Defence is shaping up to be a key election issue, whether politicians like it or not
While politicians would rather talk about the cost of living, global events are forcing them to discuss an issue that rarely ...
Labor will urge Fair Work Commission to give real wage rise to three million workers
Labor will urge the Fair Work Commission to increase both award and minimum wages in a written submission to their Annual ...
Australians want nature protected. These 3 environmental problems should be top of the next government’s to-do list
Three experts consider what’s required to protect and conserve Australia’s natural wonders, from fighting invaders to ...
Cancer patients from migrant backgrounds have a 1 in 3 chance of something going wrong in their care
In countries around the world, evidence suggests people from CALD backgrounds are at increased risk of harm as a result of ...
‘Sorry mate, I didn’t see you’: when drivers look but don’t see cyclists on the road
Many drivers fail to notice bikes until it’s too late. Sometimes this phenomenon is referred to as SMIDSY (‘sorry mate, I ...
A ban on price gouging and new powers to break up supermarkets are on the table this election. Would either work?
Neither course of action was recommended recommended by the ACCC’s final report from its year-long inquiry into the ...
Adolescence has sparked fears over teen slang – but emoji don’t cause radicalisation
If you’re a parent worried about your child’s unfamiliar online world, a fear-based response is unlikely to work. What is ...
Why a presidential term limit got written into the Constitution – the story of the 22nd Amendment
No president is supposed to serve more than two full terms. That rule became part of the US Constitution in 1951, after ...
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Kos Samaras on polls and the people who’ll decide this election
Kos Samaras, a director of the political consultancy firm Redbridge and a former Labor Party official, joins to talk about ...
Zimbabwe’s economy crashed – so how do citizens still cling to myths of urban and economic success?
Economic crises since the 1990s led to a sharp rise in Zimbabwe’s informal economy, hence some call the country a nation of ...
Who decides what Australian students are taught in schools?
Peter Dutton wants to ensure schools are not ‘guided into some sort of an agenda that’s come out of universities’. Who ...
South Africans flush toilets with drinkable water: study in Cape Town looked at using seawater instead
A new Water Research Commission study has found that Cape Town residents may be willing to shift to flushing their toilets ...