People create their own micronations out of protest, art and eccentricity. For ‘larrikin’ Australians, the prospect is particularly tempting.
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The huge cuts to Australian journalism over the past decade have decimated mentoring in the industry. This is not easy to see with the naked eye but it has a huge impact on what gets produced.
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Complex questions over environmental protection and resource extraction require the signatories to give the future of the treaty much more serious attention.
Australians will be able to show specific online proof if they have had two doses of a COVID jab.
New evidence suggests some motorists recognise the risks associated with speeding, but continue to offend anyway.
There are too many little-understood species for scientists to study them all. A new approach helps decide which ones to tackle first.
Gwoja Tjungurrayi features on our $2 coin and was the first living Australian to feature on a postage stamp. It turns out he made his stamp debut much earlier.
Only about 1% of the population was vaccinated against COVID when this outbreak started.
The two countries both stand to benefit from closer economic ties.
Governments seem deeply committed to body-worn cameras for police, and there is a strong argument for them in providing evidence. But there needs to be more effective regulation of their use.
Hives that travel by truck, bees paid for their pollination service, adulterated honey, economic theories based on an imaginary social organization…
A key part of the budget’s focus on women was a funding boost to help stop domestic violence.
More people say they would support a vaccine mandate than say they would definitely take the vaccine themselves.
There could still be another challenge on constitutional grounds, but there may not be time before the ban ends anyway.
There is now a strong body of evidence showing a link between corporal punishment as a child and later involvement in family violence, either as a victim or perpetrator.
The institutional design of BRIN allows for political intervention, showing how the Indonesian government is unwilling to prioritise research and technology.
Australia has sent help to its nearest neighbour to deal with its COVID crisis. But to really forge the next chapter in that relationship, we need to understand the history between the two countries.
With the country’s vaccine rollout succeeding where pandemic management failed, and Biden moving boldly on climate and immigration, his presidency is off to a promising start.
The spy alliance has had the same membership for more than 60 years. That could be about the change.
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