Rowland Croucher
Green homes cheaper to run and build
Green homes cheaper to run and build, so reach for the stars Date March 8, 2014 Peter Hannam Environment Editor, The Sydney Morning Herald When the CSIRO began the biggest study of energy performance of Australian houses, one resident bemoaned the woeful output of his home’s photovoltaic panels only to be told the […]
Are you a Feminist?
Meshel Laurie Date March 2, 2014 Meshel Laurie Would the real feminists of Australia please stand up? “My Twitter feed is a feminist battleground at times” ¢â‚¬ ¦ Meshel Laurie. Photo: Mike Baker. Hair & make-up by Trish Sousa Do you believe all people are equal? Do you believe women are people? If you answered “yes” to […]
Old people a burden on healthcare: poppycock
Date February 28, 2014 Patricia Edgar Far too many people, politicians included, are running scared about health costs breaking the bank. It’s time for a dose of common sense. Illustration: Andrew Dyson. We should be celebrating living longer lives as one of the greatest achievements of the 20th century. Instead ageing is seen by the […]
Guilt about the kids? That’s women’s work
Date March 7, 2014 Jessica Grose Alpha men have yet to learn that the work-life conflict is not just a women’s issue. Illustration: Peter Keane. A revealing – and depressing – article in the March edition of the Harvard Business Review shows that no matter how much power female executives have accrued, or how much lip service male […]
Exploring Eternity
As kids we could see our faces and the backs of our heads simultaneously, for our family bathroom had two mirror doors that opened towards each other. Carefully positioning these mirrors enabled us to look beyond these two images; into a continuous line of reflections. Yet on reflection ¢â‚¬”please pardon the pun ¢â‚¬”I recall ; the images […]
The bionic brain race !
Call to join bionic brain race Date February 24, 2014 Bridie Smith Science Editor, The Age Professor Bob Williamson from the Australian Academy of Science. Photo: Joe Armao Australia must join the ambitious international race to build a bionic brain in order to share the health and economic benefits from such a prestigious global project. […]
Tim Flannery: Beefing up for a climate fight
Author: Mark Dapin Date: 08/02/2014 Co-founder of the Climate Council isn’t afraid to let out his inner lab rat, writes Mark Dapin. Tim Flannery is a big guy, a power-lifter. His triceps curve like biceps, lending his upper arms a broad ellipsoid symmetry. He likes to feel strong – and he needs all his strength. […]
Healing the father wound
February 9, 2014 Men are finally becoming the dads their children need, writes “Raising Boys” author Steve Biddulph. Re-establishing the bond ¢â‚¬ ¦ the 20th century was a bad time for father-son relationships, argues Steve Biddulph. Photo: Getty Images (posed by models) I am standing in front of about 100 men. It’s an all-day seminar on fatherhood, […]
False Memories: separating fact from fiction
Separating fact from fictional memories Date February 23, 2014 Kate Hilpern Ground-breaking research exposes the pitfalls associated with eyewitness evidence and suggestive interviewing. Illustration: Matt Davidson “I have a strong memory of being a boy in a car driving along a country road in Suffolk,” recalls a man who I will call Adam. ”Rounding a […]
Faith and Belief: a Sermon for Trinity Sunday
By Jan Coates We have times when we put aside reason and intellect, and accept through faith things we cannot explain or understand. So, this is Trinity Sunday. I have to say that the concept of the Trinity is not all that mysterious to me ¢â‚¬“ being a multiple personality (like most Mums), it isn ¢â‚¬â„¢t […]
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