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While London and Stratford-upon-Avon go into meltdown over the upcoming anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, a new production – shown recently in Western Australia – is worth looking at closely.
Knowing what is in snack bars is of particular importance to parents given nearly one in five two- to 18-year-olds consume muesli- or cereal-style bars.
Cyclists have voiced their opposition to some aspects of the Go Together package to ensure their safety on NSW roads.
In an era of ever-increasing counter-terrorism powers, what is Andrew Nikolic’s appointment to a powerful parliamentary committee likely to mean for its scrutiny of national security legislation?
Everyone loves a study that turns one of our favourite vices into a health benefit. Before you reach for a Mars bar or a Dairy Milk, let’s take a step back.
With legislation for medicinal cannabis having been passed by the federal parliament, what do we do now about drug-driving laws?
Do fossil fuels need saving from efforts to combat climate change? The Australian government seems to think so, but that sort of thinking is out of date.
The release of the defence white paper this week revealed plans to substantially increase Australia’s military spending over the next two decades.
Shareholders should be worried about how much it’s costing Woolworths to run its business.
Australia has one of the world’s best reference libraries, available freely to anyone with an internet connection. Severe funding cuts will cripple Trove’s capacity – and that should worry everyone.
Now that Apple has refused to build a backdoor into its own device, should the FBI turn to ethical hackers to gain access to a terror suspect’s iPhone?
The sale of APN’s regional newspaper arm could see Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp buy back the papers it sold in the ‘80s.
You might think having trees around your home is the worst idea during a bushfire, but some plants can actually help repel fire.
Australia’s security bears no relation to whether we meet the target of raising defence spending to 2% of GDP.
The Turnbull government desperately needs a circuit breaker. It is in an appalling mess over tax policy and it can’t afford to wait until the budget to have it sorted out.
What if there was a middle option between retention and abolition that made negative gearing work better? There are multiple ways to improve accountability for this $8 billion-a-year tax concession.
The impacts of red meat production and consumption on human health, animal welfare and the environment are complex.
The review of the Safe Schools program is yet another example of the misguided conservative anxiety that talking about homosexuality can “turn” children gay.
California’s drought is dragging on into its fifth year. What can the state learn from Australia’s 15-year millennium drought?
Australia’s defence forces manage huge swathes of land which are home to valuable ecosystems. The new defence white paper finally acknowledges the importance of looking after them.
The results of changing negative gearing are not as straight-forward as the government suggests.
As more and more sporting bodies seek to speak directly to consumers, independence could disappear. Will consumers care?
Sex roles in nature don’t always follow the same script. In fact, some females have genitals that resemble a penis. How can this be? Evolution has the answers.
The Coen brothers may have returned to form with the genre-spinning Hail, Caesar! It still remains to be seen if they’ll ever reach the heights of their glory days again.