Year can be as busy as a working week, so here are a few tips to calm down, chill out and make the most of the downtime.

  • Bully for you

    Open Forum     |      December 5, 2023

    In a unique case study, UniSA researchers have explored the lived experiences of a self-identified persistent bully – a voice that is scarce in literature – to gain a deeper understanding of the factors that may contribute to this anti-social aggressive behaviour.

  • Vale, Ted Hopkins

    Max Thomas     |      November 23, 2023

    Open Forum regular Max Thomas bids farewell to a former Australian Rules team-mate who graced the field for Carlton before pursuing a varied career in business, publishing and writing. He also founded Champion Data, a pioneering AFL statistics platform which continues to thrive today.

  • Combating cyber-bullying

    Open Forum     |      October 31, 2023

    University of South Australia researchers are helping parents protect children and teens from the effects of cyberbullying by encouraging social connection, healthy friendships and belonging.

  • We want to believe

    Alan Stevenson     |      October 30, 2023

    Driving some of humanities greatest achievements and worst atrocities, belief is a genuinely curious and perplexing phenomenon, showing many different faces to the world.

  • Are friends electric?

    Hamid Laga     |      October 30, 2023

    Technology firms have been insisting that virtual reality is the next big thing for a decade with little success, so could targeting the technology at lonely older people succeed where it has so conspicuously failed with gamers, workers and younger generations?

  • Rough and tumble

    Emily Freeman     |      October 26, 2023

    Children – like the young of most mammals – like to play fight sometimes and rather than worrying, parents should let them enjoy it.

  • The magnificent seven

    Tim van Gelder     |      October 23, 2023

    Understanding the seven decision types sports coaches make and appreciating their strengths and pitfalls can help us all make better choices in things which actually matter.

  • Mr Angry

    Olivia Metcalf     |      October 12, 2023

    Modern life in crowded, alienated cities can leave people in a permanent state of simmering anger, but anger can also have a positive side, motivating us into action to defend ourselves, protect others and overcome obstacles.

  • Mindfulness helps anxious teens

    Open Forum     |      October 11, 2023

    MRI scans are showing that practising mindfulness can help rewire the brain connectivity of pre-teens with anxiety and attention issues.

  • Changing the conversation on ageing and aged care

    Lee Fay Low     |      October 9, 2023

    A change in how Australians view ageing could help the nation embrace the opportunities that can come with getting older alongside a franker conversation about the inevitable rise in costs of aged care.