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The number of deaths on Australian roads has been increasing steadily year after year. It’s unacceptable not to act on the evidence of what works to boost road safety.
Changing work habits and shifting environmental priorities demand new models of urban redevelopment. Architectural ‘exaptation’ uses the past to reimagine the future.
Stand-up comedy has always been autobiographical, but now a new generation of comedians are adapting their lives (or some version of it) into scripted series.
Insisting nuclear power is the only way for Australia to achieve net zero by 2050 is a classic move from the playbook of those who oppose urgent action on climate change.
Nearly all countries in the region have criminalised either femicide or feminicide, which has had a tremendous impact on society.
Some churches operate huge business enterprises and collect rent on extensive property holdings. This income isn’t taxed.
Sugary drinks cause weight gain and increase the risk of a range of diseases. But a tax can reduce sales and make us healthier.
A new Prac Payment will assist about 68,000 eligible higher education students and more than 5,000 VET students each year.
The federal government has announced plans to change the way debts are indexed. But it may not help students over the long term.
The new indexation arrangement will be backdated to all HELP, VET Student Loan, Australian Apprenticeship Support and other student support loan accounts operating on June 1 last year.
Sometimes it’s easy to point to figures like Andrew Tate and assume they are the problem. But they are more likely a symptom of it.
With the passing of Paul Auster, the aesthetics of postmodernism retreated another significant step back into the past tense of history.
The temporary boycott led to the removal of music from artists including Harry Styles Adele, Billie Eilish, Drake, Post Malone, Kendrick Lamar and Kanye West.
We need to look at the roots of gendered violence, including the experiences and behaviours of perpetrators.
China’s Change'6 is going to explore the Moon’s far side and bring back precious lunar soil for scientists to study.
Scott Morrison’s Plans for Your Good is part political memoir, part self-help book, and very strange.
Laws governing how the records of Australia’s political past are kept need to be overhauled.
Government bodies and community organisations have tried to tackle the problem of violence against women in marketing campaigns. Have they worked?
The attacks pose a serious threat to the island’s democracy. And they could be replicated elsewhere.
The strategy seems to offer the best of both worlds – live in a place you can’t afford to buy while getting a foot on the property ladder elsewhere. But it’s not a panacea for our housing market woes.
A domestic violence disclosure scheme is a resource people can check to find out if a particular person has a documented history of domestic violence.
There are big gaps in the way schools approach gender, sexuality and respect. Teaching all students to be ‘porn literate’ is one way we can help make them safer.
How long will it take for electric vehicles to cut emissions and improve air in our cities? Longer than we think – because petrol and diesel make up almost all of the fleet.
This is a structural problem, not something one budget can fix.