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We feel ecological grief when we lose places, species or ecosystems we value and love. These losses are a growing threat to mental health and...
Iran’s leadership has been a direct beneficiary of the months-long war in Gaza. With every missile that Israel fires on Gaza, every US veto of a...
Algorithms have become integral to our lives. From social media apps to Netflix, algorithms learn your preferences and prioritise the content you...
As the past few years have illustrated so clearly, the Australia-China relationship is complicated. As such, it is crucial for Australians to...
We’ve come a long way in terms of understanding that everyone thinks, interacts and experiences the world differently. In the past, autistic...
When pest rats and mice decimate populations of native species, pest control is a no-brainer. But what if baiting rats protects threatened...
If you didn’t have food allergies as a child, is it possible to develop them as an adult? The short answer is yes. But the reasons why are much...
Baby Reindeer’s phenomenal success has much to do with its writer and lead, Richard Gadd, who plays Donny in a tender semi-autobiographical account...
This article contains information on deaths in custody and the names of deceased people, and describes ongoing colonial violence towards Aboriginal...
They try but invariably fail – those writers who believe they are capable of encapsulating in prose or verse the essence of what it means to be a...
The Coalition is demanding extensive amendments to the government’s legislation targeting non-citizens who refuse to co-operate with their removal....
The anti-cancer drug abemaciclib (also known as Vernezio) has this month been added to the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) to treat...
For years there have been suggestions of widespread poor wellbeing among architects. In many ways this is not surprising. It’s well established...
How does Earth stop meteors from hitting Earth and hurting people? –Asher, 6 years 11 months, New South Wales Alright, let’s embark on a meteor...
Iran’s leadership has been a direct beneficiary of the months-long war in Gaza. With every missile that Israel fires on Gaza, every US veto of a...
Around Australia, hundreds of people are coming together to help a once-prized, but decimated and largely forgotten marine ecosystem. They’re...
Two male students have been expelled from a Melbourne private school for their involvement in a list ranking female students. The two were part of...
The complex and grappling issue of violence against women takes centre stage in the soul-stirring solo dance drama Nayika: A Dancing Girl. During a...
The Albanese government will invest $566 million over a decade on data, maps and other tools to promote exploration and development in...
The Reserve Bank is now assuming Australians will see no interest rate cuts this year – and quite possibly none before the next federal election,...
The Victorian budget offered more of the same on Tuesday, with the only change being how the budget papers were packaged. The usual shrink wrap was...
Professional sports organisations regularly promote and develop initiatives to support diversity, equity and inclusion. While sport has the power...
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has declared a “national crisis” of domestic violence following an alarming spike in killings of women and a wave...
Privet is a popular garden hedge. It grows quickly and responds well to being pruned. But in natural areas, privet is a problem. Like 72% of weeds...
I met with a friend for a walk beside Merri Creek, in inner Melbourne. She had lived in the area for a few years, and as we walked beside the...
In the final pages of Smoke and Ashes: Opium’s Hidden Histories, Amitav Ghosh volunteers a startling confession. Though he had spent many years...
Dementia is often described as “the long goodbye”. Although the person is still alive, dementia slowly and irreversibly chips away at their...
Arts companies and individual artists in Australia are supported by government arts agencies, philanthropists, industry bodies, private donors and...
The Albanese government is weighing up the costs of delivering an election promise to protect religious people from discrimination in Commonwealth...
Resources Minister Shane Jones has reportedly asked officials for advice on whether oil and gas companies could be offered “bonds” as compensation...
I covered the May 2 United Kingdom local government elections for The Poll Bludger. The Blackpool South parliamentary byelection was also held, at...
It’s National Road Safety Week and it comes on the back of a year in which 1,286 people died on Australian roads. The rising road toll – up 8.2%...
The federal government has announced a “Commonwealth Prac Payment” to support selected groups of students doing mandatory work placements. Those...
Why do trees have bark? Julien, age 6, Melbourne. This is a great question, Julien. We are so familiar with bark on trees, that most of us just...
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is an important ligament in the knee. It runs from the thigh bone (femur) to the shin bone (tibia) and helps...
For years, First Nations people have been telling governments they want to be listened to. In particular, they want more ownership of the programs...
Last August, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) launched legal proceedings against Qantas. The consumer watchdog accused the...
You might have seen viral videos of Wendy’s drive-thru customers in the United States ordering their fast food from the firm’s generative AI bot...
At the crux of the critical response to Luca Guadagnino’s new movie Challengers is one word: “sexy”. The film charts a love triangle between...
Sugary drinks cause weight gain and increase the risk of a range of diseases, including diabetes. The evidence shows that well-designed taxes can...
There’s a good reason your local volunteer-run netball club doesn’t pay tax. In Australia, various nonprofit organisations are exempt from...
Fifty years ago, Australian feminist Anne Summers denounced “the ideology of sexism” governing over so many women’s lives. Unfortunately, sexism...
Opposition leader Peter Dutton argues Australia needs nuclear power to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. But nuclear power is not feasible for...
Comedy is opening up spaces for silences to be broken and trauma stories to be told. In 2018, Hannah Gadsby started a revolution with Nanette,...
The COVID-19 pandemic and the hybrid work patterns it fostered have changed the way we think about office space, and central business districts in...
A new Commonwealth Prac Payment will provide students with $319.50 a week when they are on clinical and professional placements. The payment will...
Changes in the May 14 budget will cut the student debt of more than three million people, wiping more than $3 billion from what people owe. The...
Every year on June 1, student debt in Australia is indexed to inflation. In 2023, high inflation pushed the indexation rate to 7.1%, the highest...