Per person, we’re spending less this year – even on this year’s much hyped Black Friday sales. If that continues over summer and inflation stays low, a rate hike in February 2024 looks unlikely.
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A promising collection of studies suggests taking antivirals such as Paxlovid during an infection could reduce the risk of developing long COVID.
In Rinaldo, Pinchgut Opera deliver a rare synergy of historical and contemporary elements.
Australian-grown coffees have very high scores, similar to other international varieties from Brazil, Columbia or Ethiopia.
Despite our best intentions, most of us rarely read the fine print and simply agree to terms and conditions while ignoring the consequences.
Record emissions are fast shrinking the remaining amount of carbon dioxide we can emit if we are to limit global warming. At current rates, we’ll use up the budget for a 1.5°C outcome in seven years.
Sneakers Unboxed: Studio to Street is now on at HOTA on the Gold Coast.
We can’t prevent continued global warming without reaching net zero carbon dioxide emissions. New climate simulations show what might happen when we get there.
Examining the DNA of the takahē has upended long-held beliefs about how the flightless bird ended up on the southwestern tip of New Zealand. This new knowledge can help future conservation efforts.
Plan your summer reading or catch up on what you missed with The Conversation’s selection of the best books of the year.
A recently signed Australia-Tuvalu citizenship agreement offers people displaced by climate change a chance to ‘move with dignity’. But staying with dignity has to be an option too.
It’s that time of year when it seems the more school fees parents pay, the less time their children spend in school.
Australia is planning for a very hot summer, which will have far-reaching consequences for many people. It’s time governments took this more seriously and, importantly, took action.
Sixty years ago, philosopher Hannah Arendt argued an interplanetary perspective may be bad news for humanity as we know it.
This summer is expected to be dry and hot. Here’s what that means for the risk of mosquito-borne diseases.
Louise Bourgeois: Has the Day Invaded the Night or Has the Night Invaded the Day? is at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
El Niño usually brings hot, dry weather to Australia. But the rains that have drenched eastern Australia are normal too.
The feasibility of mind uploading rests on three core assumptions. How plausible is each one, really?
The effects of climate change on health are getting more political traction. But there’s still more to do, particularly as the health harms of climate change are only getting more serious.
Australia’s latest climate change statement shows we have little hope of reaching net zero emissions by 2050. There’s good news on the 2030 target, but then what?
This production by Western Australian interdisciplinary theatre makers Too Close to the Sun is an experiential encounter with the liminal space between life and death.
Most Australians want to age at home, where they can remain connected to their communities and neighbourhoods. But what happens if you’re renting?
Be prepared to be surprised, amazed and challenged at the third NGV Triennial.
Authorities across Australia and the UK are sounding the alarm about how data breaches have endangered domestic violence victim-survivors.
The Public Finance Act is designed to prevent shocks and ‘fiscal cliffs’. And it is unlikely any problems faced by Nicola Willis will match the scale of those that dogged previous governments.