STI rates are increasing among midlife and older adults. We need to talk about it
STI rates are increasing globally for all age groups, and an increase among midlife and older people is in line with this ...
Trump joins Putin, Xi and Modi as the ‘four horsemen’ of global authoritarianism
Donald Trump’s return has normalised and supercharged authoritarianism internationally, making it the rule rather than the ...
Greens capitulate, announcing they will ‘wave through’ Labor’s Help to Buy and Build to Rent housing bills
The government has stared down the Greens over its Help to Buy and Build to Rent housing legislation and will “wave through” ...
Deloitte predicts December budget update will show bottom line has worsened since May, in fiscal ‘thud’
Next month’s update of the federal budget will forecast a bigger deficit for 2024-25 than was predicted in the May budget, ...
The government has withdrawn its misinformation bill. A philosopher explains why regulating speech is an ethical minefield
Misinformation and disinformation are major concerns worldwide. The federal government’s misinformation bill aimed to respond ...
Rising antisemitism looms large over the lives of Jewish Australians. Here’s what can be done
A man has been charged with a number of property offences after an incident in Sydney last week. We need to look for ways to ...
Marles staffer launches court action against the government, deputy prime minister and Albanese’s chief of staff
The chief of staff to the Deputy Prime Minister, Richard Marles, is launching legal action over claims she was bullied in his ...
The Magic Mountain is a sweeping critique of totalitarian Europe. 100 years later, its warnings about extremism feel urgent
Thomas Mann’s intellectual masterpiece is interested in time, love, mortality, culture – and the fragility of civilisation.
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The online world isn’t always safe. Here’s what to know before posting photos of your child
Catherine Jane Archer is an Associate Investigator with the Australian Research Council's Centre of Excellence for Digital ...
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The beach is an amazing place to teach kids about science. Here are 3 things to try this summer
Chris Speldewinde does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would ...
From a US$300 billion climate finance deal to global carbon trading, here’s what was – and wasn’t – achieved at the COP29 climate talks
Expectations were low for the latest UN climate summit. But climate law expert Jacqueline Peel – who was at the talks – ...
Six people have died in Laos from drinking tainted alcohol – what you need to know about methanol
The problem with methanol poisoning is that it looks very much like alcohol poisoning. And delays in treatment can be fatal.