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An important research project has found what young women thought after they saw the film “Fifty Shades of Grey”.
Top execs plug tech for tomorrow
Some of Australia’s top chief executives say the Turnbull government focus on technology education to boost productivity.
Study shows kids' shallow tech obsession
While parents complain that kids spend all their time on electronic devices, new stats suggest their digital skills are slipping.
New scans show Pluto far from placid
NASA scientists have discovered that Pluto is still geologically-active – a finding that has shocked many of those involved in the New Horizons mission.
Detained kids take to Facebook for freedom
Refugee and asylum seeker children have skirted the rules of their detention and set up a Facebook page to speak out about their treatment.
Online abuse study shows high rate of harassment
Three in five Australians have been the target of online harassment and abuse, a landmark study has revealed.
Young mind's top finds rewarded
An up-and-coming Australian medical researcher has been recognised for her work in improving gene therapy for Cystic Fibrosis.
Facial maths say doppelgangers doubtful
Many people believe they have a doppelganger; someone else walking the planet that is completely identical to them.
Locals looking for artificial consciousness
While tech experts around the world seek the next level of artificial intelligence, an Australian team is hunting something harder to define – artificial consciousness.
New kids' commissioner for WA
After three years without, WA has a Commissioner for Children and Young People once again.
School data hack used in Opposition attack
Queensland Education Minister Kate Jones has confirmed that over 600 Department of Education records have been accessed illegally.
Unemployment makes healthy drop
Unemployment in Australia has taken a somewhat surprising dive in new figures released this week.
Once-hated text evolves into most-loved
Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species has been voted the most influential academic book of all time.
Perth picked for refugee re-settlement
The WA Government says a lack of resources means that most of its upcoming intake of Syrian refugees will be resettled in Perth.
Sport study shows advertising infection
Australian researchers have exposed a potential dark side to sports supporters’ apparel.
Monash secures solid equality mark
One of Australia’s leading research institutions has been awarded for its exemplary level of workplace gender equality.
Tech firms race to take the sky
Two of the world’s best-known tech firms are racing to create a system of autonomous airships that will bring the internet to as yet unconnected parts of the world.
Uni cash crisis denied
The vice-chancellor of a Group of Eight (Go8) university has broken ranks, saying there is no crisis in Australia's higher education system and there is no particularly strong case for students to have to pay more.
WA shows need for new blood
More than one third of WA public school teachers are aged 50 or older, the state’s Department of Education has revealed.
Canberra tech campus sacrificed for south-side
The Canberra Institute of Technology’s (CIT) Woden campus will close sometime near the end of 2017.
Gonski's closing act could still be cut
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has hinted that his government will fund the final two years of the Gonski education model.