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The government is under pressure to ban gambling ads. History shows...
David NG/ShutterstockThe federal government is due to respond to a parliamentary inquiry into online gambling. Last year the inquiry, led by the late Labor MP Peta Murphy, recommended phasing out...
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ASIO has now declared the terrorist threat to Australia is ‘probable’. What...
ASIO has raised Australia’s national terrorism threat level from “possible” to “probable”. In Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s announcement, he said “probable does not mean inevitable, and it does not...
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Myanmar’s junta has suffered a humiliating military defeat. Could it be a...
My recent research trip to the Thai town of Mae Sot on the Myanmar border coincided with two big events. The heavens opened for several days with the first big rains of the monsoon season. And across...
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Can Australia end homelessness? Yes, we know how, but we must find the will...
The ongoing homelessness crisis in Australia is a complex social problem with multiple causes. Such problems are very difficult to resolve. There’s no simple solution – no “silver bullet”.Homelessness...
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Romans were terrified by war elephants at first – but eventually found a way...
ScottYellox/ShutterstockImagine, for a moment, you are a Roman soldier at war. In the midst of battle, you are confronted with an enormous and loudly trumpeting creature you’ve never seen before.It...
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Young people brought down Bangladesh’s repressive leader. Will they now be...
“Inni, we are independent!” my 26-year-old cousin chanted from Shahbagh, a neighbourhood in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, as millions joined a major protest march on Monday to the country’s Parliament...
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Wrestling with bulls, meat-only diets and sex bans: how the ancient Olympians...
Arkadij Schell/ShutterstockThe Greek historian Arrian (c. 86-160 AD) said he appreciated the glory of victory at an Olympic games, but also warned it was very difficult to achieve:Do you wish to win...
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I’ve been sick. When can I start exercising again?
Ketut Subiyanto/PexelsYou’ve had a cold or the flu and your symptoms have begun to subside. Your nose has stopped dripping, your cough is clearing and your head and muscles no longer ache. You’re ready...
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A US Court has ruled Google is an illegal monopoly – and the internet might...
On Monday a US federal judge ruled Google has violated antitrust laws, saying the organisation is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly.Google disputes the ruling. Its...
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Government’s electoral reform legislation delayed until September
The federal government plans to set a start date of the middle of the next parliamentary term for the commencement of its electoral reforms, which would cap election spending and donations.But it has...
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The RBA says don’t expect interest rate cuts for 6 months. Here’s why it...
Days ago, at the start of last week, there was talk of a Reserve Bank rate hike.Not now, not seriously, although Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock said it remained an option on the table when her...
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Fear gripped global markets this week – but was it all overblown?
This week has been a rollercoaster ride for investors. Financial markets across the world were gripped by a fearsome selloff that surprised even seasoned investors with its speed and ferocity, as well...
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A tool not a panacea: telehealth is overhyped as a solution to New Zealand’s...
Telehealth has been touted as one solution to New Zealand’s ongoing health-care crisis, which is particularly stark in rural regions. But moving health services online can have a number of unintended...
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You might get a discount or free coffee but you’re also being played by the...
Markus Mainka/ShutterstockYou’re scrolling through your socials and an app for an online shopping site appears. You click the link but, before you can see any merchandise, a spinning wheel flashes up...
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Tiny fossil arm bone sheds light on evolution of ancient Indonesian ‘hobbits’
The arm bone fragment excavated in 2013 at the site Mata Menge.Y. KaifuWe have discovered rare and very old human fossils on the Indonesian island of Flores, including an astonishingly small adult limb...
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High coral cover amid intense heatwaves and bleaching? Here’s how both can be...
Wood Reef, near Cape York, suffered no bleaching last summerNeal Cantin/AIMS, Author providedIt was another difficult summer on the Great Barrier Reef. A serious marine heatwave caused the fifth mass...
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Australia could introduce a cap on international students and protect uni...
Emily Ranquist/ Pexels , CC BYThere are more than 850,000 current and former international students living in Australia. This means there are more international students in Australia than people living...
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Sarcopenic obesity can rob people of their strength – but even brief bursts...
Vaillery/ShutterstockIt’s no secret old age can rob us of our strength. This age-related muscle wastage – known as sarcopenia – can eventually lead to more falls, more hospital stays, difficulty with...
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I, Claudius, Plebs and Those About to Die: a look back at five decades of...
PeacockHow often do you think about the Roman empire? That was the question posed by a highly popular TikTok trend from last year. Women the world over were surprised to find out that, for many men,...
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How do you read a poem? Embrace the sound, the strangeness and the ambiguity
Richard W. Eaker/ShutterstockA word is dead When it is said, Some say,I say it just Begins to live That day.– Emily DickinsonIf someone asked you how you felt and you said you had “a sense sublime of...
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