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The elephant in the room is the difference between those who own and those who rent their homes.
Decisions made by the federal government’s Catalyst arts fund are shrouded in secrecy and mystery. How are they reached and where is the transparency in deciding who receives money?
The world’s informal settlements are growing at an unprecedented rate, with about one in four urban dwellers living in slums. We need to rethink how we view and deal with these people and places.
Spending time with scientists and engineers and going to laboratories increases students’ interest in STEM subjects.
A PNG Supreme Court judgment is likely to have profound implications for Australia’s offshore processing regime in that country.
Termite damage costs Australian homes at least a billion dollars each year – but they are absolutely vital for ecosystems.
While trade unions still exert some influence on the ALP, it is nowhere near as much as it once was.
Female workers are now more highly unionised than their male colleagues, but unions still have a long way to go to reflect that shift.
After the Port Arthur massacre, Australia had the most comprehensive reform of firearm laws anywhere in the world. But a creeping complacency now jeopardises public safety.
Never been in a budget lockup? Here’s a cheat guide to finding what you need to know about the federal budget.
African countries such as Ghana are leading the way in budget transparency with what is known as “citizen budgets”.
The statistic that bleaching has been seen in 93% of surveyed areas of the Great Barrier Reef has sparked worldwide coverage - not all of it accurate.
Humans have a deep history of viral infections, the evidence for which dates back to ancient DNA from Egyptian mummies.
The 20th anniversary of the massacre at Port Arthur again raises pressing questions about ways of remembering the tragedy.
It can be hard to move people with just text or images. But virtual reality can let people experience others’ lives, making it a potent tool for social change.
The government assumes that with the right education and training, a young person will be able to get work. But this is not the case, especially for young people who live in rural and regional areas.
Health professionals have long warned that conditions in offshore detention centres are inhumane, degrading and pose life-threatening risks to asylum seekers and refugees.
Roughly a quarter of patients under 45 years suffering ongoing lower-back pain without an obvious other cause will have the disease ankylosing spondylitis.
Like oil and water, party politics and good defence policy are presumed not to mix. And the process to buy Australia’s next fleet of submarines has been all about party politics.
It’s spoken by up to 20,000 people, but most Australians have never heard of Kriol. The creole of North Australia has evolved into a distinct language – but is it helping or killing Indigenous dialects?
Industry and research spillovers could generate a benefit well in advance of the net cost of the submarine project.
The Conversation’s experts respond to key aspects of the announcement that French company DCNS will be build Australia’s next fleet of submarines.
There were significant differences between the three submarines on offer in the competitive evaluation process. Here’s what made the French sub stand out.
The push for policymakers to make ‘evidence-based’ decisions heightens the value of experts, but should it?