In 2013 a mild and dry winter led to some of the most destructive bushfires in NSW history. Now new modelling shows 2017 record-breaking winter warmth has created worryingly similar conditions.
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Leaving early is the best response to a bushfire, but it’s not always possible. Every house is different, but there are some general guidelines for finding the safest spots to shelter in your home.
Whether or not food delivery workers feel exploited is irrelevant, because they have few other options.
Why are there 60 minutes in an hour, and not 10? Why do we count up to 10, anyway? Quentin, age five, wants to know.
In a nation labelled secular, many of our elected representatives have strong religious ties, and this affects they way they the country is run.
Online video is flourishing in Australia with very little government attention. Content creators like Youtube channel RackaRacka are getting millions of viewers, numbers the traditional screen industry can only dream of.
In the push for more compact cities, don’t forget the ways apartment living is different. And often the downsides of these differences weigh heavily on low-income and disadvantaged households.
A recent US study found one out of every five child sexual abuse cases validated by child protection had a female as the main offender of the abuse.
Religious education offered in Australian state schools has variations in the quality of delivery and limited provisions for the students who opt out.
Australians will be asked to complete a voluntary, non-binding postal vote on marriage reform. Wouldn’t it be easier - and cheaper - to do a sample survey instead?
The location and targeting of Islamic State’s latest attack, on the Spanish city of Barcelona, deviates from the group’s previous efforts.
A stable environment that teaches men to be men and women to be women could be helping to enforce gender across generations.
The Voyager space probes sent back some amazing images of the planets in the outer Solar System, and they’re still talking to Earth every day via Australia’s tracking station.
By mid-August, the 2017 year had recorded more flu notifications across Australia than the previous five years. So why is the flu season so bad this time around?
Like all good health care, improving health in remote settings requires an evidence base. But forcing all research questions into the randomised controlled trial model is not the answer.
Blood-detection dogs work paw in hand with scientists and Australia’s police to solve crimes and missing persons cases.
In the marriage equality debate as in any other, media outlets must balance the right to freedom of speech with the balance of evidence.
Forget Wonder Woman and Batman. The Maid of Orléans - an uneducated, teenage girl who led armies to victory - is a hero for our times.
Smart city thinking makes good use of rapidly developing technology to help make cities work better, easier-to-navigate, safer, healthier and more enjoyable places to live.
Is pointing out the negative health effects of overweight and obesity “fat shaming”?
The Reserve Bank of Australia is stuck, according to the economic evidence, it has to raise rates but it also should cut.
Humpback whales are deterred from their migration routes by the noise of air guns used to survey the ocean floor for oil and gas deposits, a new study has found.
Malcolm Turnbull is an optimist, or so he always tells us, and he’ll be looking at how things could all work out for the best in the best of worlds.
Dallas Rogers speaks with Nicole Gurran about the rise of AirBnb and what the limited data publicly available can tell us about how it's blurring the line between residential property and tourism.
Businesses can use their purchasing power to change the actions of their suppliers and help to eradicate slavery - both in Australia and across the world.