Fear dominates political conversations and slowly strengthens the acceptability of secrecy in 21st-century governmentsBen Eenhoorn, CC BYSecrecy is anathema to democracy. Without transparency, government may contravene its peoples’ values and violate human rights with impunity.
Governments rarely declare themselves corrupt, confess to lies,...
Events disturbingly similar to the thalidomide tragedy continue to occur.funnyangel/ShutterstockThe thalidomide tragedy, which resulted in thousands of deaths and disabilities in the late 1950s and early 1960s, changed medicine forever. One of its outcomes was the establishment of more robust mechanisms for the regulation of medicines and medical...
Can Australians stomach a small, scientifically-sound whale harvest? Whale meat image from www.shutterstock.comLast week Japan’s whaling fleet set sail for Antarctica again under its new scientific whaling program NEWREP-A. In 2014 the International Court of Justice decided that Japan’s previous program was not scientific.
But this year...
Why is this seemingly unintelligible mess of house paint revered as a masterpiece? Detail: Jackson Pollock. Blue poles. 1952. © Pollock-Krasner Foundation/ARSSo, what is the story with Jackson Pollock’s Blue poles?
You know the painting – that big canvas, more than two metres high and almost five metres wide, spattered with paint...
It’s easy to forget your conveyor is even there, until it stops. And when it does, you’re in a world of delayed orders, unexpected downtime, and one very expensive headache. But the good news is tha...
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Hiring a Virtual CFO (VCFO) is no longer just reserved for large corporations. In today’s business environment, where agility, compliance, and strategic foresight are essential, Australian startups...
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Moving a workplace is more than shifting workstations and computers; it is a complex project that can affect staff morale, customer service and revenue if it goes off-track. Perth’s commercial prope...
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