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Australians love to talk about a ‘fair go’. Here’s what it meant before we...
National Library of Australia“Fair go” is an expression we hear a lot in Australia. Activists use it to demand social justice, companies use it to promise customers a good deal, and politicians invoke...
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Why are so many Australians taking antidepressants?
Daisy Daisy/ShutterstockAround one in seven Australians take antidepressants; more than 3.5 million of us had them dispensed in 2021–22. This is one of the highest antidepressant prescribing rates in...
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Israel-Gaza war: why did the ceasefire negotiations collapse – and can they...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken looked exhausted at his media conference in Israel this week as he tried to remain optimistic about prospects for a truce in the Gaza war.Despite Israeli Prime...
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Desperate for Taylor Swift tickets? Here are cybersecurity tips to stay safe...
The global superstar Taylor Swift is bringing her Eras tour to Australia later this month, with sold-out shows in Sydney and Melbourne. With Swifties numbering in the thousands, fans who didn’t...
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Choosing a new doctor? Their sexual misconduct may soon be on the record
Ground Picture/ShutterstockOver the past decade, reports of sexual misconduct by Australian health practitioners against patients have increased. While various reforms have tried to curtail “sexual...
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50 years on, Dungeons & Dragons is still a gaming staple. What’s behind its...
ShutterstockHalf a century on from its creation, Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) continues to attract millions of players across demographics. The tabletop role-playing game truly has cemented its...
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HILDA survey at a glance: 7 charts reveal we’re smoking less, taking more...
Australians’ vices, including drinking, smoking and illicit drugs, have been revealed in the latest HILDA survey.The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey tracks the same 17,000...
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HILDA data show women’s job prospects improving relative to men’s, and the...
ShutterstockThe latest HILDA survey shows Australia’s gender gap in employment continuing to close, with progress beginning on the earnings gap. Remarkably, the progress has continued notwithstanding...
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‘America is the mother of terrorism’: why the Houthis’ new slogan is...
Yemen’s Houthi militants continue to disrupt shipping in the Red Sea, undeterred by the intensifying Western airstrikes or the group’s re-designation as a “global terrorist” organisation. As their...
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AI is everywhere – including countless applications you’ve likely never heard of
Michael Dziedzic/UnsplashArtificial intelligence (AI) is seemingly everywhere. Right now, generative AI in particular – tools like Midjourney, ChatGPT, Gemini (previously Bard) and others – is at the...
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A slide in global corruption rankings is bad for ‘Brand NZ’ – what can the...
In 2010, then US secretary of state Hillary Clinton famously described New Zealand as a country that “punches way above its weight”. She was referring to our role in international relations, global...
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New Aussie rom-com Five Blind Dates could become your next comfort watch
Prime VideoA good romantic comedy balances two things: expectations and questions.We all have expectations of a rom-com. There’s the obvious one – the central couple will wind up together in the end –...
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A Fool in Love is delightfully ridiculous and sharp-witted: social satire at...
Daniel Boud/Sydney Theatre CompanyVan Badham’s A Fool in Love at the Sydney Theatre Company lampoons the modern Sydney vibe: a city obsessed with wealth, status and, of course, love.Designer Isabel...
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The good news: 25 Australian birds are now at less risk of extinction. The...
mujiri/ShutterstockWhat does it mean to save threatened species? How often do we achieve it? And how often do we fail? Our new research answers these questions for Australian birds.One of the goals of...
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First Peoples’ land overlaps with 130 imperilled bird species – and their...
ShutterstockAustralia’s First Peoples have a strong and continuing connection to the land. Their determination to maintain this connection provides important opportunities for conservation. Our new...
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Curious Kids: why do we shiver when we feel cold?
Georgy Dzyura/Shutterstock“Why do we shiver when we feel cold?” – Syeda, age 10, from KarachiWhat a cool question, Syeda!Our bodies like to be nice and warm, usually around 37°C. This allows our...
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Why it’s a bad idea to mix alcohol with some medications
pikselstock/ShutterstockAnyone who has drunk alcohol will be familiar with how easily it can lower your social inhibitions and let you do things you wouldn’t normally do. But you may not be aware that...
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Federal government hasn’t applied for any preventative detention orders for...
The federal government has so far not applied to have any of those released from immigration detention after the November High Court judgement re-detained, according to figures released on Monday. The...
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Albanese government commits $707 million for 3,000 jobs for Indigenous people...
The Albanese government will commit $707 million for a new Remote Jobs program that will create 3,000 jobs over the next three years. In its first major Indigenous affairs initiative since the defeat...
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One of NZ’s most contentious climate cases is moving forward. And the world...
In recent weeks, the Supreme Court of New Zealand has delivered a landmark decision on a case brought by Māori elder Mike Smith against a group of New Zealand’s largest corporate greenhouse gas (GHG)...
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