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The Conversation Australiaby Gwilym Croucher, Associate Professor, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne17d ago
The federal government is aiming for 80% of Australian adults to have a vocational or university qualification by 2050, up from the current rate of 60%.
The Conversation Australiaby Robert Monterosso, Research Fellow, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney17d ago
United States President Donald Trump has called for a ban on US diesel exports as record-high domestic fuel prices drag down his popular support.
The Conversation Australiaby Ilan Oshri, Professor of Information Systems, Auckland Business School, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau17d ago
If 2026 has taught New Zealand businesses anything, it’s that the next supply chain shock is never far away.
The Conversation Australiaby Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra18d ago
The revelation that an AI agent turned rogue and breached a firewall to get at Medicare statistics has strongly reinforced Anthony Albanese’s case for tough guardrails on this transformative...
The Conversation Australiaby Dimitri Perrin, Head of School (Computer Science) and Co-Director (Centre for Data Science), Queensland University of Technology18d ago
Anthropic announced today that its Claude artificial intelligence (AI) system identified a previously unknown biological system in the DNA of viruses that infect bacteria.
The Conversation Australiaby Kate Cantrell, Senior Lecturer in Humanities, University of Southern Queensland18d ago
Revenge is a dish best served cold, so the saying goes. Charles Spencer’s new memoir, Swan Song, arrives nearly three decades after his sister Diana’s death, and it is icy in its contempt for both...
The Conversation Australiaby Ava Kalinauskas, Senior Research Associate, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney18d ago
After an almost two-year vacancy – and some reported “grumblings” about Australia’s tight pet quarantine rules – there’s now a new face heading up the US presence down under.
The Conversation Australiaby Ben Jefferson, Associate, Education and Skills Program, Grattan Institute18d ago
The federal government’s Intergenerational Report published this week shows Australia will need significantly more skilled workers if we want to flourish in a rapidly changing world.
The Conversation Australiaby Jeff Borland, Professor of Economics, The University of Melbourne18d ago
Unemployment rose to 4.6% in August, new Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show. That’s the highest it’s been since November 2021.
The Conversation Australiaby Hugh Possingham, Professor, Conservation Biology, The University of Queensland18d ago
The race to space continues, with the number of rockets launched increasing every year. Most of these send satellites into orbit.
The Conversation Australiaby Meena Jha, Associate Professor, College of Information & Communication Technology, School of Engineering and Technology, CQUniversity Australia18d ago
An OpenAI artificial intelligence (AI) agent gained unauthorised access to an Australian government Medicare statistics portal in June, accessing both public and non-public information.
The Conversation Australiaby Andrew Cullen, Guest Research Fellow, School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne18d ago
Australia’s Medicare system manages health and medical data for over 27 million people. So it makes sense there has been widespread shock at the news it was hacked by an OpenAI agent in June.
The Conversation Australiaby Elizabeth Boardman, Associate Lecturer, Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research, CQUniversity Australia18d ago
Australians are once again mourning after the alleged murders of three women in New South Wales over the weekend.
The Conversation Australiaby Tessa Copp, NHMRC Emerging Leader Research Fellow in Reproductive Health, School of Public Health, University of Sydney18d ago
A woman in her 40s scrolls through Instagram. Between photos of friends, recipes and holiday snaps, she comes across a video about perimenopause.
The Conversation Australiaby Mark Macleod, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Children's Literature, Charles Sturt University18d ago
At the news Australian children’s illustrator Terry Denton died on September 21, aged 76, millions of readers around the world will feel like they have lost a friend.
The Conversation Australiaby Keisha Rawiri, PhD Candidate and Kairangahau (Researcher), MĀPIHI Māori and Pacific Housing Research Centre, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau18d ago
A dark doormat that looks like a hole in the floor. A patterned carpet that appears uneven. A chair that becomes difficult to recognise or move around.
The Conversation Australiaby Cordelia Fine, Professor, History & Philosophy of Science program, School of Historical & Philosophical Studies, The University of Melbourne18d ago
Psychologist Steve Stewart-Williams’ third book about evolutionary psychology, a controversial field often drawn on (and distorted) by the manosphere, is A Billion Years of Sex Differences: How...
The Conversation Australiaby Callum Shakespeare, Associate Professor, Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University18d ago
In some parts of the world, the sea barely rises and falls with the tides. In others, the difference between high and low tide is dramatic.
The Conversation Australiaby Lisa Hui, Professor of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Newborn Health, The University of Melbourne18d ago
Pregnant women are routinely advised to avoid certain soft cheeses and take care when handling cat litter due to the risk of harmful infections.
The Conversation Australiaby Samantha Murdy, Associate Professor in Marketing, Australian Catholic University18d ago
Hiking in Australia is having a moment. In the ten years to 2024, bushwalking popularity rose 81%. Social media reels of remote, beautiful landscapes make these places feel more accessible.
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