Queensland Premier Steven Miles is promising to hold a vote on nuclear power. Here’s why
Queensland Premier Steven Miles has floated the idea of holding a plebiscite on nuclear power the day of the next federal ...
Banning debit card surcharges could save $500 million a year - if traders don’t claw back the money in other ways
In a move that could reshape how Australians pay for everyday purchases, the federal government is preparing to ban ...
Are market giants endangering Australia’s live music scene? Industry veterans and local artists are worried
Ticket revenue is booming in Australia, yet the music sector is in crisis. Could market concentration be to blame?
What is Plato’s Symposium, the classic book drawn into the Gender Queer culture wars?
Written at a time when there were different norms around sexual morality, Plato’s Symposium is one of the principal sources ...
The US isn’t the only country voting on Nov 5. This small Pacific nation is also holding an election – and China is watching
Palau is one of the few remaining countries to have diplomatic relations with Taiwan. Is a switch to Beijing possible ...
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Does drinking coffee while pregnant cause ADHD? Our study shows there’s no strong link
Gunn-Helen Moen receives funding from the Australian Research Council and the Research Council of Norway. Shannon D'Urso does ...
Albanese government has surcharges in its sights, as it pursues the votes of consumers
The Albanese government has announced a first step in what it says is a crackdown on excessive card surcharges and threatened ...
The AI sexbot industry is just getting started. It brings strange new questions – and risks
As ‘digisexuality’ rises, governments should pay attention to the corporations profiting from unethical AI porn.
Lessons for the next pandemic: where did Australia go right and wrong in responding to COVID?
From the vaccine rollout, to hotel quarantine, to understanding the science of the virus, a range of experts look back at how ...
The federal government has left Indigenous Treaties to the states. How are they progressing?
The referendum result left states and territories to pick up the mantle of agreement-making with First Nations people. While ...
The government spent twice what it needed to on economic support during COVID, modelling shows
If the government had spent half as much on economic support but delivered it to the right places, inflation and interest ...
No, the Liberal Party does not have a history of upholding the right to protest in Australia - just look back to the Vietnam War
Peter Dutton’s position on pro-Palestinian protestors may be particularly aggressive, but it is not out of step with his ...