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As boundaries between work and home vanish, employees need a ‘right to disconnect’
by Writers @ Serenity CircleMay 3, 2021
Analysis & Opinions, Medical, Technology
The One: could DNA tests find our soulmate?
by Writers @ Serenity CircleApril 21, 2021
Analysis & Opinions, Technology

Less than half of Australian adults know how to identify misinformation online

Most Australian have a low level of confidence in their media abilities such as checking if information online ...

April 16, 2021 0Comments 0Likes
Analysis & Opinions, Technology

Screwed over: how Apple and others are making it impossible to get a cheap and easy phone repair

If Apple and other tech companies have their way, it will only become harder to have our phones and other devi ...

March 19, 2021 0Comments 0Likes
Analysis & Opinions, Law, Wellbeing

Sexual assault: what can you do if you don’t want to make a formal report to police?

Many survivors feel they will not believed or taken seriously by police.

March 12, 2021 0Comments 0Likes
Analysis & Opinions, Popular, Work

How to encourage cyber-safe behaviour at work without becoming the office grouch

The trick, as it often is in life, is to encourage the right behaviours tactfully and by offering helpful solu ...

March 8, 2021 0Comments 0Likes
Analysis & Opinions, Money

That extra you’re about to get in super, most of it will come from you, but don’t expect the ads to tell you that

There’s something odd about those television and internet advertisements telling us we are getting more supe ...

February 25, 2021 0Comments 0Likes
Mental Health, Technology, Top Stories

Machines can do most of a psychologist’s job. The industry must prepare for disruption

Psychology already makes use of many automated tools, and even without significant advances in AI we foresee s ...

February 24, 2021 0Comments 0Likes
Popular, Technology, Top Stories

To succeed in an AI world, students must learn the human traits of writing

Students across Australia have started the new school year using pencils, pens and keyboards to learn to write ...

February 23, 2021 0Comments 0Likes
Analysis & Opinions, Lifestyle & Society, Technology

Stream weavers: the musicians’ dilemma in Spotify’s pay-to-play plan

Spotify offered the promise that, in the age of digital downloads, all artists would get paid for their music, ...

February 12, 2021 0Comments 0Likes
Environment, Health, Top Stories, Work

As heatwaves become more extreme, which jobs are riskiest?

Heat is more dangerous than the cold in most Australian regions.

February 8, 2021 0Comments 0Likes
Analysis & Opinions, Money, Wellbeing

‘I can’t save money for potential emergencies’: COVID lockdowns drove older Australians into energy poverty

For older Australians who depend on the Age Pension for income, lockdowns drove many deeper into “energy pov ...

February 1, 2021 0Comments 0Likes
Top Stories, Work

The commuter’s paradox: there’s something to gain in the space between home and work

For many of us, one of the upsides of 2020 was being freed from the grind of the daily commute.

January 29, 2021 0Comments 0Likes
Analysis & Opinions, Economy

(Economics) books to read over summer

Don't be lazy.

January 26, 2021 0Comments 0Likes
Featured, Top Stories, Work

How to make Mondays less hard

Experts share their advice for warding off the Monday blues.

January 25, 2021 0Comments 0Likes
Technology, Top Stories

The festive gifts that keep giving (your data away) – and how to prevent this

With the festive season having come to a close, consumers the world over will be playing with a variety of new ...

January 12, 2021 0Comments 0Likes
Analysis & Opinions, Money

One research shows more Australians receive unemployment payments than you think

Australians receiving unemployment payments are often negatively portrayed as a relatively small group of peop ...

January 7, 2021 0Comments 0Likes
Analysis & Opinions, Technology

Introducing Edna: the chatbot trained to help patients make a difficult medical decision

Allow us to introduce Edna — Australia’s first “genomics chatbot”.

December 17, 2020 0Comments 0Likes
Analysis & Opinions, Technology

World is watching plan to make Facebook and Google pay for content

The Morrison government will introduce its legislation forcing Google and Facebook to face arbitration if they ...

December 16, 2020 0Comments 0Likes
Top Stories, Work

COVID has proved working from home is the best policy to beat congestion

In 2019, the average daily commute time for Australian metro workers was 66 minutes. Then COVID happened.

December 8, 2020 0Comments 0Likes
Popular, Work

Experts explain why Mondays are so psychologically hard

As far as days of the week go, Monday arguably has the fewest fans.

December 7, 2020 0Comments 0Likes
Analysis & Opinions, Money

Retirement incomes review finds problems more super won’t solve

The review presents the finding starkly. Lifting compulsory super contributions from 9.5% of salary to 12% wil ...

December 2, 2020 0Comments 0Likes
Top Stories, Work

It’s time to normalize not explaining why you’re taking a day off

How you choose to spend your vacation or paid time off is your choice. You shouldn't feel obligated to offer a ...

December 1, 2020 0Comments 0Likes
Popular, Work

7 rituals to end the workday when you work from home

Tips on how to shut down for the evening when you're working from home instead of the office.

November 23, 2020 0Comments 0Likes
Technology, Top Stories

How Australia can reap the benefits and dodge the dangers of the Internet of Things

Australia has been late to react. Even recent moves by the federal government to make IoT devices more secure ...

November 17, 2020 0Comments 0Likes
Analysis & Opinions, Technology

Will I or won’t I? Scientists still haven’t figured out free will, but they’re having fun trying

In 1983, American physiologist Benjamin Libet conducted an experiment that became a landmark in the field of c ...

November 16, 2020 0Comments 0Likes
Environment, Money, Top Stories

Saving for retirement gives you power, and ethical responsibilities

If you’re in a super fund, then, like it or not, you’ve got ethical decisions to make.

November 12, 2020 0Comments 0Likes
Analysis & Opinions, Law

Want to record your doctor’s appointment? Great idea, but first, check it’s legal

Recording without permission might be illegal depending on where you live.

November 6, 2020 0Comments 0Likes
Analysis & Opinions, Economy

The suburbs are the future of post-COVID retail

CBD-based retail is at a crossroads, especially in Melbourne and Sydney.

November 5, 2020 0Comments 0Likes
Analysis & Opinions, Environment, Technology

What is the electricity transmission system, and why does it need fixing?

Shifting Australia to a low-emissions energy system is a big challenge.

November 4, 2020 0Comments 0Likes
Analysis & Opinions, Technology

How to live in space: what we’ve learned from 20 years of the International Space Station

Twenty straight years of life in space makes the ISS the ideal “natural laboratory” to understand how soci ...

November 3, 2020 0Comments 0Likes
Top Stories, Work

Wage theft and casual work are built into university business models

The COVID crisis has exposed the destructive consequences of an over-reliance on casual labour across the econ ...

October 30, 2020 0Comments 0Likes

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