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This article contains spoilers. Todd Field’s new, multi-Academy Award nominated feature film Tár is generating considerable commentary – and not...
Many of us want (or should I say need?) our morning coffee to give us our “get up and go”. Altogether, the people of the world drink more than...
We know everything in our homes gathers dust. What you probably don’t know is whether there are toxic contaminants in your house dust, and where...
Two years after Myanmar’s coup on February 1 2021, the country’s large and growing resistance forces receive almost no attention outside the...
A 2022 survey by the Australian Institute of Criminology found three in four app users surveyed had experienced online abuse or harassment when...
Debates about what books students should be reading in high school reach a crescendo at the start of each school year. As parents make their way...
More than four million students around Australia are heading back to school. While this will be a year of achievement and learning growth for many...
Around Australia, about 320,000 children are starting school for the first time. As an early childhood researcher, former kindergarten teacher, and...
The Albanese government’s cultural policy, released Monday, “puts First Nations first”, while also promising regulated Australian content on...
We’ve built our cities to be vulnerable to – and exacerbate – major weather events such as the one we saw in Auckland on Friday. While almost no...
The extraordinary flood event Auckland experienced on the night of January 27, the eve of the city’s anniversary weekend, was caused by rainfall...
The supposed dimensions of the “crisis” in Alice Springs have been exhaustively portrayed in the media, both nationally and in the Northern...
There are hundreds of millions of asteroids in our Solar System, which means new asteroids are discovered quite frequently. It also means close...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names and images of deceased people. Many people do not know about...
The recent decision by Olaf Scholz’s German government to supply Ukraine with Leopard 2 tanks – after weeks of clear reluctance to provoke...
If your new year’s resolutions include getting healthier, exercising more and lifting your mood, dance might be for you. By dance, we don’t...
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has laid out an economic blueprint for pursuing “values-based capitalism”, involving public-private co-investment and...
Have you ever worried if the play between your cats was getting too rough? A new study published in Scientific Reports has investigated play and...
Five years ago, bulldozers with chains cleared forests and woodlands almost triple the size of the Australian Capital Territory in a single year....
This week, the Australian literary community was devastated to learn of the untimely death of Gabrielle Williams, acclaimed author of books for...
Jacinda Ardern’s resignation as New Zealand prime minister has sparked discussions about burnout and when is the “right time” to leave a job....
With a new prime minister sworn in and a cabinet reshuffle imminent, it’s no exaggeration to say the election year has begun with a bang. Already...
Ian Alexander “Molly” Meldrum is 80 on January 29 2023. The Australian music industry would not be where it is today without his work as a...
Last week, the world met “Toadzilla”, a cane toad the size of a football and six times larger than average. The rangers who found her – female...
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese did the right thing in dashing off to Alice Springs this week in response to the publicity about that city’s...
When Dominic Perrottet admitted to wearing a Nazi uniform to his 21st birthday party, he apologised to Jews and veterans – but not to the other...
Whether you are looking at tropical forests in Brazil, grasslands in California or coral reefs in Australia, it is hard to find places where...
Am I not pretty enough? This article is part of The Conversation’s series introducing you to unloved Australian animals that need our help....
“Australia Day”, January 26, brings an annual debate of whether celebrations should continue or be moved to a different date. This clash of...
January 26 is a date that sparks mixed emotions in Australia. For some, it’s a day to celebrate all the good things about living in Australia....
Taryn Brumfitt, a body image campaigner whose work has been recognised internationally, is the 2023 Australian of the Year. A writer and film maker...
Editor’s note: This article contains plot spoilers for “The Whale.” I knew before seeing “The Whale” that it was a movie about a man named...
Since colonisation, “interventions” to curb Aboriginal “crime” and alcohol have been deployed to control and harm First Nations communities...
Interest rates are almost certain to rise again in February, after the latest Consumer Price Index figures showing inflation hit 7.8% in 2022 –...
A federal Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted January 17-22 from a sample of 1,606 people, has given Labor 42% of the primary vote (steady...