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Floods are often seen as a force of destruction. But as river ecologists, we find it hard not to rejoice at the flooding.
Former Deputy Prime Minister Brian Howe says Bill Shorten must channel the abilities of his colleagues in parliament and the broader progressive movement if he is to lead the ALP back to government.
Every day, more discount pharmacy stores and chains are opening and assaulting health-care consumers with the “we are cheaper” message.
Why are the opinion pages of Australia’s media pages less diverse than even ASX 200 boards?
Even though commodities rallied after the election of Trump, the benefit of this to Australia’s budget could be short lived due to volatility.
Indonesia has the potential to make important contributions through academic research and the dissemination of knowledge emerging from Indonesian universities.
Potentially deadly and dangerous earthquakes can strike at any time. But can authorities get some early warning from monitoring the hundreds of small quakes that usually go unnoticed?
Here are three key areas the Democratic Party must reform if they’re to fix fundamental problems revealed by the shock election result.
The late 1960s and 1970s saw powerful waves of dissent break out over Australia. It hasn’t been the same since.
Changes to the pension will affect the way people plan and behave.
Keeping non-native reptiles as pets is against the law – with good reason. Alien species traded on the black market can potentially establish themselves in the wild if they are released or escape.
The book Red Professor: the Cold War Life of Fred Rose tells of a progressive anthropologist who was stymied by non-Indigenous people in powerful positions. Sadly, it’s a narrative that still resonates today.
When art meets the biological sciences, living matter becomes the medium. From the chaotic beauty of smallpox to poems implanted in bacteria, Bio-art investigates the boundaries of life and death.
Stroke kills more women than breast cancer and more men than prostate cancer, yet you’re unlikely to read much about this condition.
People having a mini stroke can experience a variety of symptoms. The most important are weakness on one side affecting the face, arm or leg – or all three – or speech disturbance.
For bilingual children, the constant switching between languages is like a frequent exercise for the ears and the brain.
For allies of the United States, the reality of a Donald Trump presidency has just begun to sink in.
How does Donald Trump, the son of a millionaire, manage to be an ‘outsider’? A clue might be found in The Apprentice, a melodrama which uses exaggerated emotion to tell the story of an underdog overcoming adversity.
After a Royal Commission and a citizens’ jury, South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill has enough advice to decide on his nuclear waste dump plan. Which makes his decision to hold a plebiscite baffling.
Business Briefing: breaking down the 457 visa myths
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Policies targeting the 457 visa workers scheme aren't going to improve the employment prospects for low skilled workers and Australia's unemployed, an expert says.
In an extract from his new book, The Mind of the Islamic State, Robert Manne unpacks the split between IS and Al Qaeda.
How you tell one whale shark from another? Spots and stripes.
Our recent audit of success rates provided on the websites of IVF clinics’ in Australia and New Zealand identified some common traps in the way these figures are presented.
American policies will change, and this may be a good thing.