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Until now we’ve paid lip service to rigorous assessment of big projects, and it’s hard to do more than that when they are inherently political.
The winners of the 2023 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards have been announced – and they’re a diverse bunch of books, with a focus on reconnection, regeneration, questioning and beauty.
Engineered stone is a popular material often used for kitchen benches. But it carries serious health risks for the tradies who work with it.
It’s been five years since school students first went on strike for climate action. Much has changed.
Many thought Jim’s Beauty – branded with a bearded tradie – was a social media joke. But don’t bank on it failing: sales data shows there may be a gap in the market for at-home beauty services.
Despite a positive meeting, the contest between the world’s two biggest economies remains heated, largely without guardrails and of immense risk.
The process of digestion actually starts before you eat anything! Tummy rumbles can too.
A meta-analysis of 34 studies has explored how disordered screen use may impact the cognitive performance of individuals.
While Māori have seen a steady increase in representation in parliament since the beginning of MMP, other ethnic minorities have experienced uneven growth. The new parliament will see a step back.
It takes time to make more affordable long-term housing options available. So what can be done in the meantime? We can start by prioritising well-designed, supportive transitional housing.
Virtually as old as conflict itself, a ceasefire is a way of formalising a halt to violence between warring parties. But ceasefires can come in many different forms, leading to disagreements.
An independent review finds the projected cost of Australia’s $120 billion infrastructure pipeline has blown out by $32.8 billion.
It’s still possible for Australia to cut emissions in line with holding climate change to 1.5°C. Here’s how.
The idea that harm done today can be offset in the future is based on a basic misunderstanding of the carbon cycle. Planting more trees is important – but it’s no substitute for cutting emissions.
Is social justice advanced by focusing on people’s different identities? Or is this worldview ultimately a trap?
Researchers are desperately seeking viable alternatives to antibiotics. So what is phage therapy? And how could it help?
The new series on Stan is most successful through its links to rural crime noir, pulling apart the vulnerability and deception of this small town.
The report of the Women’s Economic Equality Taskforce mentions birth only twice, and breastfeeding not at all. Yet, properly valued, breastmilk contributes $154 per litre to the Australian economy.
In this podcast, Liberal Senator James Paterson joins The Conversation to discuss the High Court's ruling, his concerns about rising anti-Semitism, rising cyber risks, and Australia's future relations with China
The chatbot has been released to a small group of testers and some of X’s Premium+ subscribers – many of them have shared their initial thoughts.
The Optus chief will face some tough questions about the company’s poor handling of last week’s catastrophic network outage when she appears before a Senate inquiry.
Even people with years of relevant training can’t always tell whether social content is evidence-based and trustworthy. We need a better approach for communicating research.
PanaNatra is a line of herbal products from the makers of Panadol. But can herbal ingredients relieve different types of pain?
Nurses say violence is treated as ‘part of the job’ or believe patients can’t be held accountable for their assaults if they are intoxicated or distressed.