Digital technology gives students access to an extraordinary range of ideas and information and the capacity to instantly shape, and reshape, their work.So is this simply a fantastic tool or is digital technology changing the way we think and learn?Erica McWilliam believes the technology can encourage instant answers and short attention spans rather than sustained...

Australia's brand of multiculturalism is admired by other nations, but it still has its sticking points, and future challenges. Why do third generation immigrants from non-Anglo backgrounds still find themselves thought of as 'different'? Would a more equal and mutual respect of culture help build connections? Why wasn't that part of the brief of the...

Australia has 60,000 active not-for-profit groups, clubs and charities. But many of these organisations find their funding sources are few and far between, and the competition for capital is intense. According to the Community Council for Australia, there is an urgent need for a 'Better Australia Bank', with $500 million of start-up funding.

Producing new medicines to extend lives and reduce suffering is a noble cause. The marketing of those drugs is often ignoble, with the wining and dining of doctors and the use of specialists to spruik the company line. A former industry insider gives a unique insight into the selling techniques of big pharma. Read Transcript

D-I-Y home renovations have led to higher asbestos exposure and a subsequent rise in malignant mesothelioma. Researchers from the University of Western Australia have found a steady rise in the number of cases of malignant mesothelioma since the mid 1980s in people who've renovated their own homes. They've even found an increase in cases of...