Technology
July 16, 2012
Giles Parkinson of Renew Economy reports that the Grattan Institute has released a renewables policy idea to be considered – a series of reverse auctions as held in South Africa and in our ACT. Reverse Auctions – Lower Costs, Lower […]
July 15, 2012
A Victorian study has shown that a mobile phone app – that encourages depressed young people to self-monitor their feelings – can help relieve depression. About The Mobile Phone/Youth Depression Study In a study co-ordinated by Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital […]
July 15, 2012
CSIRO-AECOM research (Australian Energy Market Commission) shows the impact on households is likely to be smaller than anticipated – the carbon pollution price adding perhaps 0.6 per cent to inflation in 2012-13 – reports Monique Decortis of the Victorian Climate […]
July 2, 2012
On June 1 in Los Angeles six journalists were fired from ‘GOOD’ magazine. A group of the sacked staffers decided to use Kickstarter and run with the concept of a new magazine called ‘Tommorrow’…the manifesto stating: “Tomorrow is about (and […]
July 1, 2012
2012 as well as being the UN International Year of Cooperatives is also the UN International Year of Sustainable Energy for All. In light of this, the Cooperatives Research Group of the University of Sydney is holding a Symposium – […]
June 29, 2012
Twitter has just led me to the Blueprint for Australian Agriculture which aims to bring together all those with an interest in, or involvement with, agriculture to help shape its future direction – farmers, transporters, retailers, consultants, rural businesses, agribusinesses, […]
June 11, 2012
Giles Parkinson of Renew Economy writes that the greatest barrier to the rapid deployment of solar in Australia will not be about cost or a lack of demand – it will be the ability to get connected. A Common Theme […]
June 11, 2012
The Fairfax Herald/Age Wellbeing Index indicates that despite ‘temporary stumbles and confusing contradictory trends’ there is solid evidence for optimism about our future as there has been 2% ‘good growth’ in the value of Australia’s human capital. The Index Findings […]
June 7, 2012
VicHealth and other state government agencies are finding that sharing information when developing an app can save money, writes Liz Tay. Cross-jurisdictional Discussions CeBIT Conferences/Trade Shows showcase digital IT and telecommunications solutions for home and work environments and at the […]
May 25, 2012
Marita Cheng is passionate about engineering. She was raised in far north Queensland then went to Uni in Melbourne where she established Robogals. She is doing exactly what our Chief Scientist, Ian Chubb, is exhorting Australian parents and teachers to […]
May 25, 2012
Yesterday Ally Moore’s 774 morning Talk Show covered a wide range of opinions on Victoria’s TAFE system, given its significant loss of funding and the possible loss of 2000 teachers. The views of John Buchanan, director of the Workplace Research […]
May 15, 2012
Neuroscientists at the University of Queensland’s Brain Institute (QBI) have made a major breakthrough in the fight against dementia, finding the chemical process that causes the growth of new nerve cells. The molecule fractalkine may be key to halting early […]