At the 2022 election, the trajectories of change differed from each other along almost every conceivable parameter that was not old white male.
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Reports of big university budget surpluses appear to undermine calls for their federal funding to increase. But a closer look at how the surpluses were achieved reveals why change is needed.
New figures show economic growth edged closer back towards normal in the months to March, but the gains went to profits rather than wages.
For many years Australians cabinets lagged behind the rest of the world on gender equality. Now women make up almost half of cabinet and hold a string of key portfolios.
Exercise that targets balance and strength is the most effective for reducing the risk of falls.
Perhaps what is most interesting about #Swedengate is not what it tells us about Sweden, but what it tells us about ourselves.
The Nationals have long promoted coal for regional development and politics. But new leader David Littleproud could seize the moment and refocus the regional party.
Beyond arguing for an increased minimum wage, the new Albanese government needs to fix an outdated system that’s failing our lowest-paid workers – especially women.
We cannot allow climate change mitigation and adaptation to become another colonial process of dispossession and disempowerment.
Normally, the feeling is only temporary. But if someone always has cold hands and feet, even when their body is quite warm, it could be a sign that something else is contributing.
These temperatures are well below average, even for the middle of winter.
A single seagrass plant in Shark Bay is around 4,500 years old, covers 200 square kilometres of seabed, and thrives in harsh conditions.
We wanted to understand the ways in which predatory animals eavesdrop on the sexual ‘conversations’ of their prey.
Higher education didn’t feature heavily in the election campaign, yet the sector has high expectations of the new government. The key is the idea of an accord and the change in approach it implies.
Jurassic World’s Claire Dearing was critiqued for wearing heels – but her outfit choices show the development of her character.
What might our future look like? Together, these speculative fiction stories offer a First Nations response to this burning question.
The last time New Zealanders even had a flu season was in 2019. The flu, along with COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses, is expected to hit hard this winter.
Anthony Albanese has switched Tanya Plibersek from education to environment and promoted Clare O'Neil into the plum home affairs ministry in a 23-member cabinet that contains a record 10 women.
The short-term NDIS priorities for the new government are to rebuild trust and restore it to its original intention.
The rise of teals and Greens challenges Labor to take more ambitious climate action, but room to move is constrained by pre-election commitments.
New treasurer Jim Chalmers was part of Australia’s successful effort to avoid the last US-led “great recession” in 2008. He may need to draw on those lessons sooner than we’d like.
Island states are often dependent on expensive imported fossil fuels for their power. Ocean thermal energy conversion plants could provide constant power – if technical issues can be overcome.
Want to check your canine friend isn’t suffering when an Antarctic blast hits? Start with their ears and feet.
Scams in both the crypto gaming and blockchain space more broadly are increasing.
If anything, Brisbane has long-mirrored the broader Queensland rebellious streak when it comes to politics.