Will the explosion of multimedia entertainment options and devices spell the end of TV? Not according to recent survey results from the UK. British communications regulator Ofcam found that people still watch around four hours of TV a day, holding a steady share of consumers' attention despite the growth in internet and other viewing options...

Cultural competence training aims to educate Australians to better identify and challenge their cultural assumptions, values and beliefs. It's been in the news recently following the story of what happened to Tarren Betteridge, a young Aboriginal woman who'd missed out on a job with GenerationOne because she was told her skin was not dark enough...

An agreement on Universal Housing Design proposes that in ten years' time all new houses, including those on sprawling housing estates, will have some noticeable differences. They won't have front steps, for starters. They'll have wide hallways, and a big bathroom downstairs with a wide door. This is because houses will be designed to accommodate...

Is it better for children to start school young at four years and six months or to wait until the compulsory six years of age? Research by Dr Ben Edwards at the Australian Institute of Family Studies suggests that late starters have an edge in verbal development and problem solving but, surprisingly, there's no difference...