There’s little research into origins of the geographic patterns of language diversity. A new model exploring processes that shaped Australia’s language diversity provides a template for investigators.
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The G20 has stopped showing economic leadership at a time when risks are high. Australia can play a role in addressing this.
Census data shows there is income inequality between, but also within, regions of Australia.
Australians have a history of putting pragmatism over principle.
The National Broadband Network was meant to provide greater equity of digital access. So far, it’s not looking good.
‘Australian values’ have been mangled into meaninglessness by countless politicians. But there is an national character, shaped by the Australian land. New research investigates Outback values.
James Bond and Jason Bourne have little to tell us about modern spycraft.
Large birds once lived across Australia, only to become extinct around the time that giant marsupials and other megafauna died out during the Pleistocene “ice ages”.
The latest figures on the world wine market confirm that the industry is undergoing considerable change, with European countries finding their positions and strategies challenged by the new world..
Here’s why I’m supporting this weekend’s March for Science.
Older Australians needing extra help at home with bathing or gardening can now choose who provides that service. So what do you need to know before choosing a new service for yourself or a family member?
17% of the Australian population is now of various Asian backgrounds. School curriculum around Asia-Australia relations needs updating to reflect demograpic changes.
Regional solutions can spread across the planet.
The Indonesian government has back-pedalled on an announcement by the head of the country’s military that cooperation between the two countries would be suspended.
Uncertainties about America’s trajectory under Trump come at a particularly awkward moment in post-Cold War history.
The United States and other countries are right to reject the TPP, but President-elect Donald Trump’s claims about it are misguided.
In early December, the nations of the world are poised to take an historic step on nuclear weapons. Yet Australia sticks out like a sore thumb among Asia-Pacific nations in arguing against change.
Scholars from the U.S., Ireland, Australia and France provide perspective on President-elect Donald Trump.
Archaeologists found thousands of objects in a remote Australian cave which shows Aborigines made it inland some 10,000 years earlier than first thought. So what did they find?
Scotland’s failure to meet target illustrate a worldwide problem - the right to adequate heating and energy is not being properly recognised.
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