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The Conversation Australiaby Dijanna Mulhearn, PhD Candidate, School of Design, University of Technology Sydney19d ago
Australian fashion brand Cue and its sister label Veronika Maine have entered receivership. At first glance, it looks like another chapter in Australia’s difficult retail economy and the merciless...
The Conversation Australiaby Robbie Eres, Lecturer in Psychology, Deakin University19d ago
Year 12 students are coming to the end of their formal schooling. Many are having graduation ceremonies at the moment ahead of their final exams.
The Conversation Australiaby Jyotsna Batra, Professor of Genetics, Bond University19d ago
Prostate cancer is common. About 200 in every 1,000 Australian men will be told they have prostate cancer by the age of 85. But the chance of dying from it is much lower: around 18 in 1,000 cases.
The Conversation Australiaby Elyse Dwyer, Visiting Fellow, School of Economics, UNSW19d ago
The federal government’s tax reforms are the most significant changes for housing investors Australia has seen since 1999.
The Conversation Australiaby Kate Griffiths, Democracy Deputy Program Director, Grattan Institute19d ago
The way political parties and candidates can spend during federal elections is set to change next year. Australians will finally get much better visibility of political donations.
The Conversation Australiaby Amanda Craft, Lecturer in Accounting and Personal Financial Planning, Western Sydney University19d ago
Few prices are as visible as fuel. Every day, we drive past figures advertised on signs outside fuel stations, and watch the dollars climb in real time as we fill the tank.
The Conversation Australiaby Toby Walsh, Professor of AI, Research Group Leader, UNSW19d ago
Earlier this month, artificial intelligence (AI) researcher Jacob Coxon resigned from Anthropic after just four months.
The Conversation Australiaby Samantha O'Donnell, Research Fellow, the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (CEVAW), The University of Melbourne19d ago
Indigenous women and children experience disproportionate levels of family violence. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are killed at rates up to six times higher than non-Indigenous...
The Conversation Australiaby Vincent Hurley, Lecturer in Criminology (police & policing). School of International Studies, Macquarie University19d ago
Four domestic violence-related deaths in one weekend in New South Wales have reignited questions about what more can be done to protect vulnerable people, two years after Prime Minister Anthony...
The Conversation Australiaby Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra20d ago
Australia’s next budget update, being delivered just before Christmas, is set to be hit by what’s “likely to be billions of dollars extra” in higher interest bills on government borrowing, federal...
The Conversation Australiaby Isabella Gomez, PhD Candidate of Health Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology20d ago
When you think about obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, does being a “neat freak” or “germaphobe” come to mind? In fact, OCD is not a personality quirk.
The Conversation Australiaby Mathew John Bell, Senior Ecologist, Art Gallery NSW20d ago
The Manning River Helmeted turtle (Myuchelys purvisi) might just be Australia’s most beautiful freshwater turtle.
The Conversation Australiaby Dennis Altman, Vice Chancellor's Fellow and Professorial Fellow, Institute for Human Security and Social Change, La Trobe University20d ago
British publishing, like its women’s magazines, feeds off the royals. The latest tabloid furore is over Charles, Earl Spencer’s book, Swan Song, honouring his late sister Princess Diana.
The Conversation Australiaby Mark A Gregory, Associate Professor, School of Engineering, RMIT University20d ago
A Senate inquiry into the September 2025 Optus national outage, which left hundreds of people unable to call Triple Zero and was linked to multiple deaths, has called for sweeping changes to the...
The Conversation Australiaby Phil Lester, Professor of Ecology and Entomology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington20d ago
The next few months will help determine whether New Zealand has successfully eradicated the yellow-legged hornet, one of the world’s most damaging invasive pests.
The Conversation Australiaby Luke Heemsbergen, Senior Lecturer in Communication, Deakin University20d ago
The latest Apple Watch models have some new features: they can listen to the sounds around you all day, transcribe snippets of conversation on demand, and write up summaries of everything they...
The Conversation Australiaby Noah D. Cohen, Associate Lecturer, Associate Degree in Applied Policing, Western Sydney University20d ago
Philip Zimbardo’s legendary 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment is one of the most well-known, and notorious, research experiments in recent history.
The Conversation Australiaby Elizabeth Westrupp, Associate Professor in Psychology, Deakin University20d ago
School holidays inevitably mean more squabbles. Longer days together, less structure, and more sharing (of toys, screens, space and parental attention) all lead to children demanding you referee...
The Conversation Australiaby Russell Blackford, Conjoint Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Newcastle20d ago
Liberalism is in trouble. Its underlying ideas still have some popular resonance, but they attract little support in mainstream politics or public discussion.
The Conversation Australiaby Donna James, Lecturer in Heritage and Tourism, Western Sydney University20d ago
Farmers and other industry groups have warned a new crackdown on backpacker visas will make it harder to fill jobs in regional Australia, from fruit picking to aged care.
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