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Just what are the issues we need to watch when it comes to tax reform? Read this explainer.
By learning to become more aware of present-moment experiences, we learn not to react to thoughts and worries that can interfere with sleep.
Frequent users of jargon think they’re being impressive when they’re really just baffling their listeners.
Peak fossil fuel means it’s unlikely the worst climate scenario will come to pass. Gary Ellem explains.
Huge beasts roamed Australia before suddenly dying out around 50,000 years ago. New research shows that at this time, vast inland lakes dried up, potentially explaining the megafauna’s demise.
Alfred Deakin knew what he believed in; it helped him to believe in himself, and to survive three terms as prime minister.
Theatre reviewing should be a public judgement pronounced with discernment. So what are we to make of those who do it badly?
Tech companies are investing big in artificial intelligence research that allows machines to learn things from scratch, with no pre-programmed rules. So what’s the potential for this new technology?
The attacks on Gillian Triggs are the latest in a series of campaigns The Australian has waged against those in public life with whom it disagrees or against whom it has a grievance.
Tightening of eligibility requirements for the disability support pension started before today’s release of the McClure report. And the government is already on the wrong track.
Men of all demographics seem to be wearing shorter and shorter hem lines. To what can we attribute this change?
Everyone’s looking for an audience for their videos on YouTube, and there are plenty of science videos out there. But not all are popular so what makes one more interesting than another?
Support for equal marriage rights in Ireland and Australia is remarkably similar: 71% in Ireland and 72% in Australia. The key difference is that Australian politicians are choosing not to listen.
What do several early myths have in common? They suggest women must be ruled by men because they are disobedient and curious.
The Lee dynasty and their People’s Action Party have ruled Singapore since 1959, but their grip on power has weakened. Opposition leader Chee Soon Juan talks about about his long fight for change.
Following last week’s release of a draft ‘three strikes’ scheme, the issue of online copyright infringement is again up for debate.
New research has found some teachers mark boys’ primary school maths tests more favourably than girls.
Summer sunshine makes most of us feel better, but there may be more to the benefits than just feeling good.
Amid debate about expanded national security laws, political leaders have yet to explain why terrorism is a more important threat than other challenges such as climate change or domestic violence.
With digital subscriptions barely registering on the revenue front, media companies are staking their hopes on alternative revenue sources.
The way many organisations construe old age is likely to be very different to its definition in the soon-to-be-released Intergenerational Report.
What are we really looking at when we watch a screen? There’s more to it than Gogglebox. Advances in eye-tracking technology are transforming how we understand film and TV spectatorship.
Adult and child fans of Dr Seuss are set for a treat in July with the publication of a lost manuscript, What Pet Should I Get? Why is it that the works of the American author have such broad appeal?
Four decades after South Australia’s container deposit scheme began, New South Wales has finally overcome industry resistance and launched its own. Could the rest of the country now follow suit?