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The UK leader’s resignation speaks to the challenges facing centre-left parties as they struggle to hold together increasingly diverse voters.
Amid the heated debate around multiculturalism there is a strong case for a reset of multicultural policy to make it more resilient in a changing...
Federal Education Minister Jason Clare has introduced a bill under which universities face new caps on their domestic student numbers.
The two deadly earthquakes happened just 39 seconds apart, but were seismologically distinct.
Domestic pet owners, particularly those with chicken flocks, should be on alert for signs of this highly infectious virus.
The NDIS minister joined the podcast to discuss the government’s reforms – and what the changes mean for 160,000 Australians .
A climate expert unpacks the potential causes and risks of extreme heat.
In Justin Peck’s Copland Dance Episodes, dancers of The Australian Ballet move through 22 episodes to music by legendary American composer Aaron...
The government has granted the woman and her child a permit to come home, having previously tried to block their return. It will now be easier to...
Lucy Guerin will step down as artistic director of Lucy Guerin Inc, one of the most important and best-resourced contemporary dance companies in the...
Western Australia’s police are now scanning faces in real time. The technology works – roughly. The laws to govern it do not yet exist.
Something went very right in Australian politics this week – and it’s worth pausing and reflecting on how and why that is.
A workplace law expert explains what your rights are – and whether employers who suspect people of not being sick can ask for a medical certificate.
As Australia prepares to take on Paraguay, it’s clear a group-stage match rarely carries such decisive weight.
Two teals, no leader- Zali Steggall and Allegra Spender launch their new party.
Australia has long romanticised home ownership. But with evidence linking mortgage stress to poor mental health, we can’t forget people once they...
Post-truth politics means emotions trump facts. The major parties would be wise to remember this when trying to combat the rise of One Nation.
Among the Romans, fathers had complete legal control over their sons and daughters. This included the right to inflict capital punishment.
For the first time, scientists have gained information from the very surface of a newborn black hole.
People born with variations of sex characteristics have bodies that are a little different to social and medical expectations.
Climate change is disproportionately affecting remote First Nations communities – as three experts explain.
Australia’s weather extremes are increasingly arriving back-to-back in a ‘weather whiplash’.
The full effects of the ban may not be clear for a decade.
Using sophisticated genetic technology and 100-year-old museum specimens, we uncovered a new planigale species.
After dozens of wars between the two ancient empires of Rome and Persia, peace deals often failed to solve problems – and sometimes made the...
Prison sentences for drug offences in Fiji sometimes surpass those for rape and murder and are out of line with penalties in Australia and New...
Avatar: Forms of Vishnu at the Art Gallery of New South Wales presents 200 artworks spanning 1,500 years, from international and Australian...
Doctors working in palliative care see promise in emerging therapies involving psychedelic drugs, but say many questions still need to be addressed.
The head of ASIO Mike Burgess has outlined Australia security situation in his annual threat assessment.
The arrival of the H5N1 strain may threaten our most vulnerable species.
The latest figures show petrol prices are down – but nearly everything else is still rising.
A proposed law change would introduce a new category of low-value theft. Penalties would affect women more than men and put their daughters at higher...
Good oral health is more than having healthy teeth and gums. Indigenous people told researchers why it’s central to their wider health and wellbeing.
The oldest known impact structure on Earth has been confirmed in outback Australia.
New research shows despite increased government funding, Australia’s child protection system isn’t getting better outcomes. Here’s why.
Nanobubbles are invisible, mysteriously stable, a thousand times thinner than a human hair, and surprisingly versatile.
Australia needs to consider how to adapt its military tactics and preparedness to meet potential future threats.
Students have always cheated in exams. But instead of handwritten notes, they might now use AI-enabled glasses.
It can be easy to lose sight of the fact that the US isn’t the only major actor in space.
There is a particular pleasure in a new reading discovery, so we asked 7 literary experts to unearth some lost treasures for us.
Clowns turned the body into spectacle. Spectacle is now integral to fashion.
The latest in the president’s long list of upgrades, renovations and new monuments has sent social media into a frenzy.
Here’s what Vegemite Kids will mean for children’s total salt intake. Hint: not as much as you might think.
Paraquat is banned in dozens of countries – but this cheap imported herbicide is everywhere in Australia.
The government had little choice but to agree to the extension, which will take several hundred million off its projected savings.
In polls taken partly after Pauline Hanson’s address at the National Press Club, her party’s vote has climbed further.
There’s no economic or environmental case for native logging. Yet taxpayer money is still being used to support it.
This historic case could establish a legal link between human rights and fossil fuel exports.
Australia isn’t likely to face food shortages anytime soon. But hotter, drier weather could still take a toll on many local economies and communities.
Using AI for cybersecurity without first investing in fundamentals is like deploying a robot guard dog to defend an unlocked door.