Credit where it’s due?

As voters and employees, we are more likely to attribute the good outcomes of a leader’s decisions to luck, and bad ones to personal failure.

ACCC calls for sweeping reforms to curb the powers of digital media giants

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has just released its final report for the Digital Platforms Inquiry, advocating for ‘significant, holistic’ reform of the sector.

Taking positive psychology into the classroom

Positive psychology in schools can help students maintain their well-being and develop the skills they need for study and later life.

Elegy for the black-throated finch

Australian artists are sending artistic representations of the threatened black-throated finch to politicians to protest against the Adani mine, which threatens the bird’s habitat.

Time to make a difference: Australia’s Jewish social justice summit

Some of Australia’s keenest minds and most influential advocates will come together in Sydney this month for a social justice summit exploring everything from climate change, sustainability, to refugees and ethical investing.

Colvin’s departure will leave a gaping hole in the AFP

The departure of Australian Federal Police Commissioner Andrew Colvin will leave a gaping hole in Australia’s law enforcement community that will be difficult to fill at a time when the AFP’s independence is under sustained threat.

Group punishment just makes kids hate school

While group punishment is used in Australian schools, it is unfair and unlikely to improve behaviour – so why is it still acceptable in most education department policies?

Can China export its own authoritarian model?

Are Western leaders right to fear China’s attempts to spread its authoritarian model of government around the world, just as it has exported its manufactured goods?

Curtin to test ‘mini’ satellite in orbit with European Space Agency

Researchers from Curtin University’s Space Science and Technology Centre have built their own pocket-sized satellite, which they will launch on a re-supply rocket to the International Space Station where it will be released into orbit.

How health checks pick up problems for the over-40s

Seeing a health professional for a full health screening – even when you feel healthy – from around age 40 enables people to make changes when problems first start to occur.

HR is failing workers with intellectual disabilities

Experts are calling for a major rethink of how businesses manage workers with intellectual disabilities, with new research showing they’re often left behind in the workplace.

Turning English up to 11

Superlatives come and go in the English language, often coined by each new young generation in turn.