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Bad laws, political tribalism and cancel culture – philosopher Arthur Prior was describing similar things in the 1950s, and his challenge is just as relevant today.
Thursday’s budget update will forecast one million jobs will be created over the next four years and unemployment will fall to 4.25% by June 2023.
If you are aged 70 with a million dollar home you could get up to $308,000 per year from a little-known scheme with risks.
Police forces around the world, including in Australia, are using facial recognition apps to identify persons of interest on the spot. The public, while wary, are generally supportive.
Early intervention programs for young people with psychosis might cost more initially, and require more intensive support for longer periods, but they’re worth the investment.
It was hoped intensive early intervention programs might ‘bend the curve’ and change the lifetime trajectory of illnesses such as schizophrenia. But that doesn’t appear to be the case.
Parents who take the hard refugee journey indirectly influence their kids to work towards the life that was denied to them.
A review of Australia’s illegal logging laws tests the Morrison government’s commitment to halting global forest loss.
Fast-moving viral memes create space for low-stakes, humorous and wholesome engagement on often toxic social media platforms
Jeffrey Smart is admired for his carefully structured paintings of Tuscany and Rome. This National Gallery of Australia’s centenary celebration of his birth takes the viewer back to Adelaide.
Genetic testing of embryos during IVF doesn’t increase the odds of having a baby. But there are a number of downsides, including cost.
The new version of the Australian Curriculum should be approved for use by 2022. With the ongoing controversy around the document, ministers must remember three crucial things.
Our new research sets out six ways to cut a more gender-just and sustainable fashion sector.
Genyornis newtoni was one of the biggest birds ever to walk the earth. And new research shows its mysterious extinction may have come amid a bout of widespread bone disease as its lake home dried out.
Rather than a royal commission focused on News Corporation, the best approach would be an inquiry into ways to maintain standards and better fund public interest journalism.
Tree sunburn tends to occur during hot spring days or in early summer, when trees are full of moisture. So why does it happen? And which trees are most vulnerable?
As the year ends, New Zealand has done well in important global measures of success. But closer to home, the numbers often told a different story.
Word from The Hill: Government and Labor end 2021 on tenterhooks
Michelle Grattan discusses politics with politics + society editor, Amanda Dunn
First Nations women are disproportionately more likely to be targets of online abuse. More needs to be done to respond to and support women experiencing technology-facilitated abuse.
The two countries are on fundamentally different pages when it comes to regional security, and this is going to become more of an issue in the future.
The symptoms of menopause, which can include sleep disturbance, depression, anxiety and ‘brain fog’ can span perimenopause and last for up to ten years.
After one La Niña, the Pacific sometimes retains cool water which enables a second La Niña to form.
New research puts the spotlight on how customers deal with chatbots and suggests ways to improve these sometimes frustrating experiences.