Work-life balance for older workers

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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.