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Our new report asks if achieving environmental sustainability should be a key goal for all Australian performing arts companies.
A video allegedly showing a 13-year-old being assaulted in Queensland went viral online. Simply viewing such material can be a criminal offence.
The revised safeguard mechanism could form the basis of an economy-wide carbon price.
Public inquiries are held to inform the public of misconduct and begin discussion on how to address issues. So why have we heard nothing about the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women?
Injecting anything straight into your bloodstream comes with some big risks, especially if those administering the drips aren’t medically trained.
From New York to Tokyo, Melbourne to Venice – honeybee hives have revealed the unique genetic signatures of cities, even providing insights into human health.
Joko Widodo is prevented from running again for president. But a court ruling has thrown next year’s elections in doubt and rumours abound of efforts to keep him in power longer.
Our new study describes the health effects of detention on children, and the clinical results are alarming.
In a plot reminiscent of the 2004 movie The Day After Tomorrow?, Australian scientists are warning that the Southern Ocean’s deep “overturning” circulation is slowing and headed for collapse.
Fear and Wonder is a new climate podcast, brought to you by The Conversation, and sponsored by the Climate Council. In episode two, we discuss the latest advances for measuring climate change.
There is a long history of tossing food at politicians and other controversial figures as a deliciously defiant symbol of objection to their politics and presence in public spaces.
You might have seen teachers on TikTok dancing to the latest viral song with their students. Or dressing up to show how many different jobs they do in a given day.
In his latest novel, Gregory Day forces the reader to slow down and attend to the ecology of place.
Families living on Mornington Island have to make compromises due to a lack of digital services – including missing out on cultural activities on Country .
Many people with long COVID experience persistent debilitating symptoms like fatigue and brain fog. But a few develop more life-threatening and lasting damage to their heart and brain.
The aurora is one of nature’s most spectacular sights, a dazzling glow in the upper atmosphere driven by space weather.
There’s nothing about the deal that locks Australia into actions future governments cannot withdraw from.
Years of cost-cutting measures have left Australia’s national galleries, libraries, archives and museums in dire straits.
The ‘back to basics’ debate over curriculum policy obscures what teachers say they really need: clear guidelines and benchmarks of progress.
The deal shows the Greens leader has pulled his party towards a more practical orientation, with an emphasis on getting things done.
Resistance, like Rachel Cusk’s Outline trilogy, uses its main character – a therapist, Nina – as a vehicle for others’ stories.
People can be reluctant to discuss symptoms with their doctor. When they do, their symptoms can be mistaken for other illnesses. Even when people are diagnosed, they don’t always get the right treatment.
Asked to choose the fairest ways to raise billions, half of the economists backed introducing inheritance taxes. Around a third chose winding back super tax concessions and increased resource taxes.
With pre-poll votes not running in Labor’s favour, the party is unlikely to form majority government.