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The Conversation Australiaby Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra29d ago
Anthony Albanese has hit back angrily and emotionally at Pauline Hanson for saying his late mother should not have lived in public housing for decades.
The Conversation Australiaby Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra11 Sept 2026
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition leader Angus Taylor have met twice this week to explore the possibility of a deal on measures to tighten the migration system.
The Conversation Australiaby Michael Noetel, Associate Professor of Psychology, The University of Queensland11 Sept 2026
Earlier this week, researcher Jacob Coxon quit Anthropic, saying the firm and its competitors are “gambling with our lives”.
The Conversation Australiaby Carol Johnson, Emerita Professor of Politics, Adelaide University11 Sept 2026
Labor is no doubt dreading the likelihood of further interest rate rises, despite Treasurer Jim Chalmers talking up the economy.
The Conversation Australiaby Catherine Page Jeffery, Lecturer in Media and Communications, University of Sydney11 Sept 2026
Recent reports of a 16-year-old Sydney girl’s tragic death by “sexual choking” have understandably been met by calls for increased safety education for young people.
The Conversation Australiaby Stephen John Taylor, Research Affiliate, Centre for Theology and Public Issues, University of Otago10 Sept 2026
From fistfights in the corridors to tractors driven up its front steps, New Zealand’s parliament has seen plenty of odd and unruly behaviour by sitting MPs.
The Conversation Australiaby Gavin Ashburton, Puutu Kunti Kurrama Traditional Owner, Indigenous Knowledge10 Sept 2026
Tasmanian devils are among Australia’s most distinctive mammals. Stocky, powerful and famously noisy, wild populations are now restricted to Tasmania. But this was not always the case.
The Conversation Australiaby Simone Sherriff, Senior Research Fellow, Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, University of Sydney10 Sept 2026
If you’ve scrolled through social media or watched TV, you’ve probably seen campaigns featuring women describing how difficult weight loss can be. These say you’ve probably “tried everything”.
The Conversation Australiaby Susan Luckman, Professor of Culture and Creative Industries, Adelaide University10 Sept 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) isn’t yet causing widespread job losses in Australia. But with some high-profile business leaders still predicting a looming unemployment “crisis” it’s little wonder...
The Conversation Australiaby Justin Bergman, International Affairs Editor, The Conversation10 Sept 2026
To most of the world, he was the “Butcher of Bosnia”. A brutal murderer who wanted to eradicate Bosnian Muslims and Bosnian Croats in pursuit of an ethnically pure “Greater Serbia”.
The Conversation Australiaby Alexander Howard, Senior Lecturer, Discipline of English and Writing, University of Sydney10 Sept 2026
The ABC’s now-defunct current affairs show Q+A makes an early appearance in Jon Ronson’s The Castle: Adventures in a World of Unravelling Men.
The Conversation Australiaby Erik Malcolm Champion, Professor of Virtual Heritage and Interactive History, Adelaide University10 Sept 2026
The recent release of BlackMill Games’ Gallipoli: Ottoman Fronts has been met with some pointed questions, including whether the video game is “mimicking the war”.
The Conversation Australiaby Muhammad Iqbal, Principal Research Fellow, Victoria University10 Sept 2026
As we reflect on 25 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks that killed almost 3,000 people, terrorism remains an ongoing yet evolving threat that defies easy answers.
The Conversation Australiaby Robert G. Patman, Professor of International Relations, University of Otago10 Sept 2026
Twenty-five years ago today, the world’s strongest military state found itself powerless to prevent attacks on its homeland by al Qaeda, a small transnational terrorist group.
The Conversation Australiaby Liz Evans, Adjunct Researcher, English and Writing, University of Tasmania10 Sept 2026
This year’s winners of the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards query the instability of Australian identity.
The Conversation Australiaby Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra10 Sept 2026
It’s not very fashionable to be strongly pro-migration these days. The Albanese government continues to agonise over how to rejig the program to meet its budget targets – including Net Overseas...
The Conversation Australiaby Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra10 Sept 2026
Pauline Hanson declared in a recent News24 documentary: “I don’t back down”. This week Hanson and her party followed through, in two high-risk demonstrations of heels firmly dug in.
The Conversation Australiaby Therese N. Hopfenbeck, Professor in Educational Assessment, Faculty of Education, The University of Melbourne10 Sept 2026
Results from the latest international test of 15-year-olds have prompted another round of headlines suggesting there are serious problems with Australia’s academic results.
The Conversation Australiaby Hamish McKenzie, Deputy Program Director, Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute10 Sept 2026
After months of gas industry pushback, the federal government has made sensible changes to its much-vaunted gas reservation policy.
The Conversation Australiaby Edward Jegasothy, Senior Lecturer, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney10 Sept 2026
The federal government has introduced a new bill to parliament intended to make it easier to prosecute people involved in the illicit tobacco trade.
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