Optus data breach: regulatory changes announced, but legislative reform still needed
Mark Baker/APIn response to Australia’s biggest ever data breach, the federal government will temporarily suspend regulation...
New economic index reveals the toll policy uncertainty can have on your investments
Getty ImagesThe COVID-19 pandemic created a sense of uncertainty and fear across all aspects of life in New Zealand. Along with co...
A class action against Optus could easily be Australia's biggest: here's what is involved
ShutterstockWith the Optus data breach exposing almost 10 million current and former customers to identity theft, law firms are ci...
Image advanced: 5 reasons to use acrylic mounting blocks
The digital era has monumentally changed the way we print images. Not only this, it has opened up a whole new world of stunnin...
NZ biggest firms will soon have to disclose their climate risk – but will it really curb climate change?
Getty ImagesClimate change has many catastrophic consequences, including droughts, floods, wildfires, heat waves, rising sea level...
Orthodox thinking won't cut it: why Mathias Cormann's leadership of the OECD has economists worried
In June 2007, Jean-Philippe Cotis, the chief economist of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, dec…
Nobel prizes most often go to researchers who defy specialization – winners are creative thinkers who synthesize innovations from varied…
Innovative ideas spring from many sources, research finds.Yuichiro Chino/Moment via Getty ImagesExperts often recommend …
Holocaust comparisons are frequent in US politics – and reflect a shallow understanding of the actual genocide and the US…
A woman holds a sign denouncing COVID-19 vaccine mandates, with syringes in the shape of a swastika, during a 2021 rally…
What is déjà vu? Psychologists are exploring this creepy feeling of having already lived through an experience before
How can someplace you've never been feel so familiar?mrs/Moment via Getty ImagesCurious Kids is a series for children of…
No, it's not just sugary food that's responsible for poor oral health in America's children, especially in Appalachia
Tooth decay can cause pain, embarrassment, missed school and more.Olga Simonova/EyeEm via Getty ImagesBrushing your teet…
Why You Should Get a Massage After a Car Accident
Car accidents happen more often than anyone would like. Regardless of how severe the accident was, several issues ca…
Defensores indígenas resisten entre los caminos ilegales y la supervivencia de la selva Amazónica – las elecciones pueden ser decisivas
María Elena Paredes, presidenta del comité de vigilancia de Sawawo Hito 40, enseña imágenes …
The Supreme Court is back in session, with new controversial cases that stand to change many Americans' lives – here's…
The Supreme Court is set to start its latest term on Oct. 3, 2022. Robert Nickelsberg/Getty ImagesFollowing a dramatic y…
What's a laureate? A classicist explains the word's roots in Ancient Greek victors winning crowns of laurel leaves
Laurel was an ancient symbol of medicine, the arts and the end of war.naphtalina/E+ via Getty ImagesWhen the Nobel Prize…
Do multimillion-dollar dinosaur auctions erode trust in science?
Sotheby's sold a 77 million-year-old Gorgosaurus skeleton for over $6 million in July 2022.Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty ImagesD…
What is a wetland? An ecologist explains
A raccoon with a fish at the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Naples, Fla.Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty…
Summer swimming season may be over, but you can still get swimmer's ear – and you don't even need to…
Both children and adults are susceptible to the ear infection known as "swimmer's ear."Kay Blaschke/Stock4B-RF via Getty…
Trump properties aren't the only ones to see wild valuations – putting a price on real estate isn't straightforward
40 Wall Street is one of the Trump Organization properties included in the lawsuit.Roy Rochlin/Getty ImagesOn the lower …
Nicaragua has kicked out hundreds of NGOs – even cracking down on Catholic groups like nuns from Mother Teresa's order
Nicaragua's lawmakers have closed NGOs in a string of decrees.STR/AFP via Getty ImagesMany countries around the world ar…
The term 'achievement gap' fosters a negative view of Black students
Is it time to find new language to describe racial disparities in education?Will & Deni McIntyre via Getty ImagesThe…
Native Americans' decadeslong struggle for control over sacred lands is making progress
Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano in Hawaii, with an observatory visible on its summit. Native Hawaiians consider the mountai…
Hurricane Ian flooded a hospital and forced evacuations from dozens of nursing homes – many health facilities face similar risks…
Nursing homes patients had to be evacuated after Hurricane Ian cut access to safe water supplies. AP Photo/John RaouxHur…
Hurricane Ian flooded a hospital and forced evacuations from dozens of nursing homes – many health facilities face rising risks…
Nursing homes patients had to be evacuated after Hurricane Ian cut access to safe water supplies. AP Photo/John RaouxHur…
A sham sentence after a secret trial for Aung San Suu Kyi's Australian economic adviser
The Irawaddy, CC BY-SAAustralian Sean Turnell, economic adviser to Myanmar’s democratically elected leader Aung Sa…