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Nuclear power has an advantage not reflected in its average price. It’s price...
DebraO'Connor/ShutterstockMuch of the debate about nuclear power in the month since the Coalition announced its plan to install reactors in seven states has been about cost.But some things matter more...
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How investing in green buildings, including cheaper home loans, is a win for...
rawf8/ShutterstockAustralia is facing dual crises: increasing climate change risks and soaring housing costs. Financial institutions have a crucial role to play in funding and promoting solutions to...
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Found in a cave in Indonesia, we can now show the world’s oldest figurative...
Cave art site of Leang Karampuang in the Maros-Pangkep karst area of South Sulawesi. A rock art panel on the ceiling depicting three human-like figures interacting with a wild pig dates to at least...
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What can you do if you think your teen already has unhealthy social media...
Prateek Katyal/Pexels Many parents are worried about how much their children use social media and what content they might encounter while using it. Amid proposals to ban teenagers under 16yrs from...
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Australia’s long-awaited national anti-corruption body is a year old. Is it...
After a great deal of political haggling, pressure and negotiations, Australia’s National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) was established a year ago, with a view to stamping out corruption and...
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Why YIMBYs, NIMBYs, BIMBYs and YIGBYs all matter for democracy and our future...
Rob StokesThe right of everyone to have a say on development is at the heart of modern urban planning. But as homes become ever more expensive, questions are being asked about whether it is OK to...
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Here’s how ‘microgrids’ are empowering regional and remote communities across...
Small collections of electricity generators, or “microgrids”, have long been used in disaster recovery, when network supply falters during bushfires or cyclones. But now the technology is being used to...
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AI could revolutionise environmental planning – if we don’t get trapped in...
Getty ImagesIncreasingly low-cost environmental sensors coupled with AI-powered analytical tools dangle the promise of faster and more insightful environmental planning.The need for better decision...
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Our blood-brain barrier stops bugs and toxins getting to our brain. Here’s...
The Conversation, Rattiya Thongdumhyu/Shutterstock, Petr Ganaj/PexelsOur brain is an extremely complex and delicate organ. Our body fiercely protects it by holding onto things that help it and keeping...
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New Aussie play Hits reclaims the rush of first concerts and band culture for...
Morgan SetteIt is always wonderful to see a new Australian play, and to see one by a female playwright with a majority female cast and creative team is a thrill. Hits, by multi-talented...
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Breast cancer screening in Australia may change. Here’s what we know so far
wedmoments.stock/ShutterstockThe way women are screened for breast cancer in Australia may change.There’s international debate on the age women should be invited for screening. But an even larger...
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Chinese electric vehicles are transforming Australia’s car market. Are we...
China’s electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers are having a moment. For a long time, the race to electrify motoring has been almost synonymous with American carmaker Tesla, a clear early leader.But...
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Booktopia, Australia’s biggest online bookseller, is poised for collapse....
At its height, Australia’s largest online bookseller, Booktopia, had a A$2.4 million turnover, 5 million customers, and sold a book “every 3.9 seconds”. This week, it entered voluntary administration,...
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Grattan on Friday: Labor’s Fatima Payman defects to crossbench as government...
Senator Fatima Payman, who announced on Thursday she was quitting her party, has now officially joined that well-known club of “Labor rats” – those who have been thrown overboard or jumped ship....
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Still fab after 60 years: how The Beatles’ A Hard Day’s Night made pop cinema...
Getty ImagesI first saw A Hard Day’s Night at a film festival over 20 years ago, at the insistence of my mum. By then, it was already decades old, but I remember being enthralled by its high-spirited...
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Friday essay: exhilaration and fear – Dennis Altman on the global gay rights...
Earlier this year I visited Italy to mark the re-translation of my first book, Homosexual: Oppression and Liberation (published in 1972). An attempt to explain the emergence of gay liberation, the book...
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Ambulance ramping is getting worse in Australia. Here’s why – and what we can...
Nils Versemann/ShutterstockWe’ve seen countless media reports in recent days, weeks and months about the ramping of ambulances at hospital emergency departments (EDs) around Australia. Ambulance...
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Sick of toxic TV? Here are 7 reality shows that don’t rely on the ‘villain edit’
Still from Terrace House: Opening New Doors. NetflixOften when we think about reality TV, we think about mess, conflict and scandal – three things usually grouped under the umbrella term of...
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Toll roads charge too much yet we don’t have enough of them. To fix both...
There’s nothing wrong with tolls on roads. Designed well, they can both pay for roads and ensure they are used efficiently.Without tolls, drivers considering whether or not to travel on particular...
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Why electric beats hydrogen in the race to decarbonise freight vehicles in...
Trygve Finkelsen/ShutterstockTransport is Australia’s third-largest and fastest-growing source of emissions, accounting for 23% of the total. Without intervention, transport is expected to be the...
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