• Society

    A beacon of hope


    Robert Horvath |  November 9, 2024


    Alexei Navalny’s posthumously published autobiography details his brave struggle against Putin’s tyranny and offers hope his death at the hands of Russia’s corrupt and brutal penal system will not have been in vain.


  • Society

    Inequality breeds discontent


    Nicholas Biddle |  November 9, 2024


    A meta-study of public opinion polls reveals that Australians who resent gross inequalities in income levels also have less faith in that nation’s democratic institutions.


  • Health

    Food, glorious food


    Open Forum |  November 9, 2024


    In the lead up to Australian Food Safety Week, 9 to 16 November 2024, the Food Safety Information Council today urged consumers to ‘look before they cook’ and read the safety advice on food labels such as cooking and storage instructions as well as use by and best before dates.


Latest Story

  • Will a children’s social media ban work?

    Lisa Given     |      November 8, 2024

    The Federal government is moving ahead with plans to ban children under 16 from using social media platforms but many questions remain about the practicality and effectiveness of the proposed policy.

  • Why Trump won

    Alex Hinton     |      November 8, 2024

    No, it wasn’t a nightmare, the United States really have re-elected Donald Trump to the Presidency. What on Earth were they thinking?

  • Why Harris lost

    Emma Shortis     |      November 8, 2024

    Why did working class white women and swathes of the Democratic base abandon Kamala Harris and vote for Donald Trump – or not vote at all?

  • The triumph of Trump

    Jared Mondschein     |      November 7, 2024

    For better or worse, the American electorate has propelled Donald Trump back into power, so what will happen now?

  • A new approach to bushfire management

    Open Forum     |      November 7, 2024

    Australia’s escalating bushfire crisis calls for an urgent, comprehensive national reset, according to a new report entitled ‘Pathways for Sustainable Coexistence with Wildfires’.

  • Does social media really harm mental health?

    Open Forum     |      November 7, 2024

    A new Curtin University study has challenged the perception heavy social media use has a significant impact on mental health, finding little to no relationship between the two.

  • It’s the final countdown

    Emma Shortis     |      November 6, 2024

    America teeters on a knife-edge as it finally goes to the polls and whatever the result – and however long it takes to come through – the divisions and conspiracy theories that have destabilised US politics in recent years will not be easily or quickly resolved.

  • The end of pax Americana?

    Michael Pezzullo     |      November 6, 2024

    A policy of American isolationism under a second Trump administration – or even a future democratic one – would imperil not just the future of Ukraine, Taiwan and Israel but potentially peace across the whole world.

  • Trump v Planet Earth

    Amitabh Mattoo     |      November 6, 2024

    The re-election of Donald Trump would not just be a disaster for American domestic and foreign policy, but could damage the whole world’s fight against climate change.

  • D-Day for democracy

    Adrian Beaumont     |      November 5, 2024

    Here’s your Australian election day guide to the US Presidential election which remains on a knife-edge, with Trump and Harris neck and neck in the final polls.

  • Will AI memes sway US voters?

    Timothy Koskie     |      November 5, 2024

    Fake images and social media posts created by bots could erode and undermine trust in democratic systems and communities, as the US is finding out.

  • Xtra, xtra

    Gwilym David Blunt     |      November 5, 2024

    When the richest man in the world and a populist presidential candidate team up for an election then may X marks the spot where US democracy is most at risk