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The Conversation Australiaby Hugh White, Emeritus Professor of Strategic Studies at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University23 Aug 2026
America’s system of government, and the constitution on which it is built, was created in different times and for different circumstances and purposes, and it has changed very little since then.
The Conversation Australiaby Narelle Miragliotta, Associate Professor in Politics, Murdoch University23 Aug 2026
Where once a byelection for a state seat would have attracted little national attention, the remaking of the Australian political landscape in recent months has given such contests greater...
The Conversation Australiaby James Wood, Head of School of Population Health and Professor, Infectious Diseases Dynamics and Interventions, UNSW23 Aug 2026
If you’re aged over 70, or over 50 with underlying health conditions, and have tested positive for COVID, you might have been offered free or subsidised antivirals.
top 94%plop score, higher is betterThe Conversation Australiaby Euan Ritchie, Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University23 Aug 2026
When news broke over the weekend that Australia’s first mainland bird flu case in a mammal – the death of a long-nosed fur seal – had been detected, I felt deep sadness and dread for what’s likely...
The Conversation Australiaby Akbar Ghobakhlou, Senior Lecturer, Department of Data Science & AI, Auckland University of Technology23 Aug 2026
Possums are among New Zealand’s most destructive introduced mammals. They damage native forests, prey on wildlife and remain a major target of the country’s Predator Free 2050 programme.
The Conversation Australiaby Jane Younger, Senior Lecturer in Southern Ocean Vertebrate Ecology, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania23 Aug 2026
Australia has crossed another grim threshold in its H5N1 bird flu outbreak. For the first time, the virus has infected an Australian mainland mammal: a long-nosed fur seal found dead at Beachport...
The Conversation Australiaby Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra21 Aug 2026
Israeli ambassador Hillel Newman has suggested Australia sends former defence chief Mark Binskin back to Israel to follow up its defence force’s refusal to further investigate the fatal attack on...
The Conversation Australiaby Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne21 Aug 2026
It’s about three months until the Victorian state election on November 28. Five polls have been released since Ben Carroll replaced Jacinta Allan as Labor leader and premier on July 28.
The Conversation Australiaby Grace Vincent, Senior Lecturer, Appleton Institute, CQUniversity Australia21 Aug 2026
It’s 4am, you’ve finally drifted off, and then the phone rings. It’s work calling. You have to go in. The right to disconnect from work has been protected by law in Australia since 2024.
The Conversation Australiaby Shiori Shakuto, Lecturer in Anthropology, University of Sydney21 Aug 2026
Politicians don’t often find themselves on packages of cookies. Nor do their bags tend to go viral, sparking a fashion craze.
The Conversation Australiaby James Wenley, Senior Lecturer, Te Whare Ngangahau–Theatre and Performance Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington21 Aug 2026
A very tight recent funding round from Creative New Zealand, as well as confirmation of significant staff cuts at the government agency, have compounded anxiety in an already struggling arts...
The Conversation Australiaby Rob Nicholls, Senior Research Associate in Media and Communications, University of Sydney21 Aug 2026
This week, a trial commenced in the United States that could drastically change how Facebook and Instagram operate globally.
The Conversation Australiaby Muhammad Usman, Head of Quantum Systems and Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO21 Aug 2026
Quantum computers are expected to transform many facets of science and industry over the next decade or so – but it’s very hard for most potential users to get their hands on one to find out what...
The Conversation Australiaby Yee-Fui Ng, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Monash University21 Aug 2026
Victorian Premier Ben Carroll has announced the terms of reference for the royal commission into criminality and corruption on Victoria’s Big Build.
The Conversation Australiaby Rochelle Stewart-Withers, Professor in Indigenous and International Development, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University20 Aug 2026
This weekend’s first test between the New Zealand All Blacks and South African Springboks will be played 105 years after the two nations first began the “greatest rivalry” in rugby in 1921.
The Conversation Australiaby Toby Davidson, Senior Lecturer in Literary Studies, Macquarie University20 Aug 2026
In this series, we explore influential Australian poems. There are giants of Australian literature who are household names, and those who once were but are no longer.
The Conversation Australiaby Dr Vivienne Lewis, Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Canberra20 Aug 2026
Book Week, costume parties and other dress-up days can be great fun for children. Parents and carers may picture their child wearing their favourite superhero or princess costume, enthusiastically...
The Conversation Australiaby Shikha Malviya, Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, University of Southern Queensland20 Aug 2026
Like many women raised in traditional cultures and religious contexts, I was taught that a “good” woman holds the family together.
The Conversation Australiaby Kim Goodwin, Lecturer in Arts Management and Human Resources, The University of Melbourne20 Aug 2026
On Friday, the Fair Work Commission made a provisional decision to include the arts in the modern award system, by adding the word “arts” to its Amusement, Recreation, Events and Arts Award (AREA)...
The Conversation Australiaby Tania Penovic, Associate Professor of Law, Deakin Law School, Deakin University20 Aug 2026
Earlier this week, Queensland Nationals MP Llew O’Brien introduced a so-called “born alive” bill into the House of Representatives.