Most Used Tips On How To Choose The Best Steak
The steak. Almost a staple in our diets. However, not all steaks are created equal, there are those delicious steaks, and then there are the godly tasting steaks. Knowing the subtle differences can me...
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3 Tips for Improving Your Physical Fitness, When You're Starting from a Pretty Bad Place
Fitness is one of the most important things in life for overall health and wellness – and maintaining a regular fitness routine has all sorts of potential benefits, ranging from better medical outco...
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Top 5 Events to Enjoy in the United Kingdom Every Year
The United Kingdom as any country holds numerous engaging festivals throughout the year. What makes the UK offer to stand out from the rest is their exciting travel landmarks and cities that nearly ...
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Friday essay: YouTube apologies and reality TV revelations - the rise of the public confession
A little over a year ago, former Australian cricket captain Steve Smith made a tearful confession and apology to the public, having been banned from cricket for 12 months for ball tampering. Smith&rsq...
Kate Douglas, Professor, Flinders University
Population DNA testing for disease risk is coming. Here are five things to know
Screening millions of healthy people for their risk of disease can be cost-effective. But it raises ethical and regulatory concerns.from www.shutterstock.comDNA testing to predict disease risk has the...
Paul Lacaze, Head, Public Health Genomics Program, Monash University
Why Sydney residents use 30% more water per day than Melburnians
Melbourne's water supplies are running low after years of drought.shutterstockThis week Melbourne’s water storage dropped below 50%, a sign of the prolonged and deepening drought gripping easter...
Ian Wright, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
From gun control to HIV: six ingredients of successful public policy
Australia’s national policy response to HIV/AIDS has been lauded as one of the best in the world.ShutterstockIn the lead up to the recent federal election, there was plenty of negative rhetoric ...
Joannah Luetjens, PhD Candidate, Utrecht University
How the dangerous evolution of Pakistan’s national security state threatens domestic stability
Protests followed the terrorist attack that killed more than 40 Indian military personnel in the disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir. AAP/Jaipal Singh, CC BY-NDIn February, a terrorist attack by Jaysh...
Robert G. Patman, Professor of International Relations, University of Otago
Taming wild cities: the tall buildings of Australia show why we need strong design guidelines
Towering canyons of concrete and glass are an increasingly dominant feature of fast-growing cities like Melbourne.ymgerman/ShutterstockPrivate enterprise has shaped the skylines of Australia’s c...
Timothy Moore, PhD Candidate, Melbourne School of Design, Monash University
Let them play! Kids need freedom from play restrictions to develop
Playing in nature improves children's learning, social and emotional skills.MI PHAM/unsplashYou may have heard of play. It’s that thing children do – the diverse range of unstructured, spo...
Brendon Hyndman, Senior Lecturer and Course Director (Postgraduate Education courses), Charles Sturt University
If you think less immigration will solve Australia's problems, you're wrong; but neither will more
More by luck than design, recent recent levels of immigration seem to be in a 'goldilocks zone' that balances economic, social and environmental objectives.www.shutterstock.comAre we letting too many ...
Cameron Allen, Researcher, UNSW
Gamers use machine learning to navigate complex video games – but it's not free
Playing Dota 2? You can do better with a little help from machine learning.Shutterstock/hkhtt hj Some of the world’s most popular video games track your activity as you play – but they&rsq...
Ben Egliston, PhD candidate in Media and Communications, University of Sydney
Grattan on Friday: Shocked Labor moves on – but to what policy destination?
Bill Shorten has said he likes doing the family shopping, nevertheless Tuesday’s front page picture in The Australian did capture the savagery of changing political fortunes. There was Shorten, ...
Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Narendra Modi has won the largest election in the world. What will this mean for India?
Narendra Modi's image was ubiquitous on the campaign trail – a sign of how much Indians have gravitated toward his cult of personality and nationalist rhetoric.Harish Tyagi/AAP The resounding vi...
Amitabh Mattoo, Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of Melbourne
Inside the story: the ABC of screenwriting as demonstrated by ABC's The Heights
Roz Hammond as Claudia in The Heights.Bohdan Warchomij/ABCWhy do we tell stories, and how are they crafted? In this series, we unpick the work of the writer on both page and screen.The rule of three i…
2040: hope and action in the climate crisis
Optimism is an essential part of our climate solution. GoodThing ProductionsIt was framed as “the climate election”, but last week Australia returned a government with climate policies tha…
Australia has been silent on Indigenous suicide for too long, and it must change
Following the deaths of an alarming number Indigenous young people earlier this year, Australian leaders were urged to declare a 'national crisis'.ShutterstockA body hangs over me. I am so close I can…
Albanese gets clear run to leadership
Anthony Albanese will be Labor’s new leader, unopposed, with Jim Chalmers announcing on Thursday morning that he would not run for the position, saying he couldn’t be sure of winning.Chalm…
Blocking Huawei from Australia means slower and delayed 5G – and for what?
The United States and Australia are deliberately restricting the place of Chinese telco Huawei in their telecommunications landscapes. We’re told these changes will be worth it from a security p…
Newspoll probably wrong since Morrison became PM; polling has been less accurate at recent elections
The polls have likely been off for some time- one reason the result on election day was widely unexpected.AAP/Glenn HuntSince Scott Morrison became PM in August 2018, Newspoll has usually been the bes…
Curious Kids: how was the Earth made?
