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Humans have been speaking for 100,000 years

Humans are likely to have started speaking to each other more than 100,000 years ago, new research suggests. A study from MIT, released this week, said genomic evidence

Debating skills key to corporate leadership success

People with ambitions to climb the corporate ladder have been advised to learn debating skills. New research from MIT has found that people who train as debaters are

Nearly one in three employees working remotely

More than 30 percent of the workforce is working remotely, a jump from 23 percent in just five years. Executive Vice President of payroll organisation ADP International

Outsourcing our brains is stifling critical thinking

Humans are already showing signs of losing their critical thinking skills as they outsource more tasks to technology. A study by researchers at Microsoft and Lee

Female leaders enhance Brisbane Catholic Education

Seventeen female educators have recently stepped into leadership roles at Brisbane Catholic Education (BCE), with many beneficiaries of an in-house development

Eating disorders more stigmatised than depression

People with an eating disorder are more stigmatised than those suffering with depression, according to a new study. University of South Australia Honours student Carlye

Gender equality improving but gaps remain

Australia has improved its global ranking for gender equality and is now sitting at 24, according to the latest Status of Women Report Card. The report details Australia

Aussie life satisfaction drops to COVID lockdown levels

Life satisfaction of Australians has dropped to its lowest level since the COVID-19 lockdowns. Results from the latest Australian National University (ANU) Election

DV offenders rise as overall numbers hit record low

Australia recorded the lowest number of criminal offenders in more than 16 years last year, but domestic violence offenders still increased. New data from the Australian

Chasing happiness triggers “self-destructive decisions”

Chasing happiness is exhausting and destroys a person’s willpower. Those are the findings of a new study into the “happiness paradox”, a phenomenon where trying to

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