Ashers Bakery case just the icing on the cake.Brian Lawless/PAThe case of unlawful discrimination brought against Ashers Bakery for refusing to bake a cake featuring gay partners, is more than it seems. More than an issue of gay rights in Northern Ireland, it is best understood as a reflection of the ambivalence of that country’s peace...
Manchester Town Hall. Will education be part of greater devolution?Dave Wood Liverpool ImagesIt’s 25 years since the abolition of the Inner London Education Authority (ILEA). Its passing marked a turning point: local control over education in Britain has never been the same again. Now plans led by the chancellor, George Osborne, to...
Cyclist Stuart O'Grady in 2006.Flickr/Frank Chan, CC BY-NDBarely two years after admitting use of erythropoietin (EPO) in his professional cycling career, Stuart O’Grady is back in favour again. He has a co-hosting gig with the new SBS Bike Lane show, which starts this Sunday 24th of May.
This is an odd decision by SBS. One wonders if SBS...
What is an H-index and how is it calculated?from www.shutterstock.com.auA previously obscure scholarly metric has became an item of heated public debate. When it was announced that Bjorn Lomborg, a researcher who is sceptical about the human causes of climate change, would be heading a research centre at the University of Western Australia, the...
In environments where the ground itself is constantly shifting, breaking, and being reshaped, every component must be built to endure. Mining operations are among the most demanding in the industria...
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If you’re in business, you might have seen it before. A team of capable and smart people just suddenly slows down, and things start spiraling out of control. On paper, everything looks perfect, but ...
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Across Australia, a lot of tradies are busy. There’s no shortage of demand in industries like plumbing, electrical, landscaping, and building. But being busy doesn’t always mean running a smooth or...
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