Risk
Sciences & Technology
The Australian research helping to verify US election results
In an era of increasing digitisation of electoral processes, Australian researchers have developed an algorithm to make democracy more accountable
Health & Medicine
We aren’t all equal when it comes to climate vulnerability
A new index measures the social vulnerability of communities in the face of climate change in Australia – and finds inequalities across the country
Environment
As we head toward summer, let’s rethink Australia’s bushfire risk
With wildfires and heavy smoke affecting the US and Europe, a new fire management framework can help Australia understand its risk
Politics & Society
It’s time to make waves in beach accessibility
Excluding people with disability from beach culture is both unfair and unlawful. Australia could be a world leader in making beaches accessible to people of all abilities
Health & Medicine
Predicting cancer risk from mammograms could revolutionise screening
Two new mammogram imaging techniques could revolutionise breast screening by predicting each woman’s cancer risk
Business & Economics
Insurance failing when we need it most
The whole concept of insurance comes under question when disasters are apparently too big to insure, but the industry needs to do more to meet the challenge
Sciences & Technology
An ounce of biosecurity prevention is worth two pounds of cure
Australia will avoid $A314 billion in damages, at an average return on investment of 30:1 through the continued operation of its biosecurity systems, new research shows
Sciences & Technology
Test smarter not harder for an agile system
Delays to reporting test results and contact tracing from an overloaded system slows the containment of COVID-19. Victoria’s testing strategy needs to recognise this risk and allocate resources accordingly
Sciences & Technology
The ‘freak wave’ myth
New research finds ‘freak waves’ don’t really exist and Australia’s experienced rock fishers are the ones who best understand the danger of the ocean’s waves
Health & Medicine
Book extract
A trade in desperation: The rise of stem cell tourism
Book extract: As medicine and health care around the world undergo major changes, a new book “Stem Cell Tourism and the Political Economy of Hope” looks at the rise of people travelling in the hope of a cure