The impact of rising temperatures on human health is a little discussed aspect of climate change. If climate change is making the planet sick, then what does this mean for the human beings who inhabit it? Mosquito borne diseases are predicted to rise, along with heat related fatalities. There may also be food shortages, unless...

John Kenneth Galbraith agreed with the Keynesian view that one day society would be in a financial position where we could work fewer hours, devote more time to leisure and where inequality would diminish. That was a view from the 1950s when he wrote his influential work "The Affluent Society." Urban Studies Scholar Mike Berry...

We live in an information rich age, our education levels have increased dramatically over the last few decades, so why hasn’t this led to a similar improvement in the quality of public debate? Barry Jones considers this paradox and offers his thoughts on how the discourse can be improved. Highlights of Evidence, opinion, interest: The...

The Senate could pass the Government's controversial new meta data laws as early as tonight - but not before the Greens attempt to move more than a dozen amendments to try and beef up privacy safeguards. Greens Senator Scott Ludlam has provided a list of helpful hints for Australians who want to hide their metadata...

Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull joins RN Breakfast to discuss the Government's controversial metadata laws and putting media reform back on the political agenda. Guests Malcolm Turnbull, Communications Minister Credits Producer: Alison Carabine