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Mussolini’s rise shows that strongmen are only as powerful as the democratic opposition allows. Failing to take them seriously enables their...
In this election, voters are more distrustful than ever of politicians, and the political heroes of 2022 have fallen from grace, swept from favour...
“A book,” a 20-year-old Franz Kafka wrote to his friend Oskar Pollack in 1904, “must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us.” It is a...
With just eight days until the May 3 federal election, and with in-person early voting well under way, Labor has taken a seven-point lead in a...
“Women’s” issues are once again playing a significant role in the election debate as Labor and the Liberals trade barbs over which parties’...
Large kangaroos today roam long distances across the outback, often surviving droughts by moving in mobs to find new food when pickings are slim....
So you want to write a self-help book? Let me help you. First, you’ll need a catchy idea. Ideally it will name the key elements of something...
New Zealand’s unaffordable housing market has left many low and middle-income families reliant on the accommodation supplement to cover rent and...
In the past week, at least seven women have been killed in Australia, allegedly by men. These deaths have occurred in different contexts – across...
The story goes that the late billionaire Australian media magnate Kerry Packer once visited a Las Vegas casino, where a Texan was bragging about...
With ongoing cost of living pressures, the Australian and New Zealand supermarket sectors are attracting renewed political attention on both sides...
For Australians approaching retirement, recent market volatility may feel like more than just a bump in the road. Unlike younger investors, who...
Australian strategic thinking has long struggled to move beyond a narrow view of defence that focuses solely on protecting our shores. However, in...
As Australia begins voting in the federal election, we’re awash with political messages. While this of course includes the typical paid ads in...
Beatrice Faust is best remembered as the founder, early in 1972, of the Women’s Electoral Lobby (WEL). Women’s Liberation was already well under...
The Anzac biscuit is a cultural icon, infused with mythical value, representing the connection between women on the home front and soldiers serving...
Over the Easter weekend, seven people drowned along the Australian coast. Most were swept off rock platforms – extremely dangerous locations that...
Land Back, a collection of essays edited by Gomeroi professor Heidi Norman, marks over 40 years of the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, New South...
Whatever the code, whatever the season, Australian sports fans are bombarded with gambling ads. Drawing on Australians’ passion, loyalty and pride...
Imagine suddenly losing the ability to move a limb, walk or speak. You would probably recognise this as a medical emergency and get to hospital....
This article contains mention of racist terms in historical context. Every Anzac Day, Australians are presented with narratives that re-inscribe...
Michelle Grattan and Amanda Dunn discuss the fourth week of the 2025 election campaign. While the death of Pope Francis interrupted campaigning for...
Whatever the result on May 3, even people within the Liberals think they have run a very poor national campaign. Not just poor, but odd. Nothing...
Every election cycle the media becomes infatuated, even if temporarily, with preference deals between parties. The 2025 election is no exception,...
People who apply for asylum in Australia face significant delays in having their claims processed. These delays undermine the integrity of the...
For each Australian federal election, there are two different ways you get to vote. Whether you vote early, by post or on polling day on May 3,...
Once again, housing affordability is at the forefront of an Australian federal election. Both major parties have put housing policies at the centre...
“I have seen enough of the horrors of war, and want peace. War has made me a socialist and a pacifist,” announced Gallipoli veteran and Victoria...
If elected, the Coalition has pledged to end Labor’s substantial tax break for new zero- or low-emissions vehicles. This, combined with an earlier...
A re-elected Albanese government will take the unprecedented step of buying or obtaining options over key critical minerals to protect Australia’s...
This election has been lacklustre, without the touch of excitement of some past campaigns. Through the decades, campaigning has changed...
There’s no shortage of things to feel angry about these days. Whether it’s politics, social injustice, climate change or the cost-of-living crisis,...
As New Zealanders clean up after ex-Cyclone Tam which left thousands without power and communities once again facing flooding, it’s tempting to...
Australia just sweltered through one of its hottest summers on record, and heat has pushed well into autumn. Once-in-a-generation floods are now...
Snipers in helicopters have shot more than 700 koalas in the Budj Bim National Park in western Victoria in recent weeks. It’s believed to be the...
In Canada, the governing centre-left Liberals had trailed the Conservatives by more than 20 points in January, but now lead by five points and are...
The centre of gravity of Australian politics has shifted. Millennials and Gen Z voters, now comprising 47% of the electorate, have taken over as...
The death of Pope Francis this week marks the end of a historic papacy and the beginning of a significant transition for the Catholic Church. As...
National security issues have been a constant feature of this federal election campaign. Both major parties have spruiked their national security...
Pundits and political scientists like to repeat that we live in an age of political polarisation. But if you sat through the second debate between...
Whether or not we’re alone in the universe is one of the biggest questions in science. A recent study, led by astrophysicist Nikku Madhusudhan at...
Recent royal commissions and inquiries into Crown and Star casino groups attracted much media attention. Most of this was focused on money...
Just as voting has begun in this year’s federal election, the Coalition has released its long-awaited defence policy platform. The main focus, as...
Election talk is inevitably focused on Labor and the Coalition because they are the parties that customarily form government. But a minor party...
As I begin this review sitting in a Canberra cafe, there are two blokes on the next table complaining about the present federal election campaign’s...
Disagreement and uncertainty are common features of everyday life. They’re also common and expected features of scientific research. Despite this,...
Far from causing trade frictions, an Australian buyout of the Port of Darwin lease may provide a lifeline for its struggling Chinese parent company...
Australia’s climate and energy wars are at the forefront of the federal election campaign as the major parties outline vastly different plans to...
Gambling prevalence studies provide a snapshot of gambling behaviour, problems and harm in our communities. They are typically conducted about...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly relevant in many aspects of society, including health care. For example, it’s already used...