Tenants’ calls for safe public housing fall on deaf ears
Grenfell Tower residents tragically got the world's attention only after a disastrous fire. So what would public housing residents in Australia say about their living conditions?
Conservatives strike deal with the DUP: experts react
The unionists have pledged to back up the Conservative government in exchange for an extra £1 billion for Northern Ireland
Data visualisation isn’t just for communication, it’s also a research tool
The daunting complexity of biological data requires tailored visualisation tools to reveal buried insights.
Despite our growing taste for craft brews, smaller beer makers face a huge disadvantage
Micro-brewers are increasing in Australia, which is surprising given the unfair excises and rebates they face.
It’s time to start The Conversation in Canada
Co-founders Mary Lynn Young and Alfred Hermida explain how The Conversation Canada contributes to re-working what journalism can and should do.
Logically, how is it possible to use more resources than Earth can replenish?
You may have seen reports that humans use more resources than the Earth can produce – but, logically, how is that possible? A bathtub can help explain.
The NT ‘Intervention’ led to some changes in Indigenous health, but the social cost may not have been worth it
The NT Intervention has demonstrated how increased resourcing of health care for Indigenous Australians can lead to positive measurable change while, at the same time, showing how not to do it.
FactCheck: was Christian Porter right about welfare spending and income tax?
Christian Porter said Australia's welfare system 'was costing over 100% of all income tax raised' under Labor after the GFC, and that it's 'around 80%' under the Coalition. Is that true?
From Elvis to Cobain, The Sound of Falling Stars revives those dead before their time
The Sound of Falling stars brings 31 male singers who died young, including Sid Vicious, Jim Morrison and Jeff Buckley, back to life, and forces us to question our role in their fates.
Why I disagree with Nobel Laureates when it comes to career advice for scientists
Journal Impact Factors are unreliable and may be gamed. But can they still offer value?
Australians want insurance against the burden of old age
As the population ages, Australia needs a new way of funding aged care. Insurance could be the answer.
How to help kids navigate fake news and misinformation online
We must have open conversations with kids so they're able to identify reliable news online.
David Petraeus on US policy under Donald Trump, the generational war against Islamist terrorism, and dealing with China
David Petraeus argued there's more continuity than change in Donald Trump's foreign policy.
Bust the regional city myths and look beyond the ‘big 5’ for a $378b return
Regional cities can be as effective at generating jobs and growth as their big five metro cousins. But they must identify and build on their strengths to be investment-ready.
Why is there so little space for women in jazz music?
Women are disturbingly under-represented in Australian jazz, with relatively few female composers and instrumentalists. What's holding them back? And what can be done about it?
Why we desire partners who have had relationship experience
Mate copying is the name given to the phenomenon whereby an individual is preferred as a future romantic partner simply because they have relationship experience.
Three charts on: cancer rates in Australia, where liver cancer is on the rise while other types fall
While other cancer rates fall or remain static, liver cancer is on the rise. Here's why we need to start paying attention.
Ten years on, it’s time we learned the lessons from the failed Northern Territory Intervention
The Northern Territory Intervention implemented coercive measures that would have been unthinkable in other, non-Indigenous communities.
Sludge, snags, and surreal animals: life aboard a voyage to study the abyss
Surveying the bottom of the ocean turns out to be far from easy. But there was something wonderful about seeing animals we have only read about in old books.
