Robert J. Ross, Former CBS Broadcast Engineering Exec, Dies

Robert J. Ross, who oversaw East Coast operations and engineering at CBS Broadcasting from 1998 until retiring in 2017, died on Sunday. “The CBS family was saddened to learn of the passing of our esteemed colleague and friend Robert Ross,” CBS said in a statement. “Over his illustrious career, his incredible skill and accomplishments kept […]

Billions of dollars of government grants to be scrutinised

Industry grants worth billions of dollars are being put under scrutiny in an overhaul that will clear the way for a federal cabinet decision within weeks to set up a $15 billion fund to invest in local manufacturing. A cabinet submission will create the National Reconstruction Fund with an independent chair and board and a […]

Child protection bill aims to keep Indigenous families together

Key points Victoria is the first state in the country to enshrine in law the requirement for decision-makers to consider the impacts of colonisation and intergenerational trauma on vulnerable Aboriginal families.  The Coalition and the Greens support the bill, but have urged the government to bring on debate on another piece of critical legislation that […]

Stop playing dirty: Why Australian politics must clean up its act

The message could not have been clearer at the last federal election: voters want clean government. Sketchy grant-giving and contract-granting under the Morrison government created an unsavoury impression of a mob just this side of sliding into an ethical abyss. Public concern grew about the way some contracts were granted under the Morrison government. The […]

Why is the penis mushroom-shaped? – The Sun | The Sun

MOST men will be very familiar with what their penis looks like. But have they ever stopped to question why their anatomy is designed to be that shape? Why is the penis mushroom-shaped? Way back when, experts believed the penis evolved to become a "tool," with a ridge to remove the semen of love rivals. […]