South Korea had martial law for 6 hours. Why did this happen and what can we expect now?
South Korea has been a stable democracy since the 1980s, but the country was plunged into a short-lived, but severe, ...
What should you do if your child’s school has not done well in NAPLAN this year?
Parents can now search how their child’s school has performed in reading, writing, spelling, grammar and numeracy.
What’s fair in the fight to keep bank branches open and access to cash alive?
Letting the banks charge their own extra fees might be a non-starter. The government has some other ideas, including a cash ...
Why does grass make my skin itch?
People with dry, red, itchy skin conditions often find their skin is extra sensitive to grass and other irritants like ...
‘Anonymous’ voting software used by some of Australia’s biggest companies is flawed, new investigation reveals
An investigation reveals e-voting software used by numerous large-scale organisations isn’t as anonymous or secure as claimed ...
Ginger, tortie, calico – the mystery gene responsible for orange colour in cat coats has been found
The ginger colour in cats’ coats has a curious link to being male or female. Now, scientists have finally pinpointed the gene ...
New modelling shows how Trump’s trade tariffs will hurt – and help – New Zealand
A study shows president-elect Donald Trump’s promised tariffs on Chinese, Mexican and Canadian imports will be a case of ...
View from The Hill: Paul Fletcher’s rant against the teals risks insulting voters the Liberals need to win
Paul Fletcher got a big shock last election in his Sydney seat of Bradfield. Teal candidate Nicolette Boele pushed the result ...
Noam Chomsky at 96: The linguist, educator, philosopher and public thinker has had a massive intellectual and moral influence
Noam Chomsky’s notion of the human instinct for freedom ties together his many intellectual pursuits, from educating creative ...
NEOWISE, the NASA mission that cataloged objects around Earth for over a decade, has come to an end
Once the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer couldn’t survey widely anymore, NASA scientists switched gears and began using ...