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The Conversation Australiaby Carolyn Strange, Professor of History, School of History, ANU, Australian National University3h ago
The failed lethal injection of convicted Tennessee murderer Christa Pike, and the proposed livestreamed execution by firing squad of US Army major Nidal Hasan, sentenced to death for 13 murders...
The Conversation Australiaby John (Eddie) La Marca, Senior Research Officer, Blood Cells and Blood Cancer, WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research)3h ago
Pope Leo will undergo surgery in the coming days to remove a lung nodule that was detected during a routine check up. The 71-year-old said the growth was “well contained” and spotted early.
The Conversation Australiaby Nicholas Manganas, Head of School, School of Communication and Social Sciences, University of Technology Sydney4h ago
The new Spanish Civil War film La Bola Negra feels difficult to separate from the present. Set across 1932, 1937 and 2017, La Bola Negra follows three gay men whose lives become connected across...
The Conversation Australiaby Ray Nickson, Senior Lecturer, School of Law and Justice, University of Newcastle5h ago
Last week, New Zealand Rugby began legal action in the High Court of New Zealand to protect the club name “Chiefs” against its use by the Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC).
The Conversation Australiaby Milad Haghani, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne5h ago
Tackling traffic congestion is one of the biggest challenges facing large cities around the world.
The Conversation Australiaby John Hawkins, Senior lecturer, Canberra School of Government, University of Canberra6h ago
Governments need to work hand in hand with the private sector, rather than leaving business to its own devices.
The Conversation Australiaby Michael Kearney, Professor in Ecophysiology and Evolutionary Biology, The University of Melbourne7h ago
A vast stretch of land where animals roam widely and plants grow freely. That’s what most people would picture if they thought of a conservation area.
The Conversation Australiaby Caitlin Macdonald, Researcher, School of Art, Communication and English, University of Sydney8h ago
Amanda Curtin’s Six Days opens with a girl dying in a Paris cemetery in 1991, during one of the coldest winters the city has experienced in years.
The Conversation Australiaby Robert G. Patman, Professor of International Relations, University of Otago9h ago
The 2026 general election is taking place as the world experiences a tumultuous transition. Russia is sustaining a brutal effort to annex Ukraine, the Israel-Palestine conflict has devastated Gaza...
The Conversation Australiaby Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne9h ago
Two federal polls taken last week (Newspoll and Resolve) have gains for Labor and the Greens and drops for One Nation.
The Conversation Australiaby Josh Holloway, Senior Lecturer in Government, Flinders University14h ago
Election losses often scar political parties, and scarred political parties tend to overcorrect. Within 18 months, the Greens have shifted from constrained confrontation with Labor, to cooperation...
The Conversation Australiaby Garritt C. Van Dyk, Senior Lecturer in History, University of Waikato14h ago
On a recent field trip to Rēkohu, I had anticipated seeing flora and fauna found only in these remote islands, but I had underestimated its rich history and vibrant cultural landscape until I...
The Conversation Australiaby Jessica Belcher, Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University14h ago
The high-stakes nature of Year 12 exams can bring out sudden anxiety in the best of students. You might have felt this before or during an assessment.
The Conversation Australiaby Christine Mary Hallinan, Senior Research Fellow, Department of General Practice and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne14h ago
There’s been a shift in how some medicines and therapeutic products are accessed and used. Medicinal cannabis, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) weight-loss medicines, ketamine, psychedelics...
The Conversation Australiaby Susan Thorp, Professor and Head of the Department of Banking and Finance, Monash University14h ago
Australians are becoming increasingly reliant on mortgage brokers for home loans. Brokers arranged a record 81.6% of all new and refinanced home loans in the latest June 2026 figures – up from...
The Conversation Australiaby Michelle Burgis-Kasthala, Professor of International Law, La Trobe University1d ago
Rumours have been circulating for weeks about the United States imposing tougher sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), because of what US President Donald Trump sees as unfair...
The Conversation Australiaby Niamatullah Ibrahimi, Senior Research Fellow, Initiative for Peacebuilding, The University of Melbourne3d ago
Twenty-five years ago this week, the United States launched strikes in Afghanistan, targeting al-Qaeda training camps and Taliban military installations.
The Conversation Australiaby Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra3d ago
The Albanese government has made a partial retreat on the controversial move by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to ban businesses from using credit cards to pay their tax bills.
The Conversation Australiaby Triss Niemi, Casual Academic, College of Business, Creative Arts, Law and Social Sciences, Flinders University3d ago
Anthony (Anthony Nicola) is an anxious, grief-stricken mess mourning the loss of his partner, Michael, who died from AIDS.
The Conversation Australiaby Kathryn Bowen, Director, Melbourne Climate Futures and Professor - Environment, Climate and Global Health at Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University 3d ago
Preparatory meetings for the United Nations’ annual climate summit are usually quiet affairs, focused on laying the political and technical groundwork for the main COP event.
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