Earth is really ancient, and humans have only been around for a tiny part of that time. NASA, CC BY-SACurious Kids is a series for children. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer…
American Militarism Destroying the Future of Humanity
Mahboob A. Khawaja, PhD. “The culture of peace is universal. It is shared by people and nations Worldwide. Today’s “culture of war” is a US hegemonic project predicated on the creation of conflict an…
If you think less immigration will solve Australia's problems, you're wrong; but neither will more
More by luck than design, recent recent levels of immigration seem to be in a 'goldilocks zone' that balances economic, social and environmental objectives.www.shutterstock.comAre we letting too many …
Facebook doesn't fool me – but I worry about how it affects you
I'm safe, but you should be more careful online.Rapeepat Pornsipak/Shutterstock.comA number of prominent figures have called for some sort of regulation of Facebook – including one of the compan…
Recent attempts at reparations show that World War II is not over
Chen Yabian, 74, of Hainan Province, southern China, testifies during the International Symposium on Chinese 'Comfort Women' in 2000 in Shanghai that she was 14 when Japanese Imperial Army soldiers fo…
Chicago's Urban Prep Academy – known for 100% college acceptance rates – put reputation ahead of results
Despite being known for high college acceptance rates, Urban Prep Academies recently lost a charter to operate a school on Chicago's west side.Charles Rex Arbogast/APWhen I joined Urban Prep Academies…
US is already fighting a conflict with Iran – an economic war that is hurting the wrong people
Many are worried about the risk of war with Iran after the Trump administration leaked discussions of a troop deployment in response to claimed threats to U.S. warships in the region. And in recent da…
Could a lack of humility be at the root of what ails America?
What happens when everyone thinks they're smarter than everyone else?Ljupco Smokovski/Shutterstock.comThere are a lot of reasons behind the political polarization of the country and the deterioration …
The Constitution dictates that impeachment must not be partisan
President Donald Trump arriving at the Rose Garden, May 22, 2019, in Washington. AP/Evan VucciBarely two decades since the impeachment of Bill Clinton, the people of the United States again are confro…
A Pain In The Back… Your Back Pain Easing Toolkit
There are few things worse than living with a bad back. With this part of your body being used all the time, it’s impossible to ignore it when it is making you suffer, with even things like lying do…
Show Me Then I’ll Believe
I’m in the process of re-writing my autobiography. I initially wrote it back in the early nineties. Until now it never seemed like the right time to publish it, but now I believe the time has arri…
Five aspects of Pentecostalism that shed light on Scott Morrison's politics
Prime Minister Scott Morrison sings during a service at the Horizon Church in Sydney in April.Mick Tsikas/AAPPrime Minister Scott Morrison began his victory speech on Saturday with the words, “I…
Why the 2019 election was more like 2004 than 1993 – and Labor has some reason to hope
I recently had cause to look at a large file of material I collected about Mark Latham during 2004. It is full of many of the same columnists who have just campaigned successfully for the return of th…
Eastern China pinpointed as source of rogue ozone-depleting emissions
Sunset at Australia's Cape Grim observatory, one of the key global background monitoring sites for CFC-11. Paul Krummel/CSIRO, Author providedA mysterious rebound in the emissions of ozone-depleting c…
Where to now for unions and 'change the rules'?
Very few people saw the Coalition’s win coming. If it was, as opposition leader Bill Shorten contended, “a referendum on wages” then it follows that Australians were content with slu…
How we solved the mystery of Libyan desert glass
Shutterstock LinnasIn the remote desert of western Egypt, near the Libyan border, lie clues to an ancient cosmic cataclysm. Libyan desert glass is the name given to fragments of canary-yellow glass fo…
Aboriginal Australians want care after brain injury. But it must consider their cultural needs
Australia's first Aboriginal Brain Injury Coordinator, Rebecca Clinch, with brain injury survivor Justin Kickett.Edith Cowan University, Author providedThis article is the fourth part in a series, Whe…
Rethinking tourism so the locals actually benefit from hosting visitors
Tourism today has a problem and needs an entire rethink. Pundits are debating overtourism, peak tourism and tourismphobia. Cities such as Barcelona, Venice and Dubrovnik are witnessing a backlash agai…
Wind in Albanese's sails as Chalmers weighs options
Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen has pulled out of Labor’s leadership race, increasing the pressure for an uncontested run for Anthony Albanese, which would prevent an extended limbo period for the …
With the LNP returned to power, is there anything left in Adani's way?
After months of “start” and “stop” Adani campaigning, the coalmine is poised to go ahead following the surprise success of the Coalition government at the federal election. So …
New data shows sex offenders in Victoria are going to prison for longer
There is a common perception in Victoria that courts are too lenient on offenders, but sentences for sex offences are actually increasing.ShutterstockSentences for most sex offences are getting harshe…
Queensland to all those #Quexiteers: don't judge, try to understand us
Progressive voices have lit up social media with memes blaming Queensland for Labor's loss in the federal election. But characterising the state as regressive and redneck is misplaced. …
In a notoriously sexist art form, Australian women composers are making their voices heard
Performers in Speechless, a new opera by composer Cat Hope, co-commissioned by the Perth Festival and Tura New Music. The opera is a response to the Australian Human Rights Commission’s 2014 rep…