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The prime minister’s media strategy, focusing on selling his message through ‘friendly’ outlets, is showing signs of unravelling.
Anthony Albanese’s plan for high-speed rail between Sydney and Newcastle could well be worth the cost, so long as he doesn’t muddy it with 1970s-style industry policy.
Animals are surprisingly good at avoiding fire - but can they survive the unprecedented megafires we now face?
The movie is more than a metaphor for climate change. It is a metaphor for where 40 years of neoliberal economic policies have left us.
Artists are some of the poorest people in our community, and yet are prepared to forgo their limited income to support fellow artists from other countries – in this case Palestine.
A draft plan for Sydney’s water supplies includes expanding desalination and potentially adding highly treated sewage to drinking water. All options must be on the table as the climate warms.
Free rapid antigen tests makes public health sense and economic sense.
It’s easy to be swayed by the grand promises of AI. But new technology is not the solution to everything. Do your sums first.
A total eclipse that travelled the full width of Australia in 1922 offered astronomers the chance to confirm Einstein’s theory of general relativity - and for the community to enjoy a rare spectacle.
Conflicts at recess, averaging one every three minutes, greatly disrupt children’s play activities. However, a well-designed school layout can reduce the problem.
One of the world’s fittest athletes has been granted a medical exemption to play in the Australian Open - but we cannot know why.
The public has been left to their own devices as all our previous safeguards collapse around us. We urgently need a “vaccines-plus” strategy to flatten the curve.
As a laureate professor in nutrition and dietetics, people often ask me what I eat. Here are four plant-based foods I have on my weekly grocery list.
I’m a mathematician whose hobby is origami. It has inspired mathematicians to solve problems once thought impossible, and create folding telescope lenses, airbags and solar panels.
Trace metal exposure can lead to concerning neurocognitive effects in people of all ages.
The prime minister’s inflexibility on the home-testing COVID tests is beyond curious - especially in an election year.
Government vetos of academic research reveal a worrying ignorance of the value of literature to Australia’s society, culture and economy.
Genetic analysis of intact blocks of sediment from archaeological sites reveals that microscopic fragments of fossil bone and faeces are the main sources of ancient DNA.
Building a culture of cycling is essential, especially where bike use is low. A global movement of community bike workshops, also known as bike kitchens, can help.
The pandemic increased housework and childcare for women. It also exacerbated the work that keeps households and families running: the mental load.
Australia’s coastline spans more than 33,000km – and there are myriad marvellous marine animals we share this space with.
Whether you’re on the shore or a boat, seeing these giant mammals rise from the depths is always special. Knowing how to go about spotting a whale will improve your odds of experiencing this thrill.
There are many reasons to be pessimistic about the future – but what if we got it right? Here’s the case for optimism.
We’ve seen panic buying, the rise of the “homebody economy” and a strong shift towards contactless shopping. So what now?