
Will your next phone be Fair Trade?
Organic, cage-free or home-grown? We think about our purchasing ethics in many areas of daily life, but not often about technology.

Melbourne Now art
The National Gallery of Victoria has embarked on an ambitious showcase of masses of artwork for its Melbourne Now exhibition that is...

Is there life for South African democracy after Mandela?
There is a strong danger that the next South African election in 2014 will instead revolve around which party can claim ownership...

Australia records its warmest spring ever
The spring of 2013 has been Australia’s warmest on record. Mean temperatures for the season were 1.57C above the 1961-1990 average, surpassing...

The Schoolies nightmare
In far-flung tourist destinations across Australia and overseas, people are managing and mopping up schoolies week, where secondary school graduates engage in...

A live music scene needs a live music policy
As another music icon fights for its life, it's time Australian cities supported live music, not tear it out at its roots,...

Why spelling tests don’t help kids
Spelling remains the most relentlessly tested of all the literacy skills, but it is the least taught. Misty Adoniou argues why some...

Netflix Australia launch could be imminent
US online TV giant Netflix could launch in Australia as soon as 2014, reports say. Company is behind hit shows like Arrested...

Music is our GPS, so we need to support it
Music is an essential tool we use to define ourselves, says Griffith University's Huib Schippers.

Health check: The truth about sweeteners
There’s been a lot of debate over the role sugar and its substitutes play in our diet. So let’s take a look...
